6 June 2018
Indian Schoolchildren Are Close to Win Belaya Ladya Final
Seven rounds played in Dagomys.
On June 6th, 6-7 rounds of the 49th final tournament of the open all-Russian scholastic chess team event Belaya Ladya (also known as White Rook) were played in Dagomys (Sochi).
The Indian team defeated schoolchildren from Mongolia and Vologda Oblast (both matches were won 4-0) to continue leading the race with 26.5 points. The team from Sverdlovsk Oblast has scored 19.5 points, while the players from Buryatia are trailing by half a point.
Tournament on Chess-Results
This year, 100 teams from 78 regions of Russia and also Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldavia, Mongolia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Turkmenistan are taking part in the final event.
A team from orphanages and boarding schools is participating in the final competition for the fourth year in a row. Children from the Boarding School №26 from Ryazan Oblast, who had won the Ascension tournament (Sochi, 2018), joined other participants in the Belaya Ladya final.
Traditionally, a vast cultural and entertaining program is accompanying the event. Master classes, lectures, games analysis, mind games, contests, and sport events are organized. A two-time Russian champion, a three-time Olympic champion Alexander Morozevich and a three-time world champion in chess composition Oleg Pervakov will work with children on the final days of the competition.
Tournament page
Photos by Eteri Kublashvili
