29 August 2018

European Youth Championship Finishes in Riga

Russians win 16 medals


The European Youth Chess Championship took place in the capital of Latvia on August 20th-29th. Russian players won 16 medals (7 gold, 6 silver, and 3 bronze ones).

Results:

Boys U8:

1. Jahandar Azadaliyev (Azerbaijan) - 8, 2. Denis Gordeev (Russia) - 7.5, 3. Bogdan Golovchenko (Russia) - 7;

Girls U8:

1. Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (Belarus) - 7.5, 2. Diana Preobrazhenskaya (Russia) - 7, 3. Veronika Iduna (Russia) - 6.5;

Boys U10:

1. Artem Pingin (Russia), 2. Clement Kuhn (France), 3. Artsiom Bialiauski (Belarus) - 7.5;

Girls U10:

1. Alexandra Shvedova (Russia) - 8, 2. Anna Shukhman (Russia) - 7.5, 3. Yana Zhapova (Russia) - 7;

Boys U12:

1. Volodar Murzin (Russia) - 8, 2. Ilya Makoveev (Russia), 3. Semen Mitusov (Ukraine) - 7;

Girls U12:

1. Olga Karmanova (Russia), 2. Luisa Bashylina (Germany), 3. Aliaksandra Tarasenka (Belarus) - 7;

Boys U14:

1. Stefan Pogosyan (Russia) - 8, 2. Dmitry Tsoi (Russia) - 7.5, 3. Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Denmark) - 6.5;

Girls U14:

1. Ayan Allahverdiyeva (Azerbaijan) - 8, 2. Astghik Hakobyan (Armenia), 3. Beloslava Kratseva (FIDE) - 7;

Boys U16:

1. Francesco Sonis (Italy) - 7.5, 2. Yaroslav Remizov (Russia), 3. Viachaslau Zarubitski (Belarus) - 7;

Girls 16:

1. Kamaliya Bulatova (Russia) - 7.5, 2. Olga Badelka (Belarus), 3. Gabriela Antova (FIDE) - 6.5;

Boys U18:

1. Evgenios Ioannidis (Greece) - 7.5, 2. Jan Vykouk (Czech Republic), 3. Ariel Erenberg (Israel) - 6.5;

Girls U18:

1. Aleksandra Dimitrova (Russia) - 8, 2. Oliwia Kiolbasa (Poland), 3. Akshaya Kalaiyalahan (England) - 7.

Tournament on Chess-Results

Official website

Our congratulations to all medalists, their coaches and parents on their successful performance at the European Youth Chess Championship!


Photos by Ekaterina Murzina