Faik Hasanov

Faiq Hasanov (sometimes transliterated as Gasanov; Azerbaijani: Faiq Həsənov; born April 26, 1938 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani chess International Arbiter (1980), coach, television presenter, author and vice-president of Azerbaijani chess federation. The first international tournament that Hasanov refereed took place in Baku in 1964. He also refereed sports contest between the USSR nations. Hasanov was awarded the title of International Arbiter by FIDE in 1980. He has been in charge of World and European Championships, Olympiads, World Team Chess Championship. He also have been refereeing the tournament in Linaress for twenty years and was the chief arbiter of the first FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Baku. He was a member of the Appeal...