The World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025, organized by FIDE and the Hellenic Chess Federation, has officially commenced at the Palace Hotel in Rhodes.
Over 430 players, including 64 titled players from 48 countries, are participating in the rapid and blitz events. Both competitions are 11-round Swiss tournaments, played over three days for rapid and two days for blitz, respectively.
The youngest participant is 6-year-old Hangeldi Muradov (rated 1479) from Turkmenistan. The open section in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U8 categories are led by: IM Artiom Stribuk (FID), IM Artem Uskov (FID), IM Khuong Duy Dau (VIE), Bassam El Zein (FRA), Xuan Phuong Nguyen (VIE) and Adinur Adilbek (KAZ), respectfully.
Top seeds U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U8 in the Girls section are: WFM Kseniya Norman (FID), FM Iren Lyutsinger (FID), WFM Aiaru Altynbek (KAZ), WCM Alisa Genrietta Yunker (FID), WCM Sharvaanica, A S (IND), Anna Charyyeva (TKM).
The event opened with a technical meeting led by Chief Arbiter IA Marco Biagioli, followed by the opening ceremony hosted by IA Marco Biagioli, Ozgur Solakoglu (FIDE Delegate and Appeals Committee Member), and Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou (ECU Secretary General and Chief of the Appeals Committee).
Stay tuned for the news from the FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025.
Live broadcasts are available on Chess.com.
Results can be found on Chess-Results.com.
Official website: wcyrb2025.com/
Photos: Mark Livshitz