The 1st World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships was held from 2-4th June in Minsk, Belarus. The championships were held in Palace of Sport, the same venue as the European Individual Chess Championship 2017.
626 young chess players from 24 countries took part in the rapid event.
On June 4, the World Cadets Blitz Chess Championship among boys and girls under 8, 10 and 12 years old took place in Minsk, Belarus. 532 young chess players from 25 countries were fighting to win trophies and medals.
Results in Rapid:
Boys U8:
1. Pham Tran Gia Phuc (Vietnam) – 8 points out of 9, 2. Savva Vetokhin (Russia) – 8, 3. Mikelis Vingris (Latvia) – 8;
Girls U8:
1. Sofia Mutina – 7.5, 2. Anna Shukhman (both – Russia) – 7, 3. Mai Hieu Linh (Vietnam) – 7;
Boys U10:
1. Mikhei Navumenka (Belarus) – 8, 2. Islombek Sundarov (Uzbekistan) – 8, 3. Leonid Lystsov (Russia) – 7.5;
Girls U10:
1. Veronika Shubenkova (Russia) – 7.5, 2. Anzhelika Lomakina (Ukraine) – 7, 3. Nguen Linh Dan (Vietnam) – 7;
Boys U12:
1. Volodar Murzin (Russia) – 7.5, 2. Bardiya Daneshvar (Iran) – 7,5, 3. Mikhail Spizharny (Belarus) – 7;
Girls U12:
1. Anastasiia Dubovyk (Ukraine) – 8, 2. Kseniya Zeliantsova (Belarus) – 7, 3. Nguen Thien Ngan (Vietnam) – 6.5.
Results in Blitz:
Boys U8:
1. Andrei Rudnev (Belarus) – 8 points out of 9, 2. Pham Tran Gia Phuc (Vietnam) – 8, 3. Savva Vetokhin (Russia) – 8;
Girls U8:
1. Anna Shukhman (Russia) – 8, 2. Ho Ngoc Vy (Vietnam) – 7.5, 3. Mai Hieu Linh (Vietnam) – 7;
Boys U10:
1. Islombek Sindarov (Uzbekistan) – 8, 2. Abdulbosit Sharifjonov (Uzbekistan) – 8, 3. Leonid Lystsov (Russia) – 7;
Girs U10:
1. Veronika Shubenkova (Russia) – 7, 2.Liudmila Ivanytska (Ukraine) – 7, 3. Thai Ngoc Tuong Minh (Vietnam) – 6.5;
Boys U12:
1. Denis Lazavik (Belarus) – 7.5, 2. Alexey Grachev (Russia) – 7.5, 3. Bardiya Daneshvar (Iran) – 7.5;
Girls U12:
1. Kseniya Zeliantsova (Belarus) – 9, 2. Vuong Quynh Anh (Vietnam) – 7.5, 3. Nastassja Matus (USA) – 6,5.
All children received certificates of the participation in the 1st World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Championships.