Last night, trophies and medals were awarded to the best competitors in the 1st FIDE World Blitz Solving Championship, as well as in the International Team Tournament.
In the boys U-8 category, Kairat Abdul-Malik from Kazakhstan emerged victorious, while Ibragim Atabekov and Mihail Shishov from Russia claimed silver and bronze, respectively. In the girls U-8 group, Shreyanshi Jain from India placed first; Miraslava Shatsila from Belarus finished second, while Venera Zhakisheva took third position.
Trophies and medals in this age group were presented by Zoran Stanimirović, President of the Chess Federation of Vojvodina.
Daniil Kaminskii from Russia won first place in the boys U-12 category, silver went to competitor Aryan Mehta from India, while Konstantin Alekseev also from Russia completed the podium. Alexandra Aymerich Sazonova won the competition in the girls’ section; Husnorakhon Khusnitdinova from Uzbekistan claimed silver, while Zhansaya Sholpanbek from Kazakhstan took bronze
Awards in this group were presented by Boban Nikolić, President of the Assembly of the Chess Federation of Serbia.
In the boys U-18 group, Turbat Todmunkh from Mongolia captured gold, while silver and bronze were won by competitors from Serbia, Aleksandar Kutanjac and Aleksa Avramović.
The best in this girls’ group was Darya Efimova from Russia, second place went to Esther Prieto Rol from Spain, and third place was taken by Nika Venskaya from Belarus.
Trophies and medals were awarded by Igor Lukić, President of the Chess Federation of Central Serbia.
After that, awards were presented to the best teams in the International Team Tournament in rapid chess, which attracted 58 teams.
Team PFO from Russia lifted the trophy in the U-10 category; silver went to the team Intellect Academy, also from Russia, while the team from Serbia took bronze. Among girls, the most successful were competitors from Russia, the team Polar Bears, followed by the team from Ukraine – Ukrainian Chess queens, while team from Poland took third place.
Awards in this category were presented by Saša Jevtić, the tournament director.
In the U-14 category, teams from Russia claimed gold and silver, while Uzbekistan placed third. The team from Belarus won first place in the girls’ section; second and third place went to Russian teams Gusinaya-sila and Oranges.
Trophies and medals were awarded by Ozgur Solakoglu, the FIDE delegate at this tournament.
Finally, awards for the best in the U-18 category were presented by the President of the Chess Federation of Serbia, Andrija Jorgić.
In the open competition, the trophy went to the team Just Winners from Russia, second place to the team Spain 018 from Spain, and third to the Russian team Llama-knights. Among girls, the most successful were competitors from Slovenia; in second position was the team from Spain; and third-placed competitors were from the team of Serbia.
Photos: Chess Federation of Serbia / Nemanja Sipka
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