Yhlas Narimanov from Turkmenistan became the silver medalist of the World Chess Championship among school teams, the press service of the country's Chess Federation reports.
A student of the 6th grade of the 41st secondary school of Turkmenabat played for the 2nd board in the team of his school in the category up to 12 years and showed a level of play of 87.5%. This result allowed Narimanov to finish the tournament in second place in the individual standings.
The World Chess Championship among school teams was held in Aktau (Kazakhstan) with the participation of about 350 schoolchildren from more than 50 countries of the world.