IM Aldiyar Ansat of Kazakhstan beat Teimouri Shahdad of Iran in the final 9th round to win the boys under-18 championship with 7 points. Ansat tied with compatriot Satbek Akhmedinov but won the tie break by Direct Encounter. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
In photo above, Technical Delegate IM Sami Khader of Jordan (left) and Mohsen Fagani (right), Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Almaty, make ceremonial moves opening rd 9 as Chief Arbiter Husan Turdialiev of Uzbekistan looks on.
Host Kazakhstan topped the medal tally with 5 gold medals followed by India with one gold and two silver medals. Tied for third slot are Iran and Vietnam each with one gold, one silver and one bronze. The standard event ended 19th June. The blitz championship is scheduled for 20th June See results of Rapid chess championship.
The Asian Youth Chess Championship was organized by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation under the auspices of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation supported by the Planning and Development Commission.
Appeals Committee member Abdulrahim Mahdi (left) of the UAE, Chairman of the Asian Chess Federation Arbiters Commission, and World Under-10 champion Danis Kuandykuly of Kazakhstan make the ceremonial opening moves.
