Kyrgyzstani became the champion of Asia in chess. The President of the Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic Milan Turpanov told.
The tournament started on April 1 in Chiang Mai (Thailand). Nine Kyrgyzstanis performed in speed chess. Two of them won prizes.
In the age group of up to eight years, Aizhan Syezdbekova won six games out of seven and took the first place. Among the athletes under 16, Ruslan Syezdbekov had five victories and became the third in the final protocol.
Currently, competitions in classical chess take place in the framework of the Asian Championship.
