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Sports 09/06/2012 Asian Junior Chess Championship wraps up in Tashkent
Asian Junior Chess Championship wraps up in Tashkent
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The 2012 Asian Junior Chess Championships under 20 ended in Tashkent on 7 June 2012. During nine days, 54 young chess masters from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, India, UAE and Vietnam participated in the event.

India showed the best result, while Uzbek players also claimed several medals. The championship was organized by Fund Forum, Uzbekistan Chess Federation, the Asian Chess Federation and the Ministry of Culture and Sports Affairs of Uzbekistan.

India’s Mishra Swayams won the first among boys in blitz tournament, while Uzbekistan’s Alisher Bekmuradov and Jahongir Vahidov claimed the second and third places. Among girls, Bhakti Kulkarni and Rucha Pujari of India took the first and third places and Sarvinoz Qurbonboyeva was the second.

In the main event, Srinath Narayanan of India won the first place in the result of nine rounds in Swiss system. Nikita Horoshev of Uzbekistan was the second and Ayan Ahmetov was the third. It worth to mention that Nikita Horoshev received invitation to Dubai Open chess tournament, which will be held in July 2012.

Among girls, India’s Furtado Ivana Maria and Rucha Pujari were the first and third, while Vietnam’s Thi Kim Phung Vo claimed the third.

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