▁been ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁World ▁and ▁European ▁Championships , ▁Olymp i ads , ▁World ▁Team ▁Ch ess ▁Championship . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁been ▁ref ere eing ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁Lin ar ess ▁for ▁twenty ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁ar b iter ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁F IDE ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁tournament ▁in ▁B aku . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁reconst it uted ▁App e al ▁Committee ▁during ▁the ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Author ▁and ▁present er ▁Has an ov ▁is ▁widely ▁known ▁as ▁television ▁present er ▁of ▁week ly ▁ Ş ah mat ▁klub u ▁( Ch ess ▁Club ) ▁programme , ▁which ▁is ▁broadcast ing ▁each ▁Sunday ▁in ▁Az TV . ▁He ▁has ▁present ing ▁this ▁programme ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁without ▁any ▁major ▁inter ru ptions ▁as ▁programme ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁program mes ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Az TV ▁channel . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁titles ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁Sho hr at ▁Order ▁( Order ▁of ▁Gl ory ) ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁ch ess ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁holds ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Ch ess ▁Federation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Ch ess ▁Federation ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A zer ba ij ani ▁ch ess