Azerbaijan's junior chess player wins world crown [PHOTO]
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By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan`s Samra Gasimova has become the winner of the World School Chess Championship in the girls` under-9 category in the Russian city of Sochi.
She scored 7.5 points after 9 rounds. Russia`s Galina Mikheeva and Veronika Shebenkova ranked second and third respectively with 7 points, Azertac reported.
Azerbaijan's another chess player Murad Ibrahimli won silver medal in the boys` under-15 event with 7 points.
The 16th World Schools Chess Championship was held on December 2-12, 2016 in Dagomys (Sochi), Russia.
The championship is held once a year under the aegis of FIDE.
The tournament is divided into six age categories, and is open for winners of individual school competitions aged from 7 to 17. It's a 9-round Swiss system tournament.
The 2015 championship was held in Pattaya (Thailand) and attracted 458 schoolchildren from 35 countries.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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