Winners crowned at World Rapid & Blitz Cadet Championship 2024

by Press release
4/30/2024 – The World Rapid & Blitz Cadet Chess Championship 2024, organized by FIDE and the Albanian Chess Federation at the Fafa Resort & Spa Hotel in Durres, Albania, is in the books. The competition took place from April 25-29, bringing together 375 participants from 43 countries in rapid and 336 players from 43 countries for the Blitz event.
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Text and photos: Anastasia Karlovich

Find the winners of all categories below.

World Rapid Champions - Girls:

U8 

Bissaliyeva, Alisha (KAZ)
Nguyen Vu Bao Chau (VIE)
Bos, Nina (POL)

U10 

Sharvaanica A S (IND)
Yunker, Alisa Genrietta (FID)
Norkulova, Malika (UZB)     

U12 

Megan, Althea Paragua (USA)
Venskaya, Nika (FID)
Amanzhol, Khanzada (KAZ)

World Rapid Champions - Open:

U8 

Reddy Adulla Divith (IND)
Huzela Lukyan (UKR)
Sultankhan Nurislam (Kaz)

U10 

Oleksii Nakonechnyi (UKR)
Shogdzhiev Roman (FIDE)
Deepak Ambattu Rithvik (SCO)

U12 

Kleimenow, Nikolaj (FID)
Jurasow, Matwej (FID)
Radzimski, Antoni (POL)

World Blitz Champions - Open

U8

Li Aiden Linyuan (USA)
Nurshin, Nurali (KAZ)
Divith Reddy Adulla (IND)

U10

Shogdzhiev, Roman (FID)
Nguyen Truong An Khang (VIE)
Zhauynbay, Alimzhan (KAZ)

U12 Open

Kleimenow Nikolaj (FID)
Yurasov Matfey (FID)
Negrean Andrei (ROU)

World Blitz Champions - Girls

U8 

Nguyen, Vu Bao Chau (VIE) 
Bissalijewa, Alischa (KAZ)
Badescu, Eliza-Ioana (ROU)

U10 

Yunker, Alisa Genrietta (FID)
Sharvaanica A S (IND)
Bayramova Aya (TKM)

U12

Paragua Megan Althea (USA)
Matskevich, Varvara (POL)
Nguyen Minh Chi (VIE)

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, who attended the final day of the championships, together with the President of the Albanian Chess Federation, President of the Balkan Chess Federation, Erald Dervishi, President of European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili and President of the Albanian Olympic Committee Fidel YLLI, welcomed participants, parents, coaches and guests at the closing ceremony as well as awarded winners.

The top five places received diplomas, medals, cups and prizes. DGT company presented the winners of the Blitz Championships with DGT boards.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich awarded the Albanian Chess Federation, President of the Balkan Chess Federation, Erald Dervishi, President of European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili and President of the Albanian Olympic Committee Fidel Ylli with golden medals dedicated to the celebration of FIDE centenary anniversary.

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