18 August 2019
World Cadets Blitz Championship Concluded in Minsk
Russian players won nine medals including four gold ones.
Photo: Official website
The 3rd FIDE World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Championships among boys and girls under 8, 10 and 12 years finished in Minsk, Belarus, on August 18. 720 players from 36 countries took part in the events.
Russian young players won nine medals including four gold ones in the blitz tournament.
Results:
Girls U8
1. Diana Preobrazhenskaya (Russia) - 8.5
2. Tong Thai Hoang An (Vietnam) - 7.5
3. Nguyen Man Chi (Vietnam) - 7
Open U8
1. Barad Yeganegi (Iran) - 9
2. Savva Tereschenko (Russia) - 8
3. Maxim Tsoy (Kazakhstan) - 7.5
Girls U10
1. Afruza Khamdamova (Uzbekistan) - 8
2. Evgeniia Satanovskaia (Russia) - 8
3. Ho Ngoc Vy (Vietnam) - 8
Open U10
1. Aleksandr Usov (Russia) - 9
2. Pavel Boykov (Russia) - 8
3. Savva Vetokhin (Russia) - 7.5
Girls U12
1. Yana Zhapova (Russia) - 8
2. Klara Szczotka (Poland) - 7
3. Milana Babic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 7
Open U12
1. Erdem Khubukshanov (Russia) - 7.5
2. Gleb Pidluznij (Lithuania) - 7.5
3. Dmitriy Mochalov (Russia) - 7.5.
Final results
In total, the Russian chess players won 17 medals (6 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze ones) to take the first place in the unofficial team ranking. Belarus is second, while Kazakhstan is on the third place.
Congratulations to the winners and medallists, their parents and coaches!
Official website
