Category: Worldwide

U12 winners come from Belarus, Philippines and Peru

by Banovac, posted in U12, U8, Worldwide

June 2, 2021: Минский ветер (Minsk, Belarus) team is the winner of Worldwide U12 Center A Division. It was their first appearance in the top League. And Ученики И.Погорелова (Students of Igor Pogorelov, Lugansk) achieved their best result in U12, finishing second. Strateg Stuttgart (Germany) placed third. Then follow Schachfreunde München (Germany), Сборная Шахты (Russia), … Continue reading U12 winners come from Belarus, Philippines and Peru

U12 Blitz: milliseconds for Lithuanian win

by Banovac, posted in Worldwide

May 26, 2021: Spectacular finish in 1st Worldwide U12 Blitz!! Tadas Minkauskas' draw agreed in a fraction of a second before the tournament's finish, brought two more points and a win for Moksleivių šachmatų klubas in Center Division. Time was already showing 0:00 and last milliseconds of the tournament expiring, when two more points (Streaks … Continue reading U12 Blitz: milliseconds for Lithuanian win

Wins for Chess Profi, Sharp Kids and Ajedrez Armagedón

by Banovac, posted in U12, U8, Worldwide

May 19, 2021: Chess Profi (St. Petersburg, Russia) achieved their third consecutive win in the top U12 League. Moksleivių šachmatų klubas (Lithuania) were their closest opponents, while Latvia Junior Chess came third. Worldwide U12 Center A final standings: 1 Chess_Profi - Russia 1362 Moksleivių šachmatų klubas - Lithuania 1233 Latvia Junior Chess -Latvia 1014 Surbiton … Continue reading Wins for Chess Profi, Sharp Kids and Ajedrez Armagedón

Worldwide Junior on Chessdom

by Banovac, posted in Worldwide

Worldwide Junior Chess got an honor to be featured on Chessdom site! In an interview for this prestigious chess website, Maurizio Matteoli and Goran Banovac share their story on Worldwide League, events, history, and talk about chess during the pandemic. https://www.chessdom.com/worldwide-junior-chess-interview-with-goran-banovac-and-maurizio-matteoli/ Chessdom recently received a brand new design. Keep up the good work!

Latvia Junior Chess wins U14w

by Banovac, posted in U14w, Worldwide

Girls from Latvia Junior Chess team are winners of Worldwide Girls U14w League that was played on Saturday, May 8, 2021. It is their second triumph in this League. Germany U14w team was second and Moksleivių šachmatų klubas (Lithuania) came third. Worldwide Girls U14w final standings: 1 Latvia Junior Chess - Latvia2 GER_U14w - Germany3 … Continue reading Latvia Junior Chess wins U14w

Repeated success of Chess Profi

by Banovac, posted in U12, U8, Worldwide

May 5, 2021: Chess Profi (St. Petersburg, Russia) achieved their second win in the top U12 League. This time they had a close following by Oslo sjakkrets ungdom (Norway). Two teams tied for third place: Boca Junior (Denmark) and Сборная Шахты (Russia). And three teams tied for fifth. As usual, Center A always offers intense … Continue reading Repeated success of Chess Profi

Moksleivių šachmatų klubas first in U16

by Permafrost, posted in U16, Worldwide

May 1st, 2021: Moksleivių šachmatų klubas became winners of U16 League. After six consecutive wins and promotions, they finally came to top Division A and in one of the toughest tournaments we have ever hosted, managed to score their first win.Congratulations to them as well as to all the other teams and 650 kids who … Continue reading Moksleivių šachmatų klubas first in U16

Chess Profi – U12 winners

by Banovac, posted in Teams, U12, Worldwide

UPDATE: On May 19th 2021, Chess Profi achieved their third consecutive victory in U12. Report. Winning lineup: Arseniy Makarchik, Aleksander Kiselev, İlyas Timushev, Igor Kuznetsov, Dmitrii Vasilkin, Ekaterina Afanasyeva, Artem Vegera, Georgiy Smirnov, Ivan Chervinskiy, Zlata Elonova, Tikhon Mishkorudnyi, Denis Tyurin, Roman Rachikhin, Julia Lavrukhova, Daniel Balashov, Aaron Firstov, Viacheslav Mikhalev, Vladislav Golota, Yury Puchkov, … Continue reading Chess Profi – U12 winners