World Cadets Blitz Championship Finishes in Minsk

Russian players win 3 medals. 

The 2nd FIDE World Cadet Blitz Championship took place in Minsk on June 24th. 

The event was attended by First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Maxim Ryzhenkov, Minister of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Kovalchuk, and FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos. 




 

Results:

Boys U8:

1. Khumoyun Begmuratov (Uzbekistan) - 8.5 points out of 9, 2. Hesam Amir Jalalvand (Iran) - 8, 3. Danylo Slepchuk (Ukraine) - 7.5.

Girls U8:

1. Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (Belarus) - 8.5, 2. Rukiya Olimova (Uzbekistan) - 8, 3. Elnaz Kaliakhmet (Kazakhstan) - 7.

Boys U10:

1. Tykhon Cherniaiev (Ukraine) - 8.5, 2. Shakhrombek Karimov (Uzbekistan) - 8, 3. Dang Anh Minh (Vietnam) - 7.5. 

Girls U10:

1. Afruza Khamdamova (Uzbekistan) - 7.5, 2. Yelyzaveta Marchenko (Ukraine) - 7.5, 3. Ekaterina Kirdyashkina (Russia) - 7.

Boys U12:

1. Leonid Girshgorn (Russia) - 9, 2. Bardiya Daneshvar (Iran) - 7.5, 3. Mikhail Spizharny (Belarus) - 7.5.

Girls U12:

1. Umida Omonova (Uzbekistan) - 8, 2. Anastasiia Dubovyk (Ukraine) - 7.5, 3. Margarita Zvereva (Russia) - 7. 

Medals statistics: 1. Uzbekistan, 2. Russia, 3. Ukraine.  

At the closing ceremony, the winners and prize-winners of the World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Championships were greeted and rewarded by First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Maxim Ryzhenkov, First Deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism Vyacheslav Durnov, FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, and Head of the Belarusian Chess Federation Anastasia Sorokina.

Tournament on Chess-Results

Photos

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Photos by Eteri Kublashvili