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