Tashkent hosts Online Seminar for International Organizers
The Uzbekistan Chess Federation, under the auspices of the FIDE Events Commission (EVE) and the Asian Chess Federation, held an online seminar for International Organizers from On May 07-10, 2021 concurrently with the Zone 3.4 Open Championships that are taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This event was made possible thanks to financial support from FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation. The main objective was to train and certify Organizers of international chess events in compliance with FIDE regulations. For the first time, the list of topics included FIDE Online Chess Regulations with an emphasis on the practical aspects of organizing hybrid chess competitions. The exam material and format were also updated significantly. The seminar was conducted by Vadim Tsypin (CAN) IA, IO, FIDE EVE Lecturer using Zoom videoconferencing platform. Fifteen participants from five Asian and European federations (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lativa and Ukraine) participated. Attendees who passed the exam will be awarded a FIDE EVE norm necessary for a FIDE IO title application.
Law Academy (Kharkiv) wins Ukrainian Team Championship
The Ukrainian Team Championship, a 7-round Swiss tournament took place in Lviv from May 6-12. The rating favourite, Law Academy (Kharkiv) stepped up to the plate and clinched the title with two rounds to spare. The team headed by Pavel Eljanov and Yuriy Kuzubov bagged a brace winning all the matches in both classical and rapid events. The club was set up within the “Yaroslav the Wise National Law University” in 1998 and has since been the center of attraction for the student players. The local team Bank Lviv beat Youth Ukraine in a critical last round match and leapfrogged the rival to earn silver. Chernivtsi Zubr (Chernivtsi) tied for third with Youth Ukraine and Lviv Chess Academy and took bronze thanks to better tiebreaks (a higher number of game points). Final standings: 1. Law Academy – 142. Bank Lviv – 103. Chernivtsi Zubr – 94. Youth Ukraine – 95. Lviv Chess Academy – 96. Lviv Chess School Debiut – 1 – 87. Lviv Chess School Debiut – 3 – 88. Lviv Chess School Debiut – 2 – 79. Lviv Chess School Debiut – 4 – 710. Youth Ukraine – 2 – 7 Photo: Ukrainian Chess Federation