European Youth Rapid Championship Finishes in Tallinn

Russian players won 16 medals.

The European Youth Rapid Championship among boys and girls under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 years old was played in the capital of Estonia on December 1-2. Russian players won 16 medals.

Results:

U8, girls: 1. Ksenia Asachenko (Russia) - 7.5 points out of 9, 2. Sofiya Velychko (Ukraine) - 6.5, 3. Maria Gerasimova (Russia) - 6.5;

U8, boys: 1. Taimaz Temirbekov (Russia) - 8, 2. Kyrylo Niezhentsev (Ukraine) - 7.5, 3. Prokhor Moskvinov (Russia) - 7.5;

U10, girls: 1. Anna Shukhman - 8, 2. Olesya Fedorova - 7.5, 3. Sofia Mutina (all from Russia) - 6.5;

U10, boys: 1. Savva Vetokhin (Russia) - 8, 2. Maksym Dubnevych (Ukraine) - 8, 3. Gustas Morkunas (Lithuania) - 7;

U12, girls: 1. Olga Karmanova (Russia) - 8, 2. Mariya Manko (Ukraine) - 7, 3. Veronika Shubenkova (Russia) - 7;

U12, boys: 1. Ivan Saveljev (Russia) - 8, 2. Mikhei Navumenka (Belarus) - 7, 3. Luka Ristic (Serbia) - 7;

U14, girls: 1. Eva Stepanyan (Russia) - 7, 2. Kseniya Zeliantsova (Belarus) - 7, 3. Viktoriia Kirchei (Russia) - 6.5;

U14, boys: 1. Denis Lazavik - 8, 2. Artsiom Siniauski (both from Belarus) - 7.5, 3. Marc Morgunov (Austria) - 7;

U16, girls: 1. Pia Marie Ruzic (Slovenia) - 7, 2. Tatyana Getman - 7, 3. Sofia Pogorelskikh (both from Russia) - 6.

U16, boys: 1. Filip Haring (Slovakia) - 7, 2. Konstantin Peyrer (Austria) - 6.5, 3. Maksims Golubovskis (Latvia) - 6.5;

U18, girls: 1. Anna Afonasieva (Russia) - 7.5, 2. Michalina Rudzinska (Poland) - 7, 3. Olga Badelka (Belarus) - 7;

U18, boys: 1. Adam Kozak - 7.5, 2. Levente Papp (both from Hungary) - 6.5, 3. Viachaslau Zarubitski (Belarus) - 6.5.

Tournament on Chess-Results

The rapid event will be followed by the blitz championships on December 3. 

Official website

Our congratulations to the Russian chess players on their brilliant performance at the European Youth Rapid Championship!