Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia tops Asian Youth Chess Championship 2016
SportsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The 2016 Asian Youth Chess Championships successfully took place on April 6-15 in Ulaanbaatar city with participation of 470 players from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen and Mongolia (host).
Co-organized by the Mongolian Chess Federation (MChF) and the Asian Chess Federation (AFC), the competitions were held in categories of boy and girls’ classic, rapid and blitz with age categories of under 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old.
As results of the competitions, the Mongolian team led the metal standing, grabbing 16 gold, 18 silver and 20 bronze medals. Mongolia won the blitz and rapid contests for the first time in the Asian Championships.
Mongolia was followed by India that won eight gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals, and Vietnam (seven gold, four silver and six bronze medals). Other medal winning countries are Iran (5 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), Uzbekistan (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), Kazakhstan (2 gold, 3 silver), Kyrgyzstan (2 gold, 1 bronze), South Korea (1 silver) and China (2 bronze).
Present at the closing ceremony were Ts.Sainbayar, the MChF president and member of the Executive Council of the World Chess Federation (FIDE); Risham Al Tahr, the Secretary of the ACF; D.Lundeejantsan MP; D.Jargalsaikhan, head of the Development Center of Physical Culture and Sports; Ts.Tsogtbayar, an executive director of the MChF; and other officials.
