MIDS chess champion

The first MIDS chess tournament was organized in the early summer of 2025 under the direction of Prof. Götz Pfander and Andrei Caragea. In just over two weeks, several games were played and in the end Ali Guliyev was crowned the first MIDS chess champion.

The photo shows the beginning of the MIDS chess final. Lukas Lang failed to prevent the devastating blow of Ali Guliyev's white bishop on g4. In the background, from right to left, Paul Geuchen, Kilian Freytag and Andrei Caragea as arbiter and game commentator.