To date, an abstract strategy game of chess increases the number of players along with other sports in Turkmenistan. The matches of the Chess First League of Turkmenistan have been completed recently. The winners of the tournament qualified for the Super League of the strongest chess players of the country.

To be more precise, Yusup Bayramgeldiyev (Ahal Velayat) won the tournament with 8.5 points in 9 games. Allayar Shirliyev (Ashgabat) took the second place with 7.5 points in 9 games, and Amanmuhammet Hommadov, a representative of the Ashgabat secondary school 117, entered the top-three with 7 points.