Gasanov Faik (13.04.1940)

Gasanov-FaikAzerbaijan International Arbiter (1964). Vice-President of the Azerbaijan Chess federation. He is considered one of the chess pioneers in Azerbaijan. In 2020 The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to award Faig Gasanov the Sharaf Order (Order of Honor) for his outstanding achievements in promoting sport in the country.

Chief Arbiter at Women World Championship 1997; World Junior championship 2003 and 2005; World Cup 2005, 2007, 2009; FIDE Grand Prix in Baku 2008, World Cup Baku 2014 and the 42nd Chess Olympiad 2016. Deputy arbiter at the 2006 Women World Championship. He has been refereeing the tournament in Linares for twenty years.

The author of a book on Azerbaijan chess.

 

Gasanov-1997                                                               Wotulo-Gasanov, Moldava 1997