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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

U-16 chess olympiad begins in Turkey


Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hi everyone,

The U-16 Youth Chess Olympiad has begun in Izmit, Turkey. The event runs from October 23 to November 1, 2011 and has some nice young talent around. We've just had the first round with a top seeded teams like Georgia (Irakli Beradze, Shalva Nadirashvili, Guga Burduli, Nino Khomeriki), Slovakia (Christopher Repka, Jergus, Pechac Oliver Spacek, Viktor Haring), Switzerland (Lars Rindlisbacher, Noel Studer, Patrik Grandadam, Andre Meylan), Russia (GM Daniil Dubov, GM Vladimir Fedoseev, Urii Eliseev, FM Vladislav Terentjev), etc. starting off with strong wins on all four boards.



The United Arab Emirates Team



A happy player from Switzerland





All participants of World U-16 Chess Olympiad came together in the opening ceremony of the championship early in the morning. Delegations met in the city center and they marched in procession to the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality with their national flags. This year, Turkish Chess Federation is organising the olympiad with the contribution of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality.


The UAE Girls' team

A minute's silence was observed at the opening ceremony in memory of yesterday's earthquake victims. There are 122 players from Turkey, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Slovakia, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Iran, Kenya, Armenia, Czech Republic, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Moldova, England and Georgia. You can access the official website at this link.


GM Mikhail Gurevich and GM Arthur Jussupow


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6 comments:

  1. Amrit Puri Knights Chess Club New DelhiOctober 25, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    That's what chess is all about - pure fun. Trust me kids have more fun that us at tournaments.

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  2. Alexis Cochran, New ZealandOctober 25, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Are Gurevich and Jussupow also playing? Just asking?

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  3. Sainath, ColomboOctober 26, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Sad about the earthquake. But miracle survivor stories also coming out. Peace upon all.

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  4. Antonio, GuadalajaraOctober 26, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    Peace upon the planet. Turkey needs healing. Prayers.

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  5. Three Musketeers, Land of HopeOctober 26, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    The swiss seem in their elements. I like all the fun photos when it comes to chess opening ceremonies.

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  6. Brenda Kroll, BerlinOctober 26, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    How cool they are getting the girls to come out and play chess in the Arab and Middle East region

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