An interesting tournament
The U20 Chess Championships of Turkmenistan have been recently held at the Specialized Chess and Checkers School of the Ashgabat Main Department on Physical Culture and Sports. The main goal of the tournament organized by the State Committee on Physical Culture and Sports of Turkmenistan and the Chess Federation of Turkmenistan was to promote chess and to reveal the best players for the national teams. The Swiss-system tournament consisted of 9 rounds in classic time control, rapid and blitz chess. About 100 players from Ashgabat and regions of the country took part in the competitions. The tournament revealed the best young masters in all events. Each game lasted 90 minutes with an addition of 30 seconds after each move. Athletes competed for 15 minutes with an addition of 10 seconds in the rapid events and for 3 minutes plus 2 seconds in the blitz events. 6 players became the champions, and 18 athletes won prizes. Chess player Amanmuhammet Hommadov demonstrated the highest results among men, and Lala Shohradova won the gold medal and the Cup of the Chess Federation of Turkmenistan in the women’s event.
