Shavuot for young players
About 70 children came to Duna for the Shavuot tournament we organised with Ashdod’s municipal chess club. Schoolchildren played five rounds in age groups, with a separate section for beginners rated up to 1350. The children also tried the giant chessboard.
Shavuot rated tournament
We organised the rated rapid tournament with Ashdod’s municipal chess club. Arkady Ryabukhin was the chief arbiter. Each player had fifteen minutes plus five seconds per move. Boris Maryasin scored 4½ points in six rounds, with four wins, one draw and one loss.
A tournament for kindergarten players
Mikhail Tsygankov organised and refereed an unrated tournament for children finishing kindergarten. Around forty children sat down to play. At the end, Shabtai Ishmailov presented their medals.
Summer series · event 1
11 players took part in the under-1500 group and played five rounds. We ran this first event with the city chess club. Cups and medals were presented after the games.
Summer series · event 2
17 players took part in the under-1500 group and played five rounds.
Results and standings ↗Summer series · event 3
13 players played five rounds in this rating group. Uri David Dagan won all five games.
Results and standings ↗Summer series · event 4
12 players played five rounds in this rating group.
Summer series · event 5
16 players played five rounds in this rating group.
Summer series · event 6
The final Friday had thirteen players in the main group and six in the under-1350 group. Both groups played five rounds. Boris Maryasin and Sofia Ilizarov also worked together at the final, bringing maths games into the chess programme.
