Nizami Ganjavi
The 12th-century poet behind the Khamsa — born in Ganja and buried there.
nizami-gencevi.tut.az
Person
Garry Kasparov
The thirteenth world champion, a product of the Baku chess school.
Go to the sitekasparov.tut.azA separate third-level domain with its own design
in progress
How it will look: each site gets its own colour scheme and structure.
In brief
Kasparov was born in Baku in 1963 and learned chess there. He became world champion in 1985 and topped the rating list for years.
His 1997 match against the Deep Blue computer remains one of the most discussed events in chess.
On the site
- 01The Baku schoolCoaches, clubs, first tournaments
- 02MatchesA chronicle of the title matches
- 03Deep BlueMan versus machine: what happened
- 04GamesSelected games with commentary
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Uzeyir Hajibeyli
Composer of the first opera in the Muslim East and founder of Azerbaijani classical music.
uzeyir-hacibeyli.tut.az
Muslim Magomayev
The Baku baritone who became the voice of several generations — from opera to pop.
muslum-maqomayev.tut.az