Nineteen medals – 7 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze – were won by players from Turkmenistan at the Ashgabat 2025 International Chess Tournament that ended in the Turkmen capital.
The competition brought together 129 participants from 11 countries at the Specialized Chess and Checkers School, who competed according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds for the title of the strongest in three age categories among boys and girls aged 8, 10 and 12 in two disciplines – rapid and blitz. In rapid, each player is given 15 minutes per game with an increment of 10 seconds for each move. And in blitz – a lightning game in chess – 3 minutes per game with an increment of 2 seconds for each move.
In the first type of the program – rapid – our athletes won 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.
The remaining six sets of medals were played out on the final day of the tournament in blitz, in which the Turkmen players won four more gold, two silver and three bronze medals.
Thus, in the overall team standings, Turkmenistan, having won 7 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals – a total of 19 awards, took first place and became the winner of the tournament.
The second place was awarded to young chess players from the Republic of Uzbekistan, who won 4 gold and 3 silver medals – a total of 7 awards. And the third place was taken by young chess players from the Republic of Kazakhstan, who won 1 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals – a total of 7 medals.
In the afternoon, the participants of the International Chess Tournament headed to the city of Arkadag. Upon arrival in the new smart city, they took a photo in front of the building of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care.
Then, in the celebration center of the Markaw Hotel, a solemn ceremony of presenting gifts to the participants of the International Chess Tournament among athletes in the age category of 8, 10 and 12 years old was held.
Talented young chess players from 11 countries of Europe and Asia, including Turkmenistan, Vietnam, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand and Uzbekistan, with a feeling of sincere gratitude accepted laptops – gifts from the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care, handed over to them on behalf of the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Hero Arkadag. Gifts were also presented to the parents, coaches and doctors who accompanied the children to Ashgabat, that is, to all members of the teams participating in the tournament.
A concert with the participation of children's creative groups of our country was held at the end of the ceremony to mark the significant event.
