{"id":40526,"date":"2025-11-14T13:36:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=40526"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:08:29","slug":"winners-crowned-at-fide-world-amateur-championship-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/winners-crowned-at-fide-world-amateur-championship-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners crowned at FIDE World Amateur Championship 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2025 concluded yesterday in Vrnja\u010dka Banja, the Serbian capital of tourism. The event attracted 284 players from 51 national federations, culminating in the crowning of winners across all six sections.<\/p>

The best female chess players in the U1700 event are Mouza Nasser Alshamsi<\/strong>, (UAE) scoring 7\/9 followed by Ayala Kuanyshbay<\/strong> (Kazakhstan) and Disha U A<\/strong> from India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The open section U1700 saw the triumph of Medet Dyahaparov<\/strong> (Kyrgyzstan) who claimed gold with an excellent score of 8\/9. \u00a0Pathak Anshu Kr<\/strong> (India) and Dulguunjargal Dashdavaa<\/strong> (Mongolia) tied for second place on 7.5\/9, with the former clinching silver on tiebreaks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The top female finishers in the U2000 tournament are Khuslenzaya Baldanjantsan<\/strong> from Mongolia (8\/9), Wang Minging<\/strong> of Germany (7\/9), and Karina Daniela Ferreira Kanzler<\/strong> from Brazil (5.5\/9).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the open section U2000, the first place was won by Dejan Jakovljevi\u0107<\/strong> from Serbia with 8\/9. \u00a0Vo Hoang Quan<\/strong> from Vietnam (7.5\/9) took silver, while Arlan Abuzyarov<\/strong> from Kazakhstan completed the podium with 7\/9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tsogtsaikhan Saikhanchimeg<\/strong> from Mongolia (5.5 points), Anna Ivaschenko<\/strong> (4.5 points) and Nadezhda Antonova<\/strong> from Tajikistan (4 points) became the best female chess players in the U2300 competition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The most tightly contested tournament was the U2300 Open section, which ended in a three-way tie for first. Ivan Kudrin<\/strong> (FIDE), Sergei Krivenko<\/strong>, and Sergei Pogorelskikh<\/strong> (both Serbia) all scored 7\/9, with Kudrin claiming gold, Krivenko silver, and Pogorelskikh bronze based on tiebreak scores.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The closing ceremony featured a performance by a local chorus and the presentation of trophies and diplomas. It was attended by Sa\u0161a Jevti\u0107<\/strong>, Tournament Director; Ozgur Solakoglu<\/strong>, a representative of the International Chess Federation (FIDE); Andrija Jorgi\u0107<\/strong>, President of the Chess Federation of Serbia; and Boban \u0110urovi\u0107<\/strong>, President of the Vrnja\u010dka Banja municipality, who officially declared the competition closed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In his address, Solakoglu thanked the organizers for the exceptional level of organization and announced that Vrnja\u010dka Banja will host two more FIDE championships in 2026.<\/p>

\u201cOver these nine days, we witnessed extraordinary glory in honor of chess. From the first move to the last round, players from around the world showed not only skill and determination, but also the true spirit of amateur competition \u2014 where passion and respect for the game shines above all else. Congratulations to our winners. Thank you to every participant. You have made this championship lively, competitive and memorable. Whether you won or learned something new, you contributed something truly special. To our hosts \u2014 the Chess Federation of Serbia, the city and people of Vrnja\u010dka Banja, arbiters, volunteers and staff \u2014 you created an atmosphere in which chess could flourish and friendships could be established,\u201d said Solakoglu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Andrija Jorgi\u0107, President of the Chess Federation of Serbia, expressed his pride in hosting the event. \u201cDo not forget that chess is a knight’s game,\u201d he said, \u201cand that the one sitting across from you is not an enemy, but an opponent at the chessboard.\u201d<\/p>

Photos: Savo Tufegszic<\/p>

Official website:\u00a0worldamateur2025.fide.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2025 concluded yesterday in Vrnja\u010dka Banja, the Serbian capital of tourism. The event attracted 284 players from 51 national federations, culminating in the crowning of winners across all six sections. The best female chess players in the U1700 event are Mouza Nasser Alshamsi, (UAE) scoring 7\/9 followed by Ayala Kuanyshbay (Kazakhstan) and Disha U A from India. The open section U1700 saw the triumph of Medet Dyahaparov (Kyrgyzstan) who claimed gold with an excellent score of 8\/9. \u00a0Pathak Anshu Kr (India) and Dulguunjargal Dashdavaa (Mongolia) tied for second place on 7.5\/9, with the former clinching silver on tiebreaks. The top female finishers in the U2000 tournament are Khuslenzaya Baldanjantsan from Mongolia (8\/9), Wang Minging of Germany (7\/9), and Karina Daniela Ferreira Kanzler from Brazil (5.5\/9). In the open section U2000, the first place was won by Dejan Jakovljevi\u0107 from Serbia with 8\/9. \u00a0Vo Hoang Quan from Vietnam (7.5\/9) took silver, while Arlan Abuzyarov from Kazakhstan completed the podium with 7\/9. Tsogtsaikhan Saikhanchimeg from Mongolia (5.5 points), Anna Ivaschenko (4.5 points) and Nadezhda Antonova from Tajikistan (4 points) became the best female chess players in the U2300 competition. The most tightly contested tournament was the U2300 Open section, which ended in a three-way tie for first. Ivan Kudrin (FIDE), Sergei Krivenko, and Sergei Pogorelskikh (both Serbia) all scored 7\/9, with Kudrin claiming gold, Krivenko silver, and Pogorelskikh bronze based on tiebreak scores. The closing ceremony featured a performance by a local chorus and the presentation of trophies and diplomas. It was attended by Sa\u0161a Jevti\u0107, Tournament Director; Ozgur Solakoglu, a representative of the International Chess Federation (FIDE); Andrija Jorgi\u0107, President of the Chess Federation of Serbia; and Boban \u0110urovi\u0107, President of the Vrnja\u010dka Banja municipality, who officially declared the competition closed. In his address, Solakoglu thanked the organizers for the exceptional level of organization and announced that Vrnja\u010dka Banja will host two more FIDE championships in 2026. \u201cOver these nine days, we witnessed extraordinary glory in honor of chess. From the first move to the last round, players from around the world showed not only skill and determination, but also the true spirit of amateur competition \u2014 where passion and respect for the game shines above all else. Congratulations to our winners. Thank you to every participant. You have made this championship lively, competitive and memorable. Whether you won or learned something new, you contributed something truly special. To our hosts \u2014 the Chess Federation of Serbia, the city and people of Vrnja\u010dka Banja, arbiters, volunteers and staff \u2014 you created an atmosphere in which chess could flourish and friendships could be established,\u201d said Solakoglu. Andrija Jorgi\u0107, President of the Chess Federation of Serbia, expressed his pride in hosting the event. \u201cDo not forget that chess is a knight’s game,\u201d he said, \u201cand that the one sitting across from you is not an enemy, but an opponent at the chessboard.\u201d Photos: Savo Tufegszic Official website:\u00a0worldamateur2025.fide.com\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[67,75],"regular":[361],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-40526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-amateur-competitions","tag-fide-world-amateur-championship","regular-regular"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40526"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40541,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40526\/revisions\/40541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40526"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=40526"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=40526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}