Offsideplus.az reports that Azerbaijani chess player went to the airport to go to the tournament scheduled for March 14 in Germany, but was told at the airport that the league was postponed by the club. Mammadyarov regretted this and posted on his social media status that it was the right step. It is not a good idea to visit the country at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is raging in European countries. He also touched upon Teymur Rajabov's refusal to participate in the Bidders' Tournament in Russia and said that Rajabov would be right if the competition was postponed. Emphasizing the great importance of this tournament, Mammadyarov said that if he were himself, he would definitely "go" to this competition.

Here is what the grandmaster wrote: