Leningrad grandmasters brought 11 medals from checkers tournament in Turkey
In the Turkish Manavgat held international competitions "Turkey-2026" in draughts-64 (Russian draughts). But in fact, it was three tournaments at once: the World Cup stage (in a lightning, fast and classic game with a separate final in reverse checkers), the world championship among boys and girls and the World Team Championship. 300 athletes from 18 countries participated in the competitions. Leningraders collected a whole collection of 11 awards there, the press service of the regional sports committee reported.
In the Turkish Manavgat held international competitions "Turkey-2026" in draughts-64 (Russian draughts). But in fact, it was three tournaments at once: the World Cup stage (in a lightning, fast and classic game with a separate final in reverse checkers), the world championship among boys and girls and the World Team Championship. 300 athletes from 18 countries participated in the competitions. Leningraders collected a whole collection of 11 awards there, the press service of the regional sports committee reported.
The main star of the tournament was the international grandmaster Zhanna Sarshaeva from the Vsevolozhsky district. At the end of the season, she won the World Cup in the overall standings among women.
In her asset, 1st place in the classic program of the World Team Championship among women in the Russian national team, 1st place in the lightning-fast program of the World Championship among women in the Russian national team, 1st place in the fast program of the World Cup stage, 1st place in the classic program of the World Cup stage.
Zhanna’s brother, international grandmaster Mazhit Sarshaev, took the 2nd place in the classic program of the Men’s World Team Championship in the Russian national team and the 2nd place in the overall standings of the World Cup at the end of the year.
Also in Turkey distinguished international grandmaster Damir Rysaev (Gatchinsky district). He became the second in the lightning-fast program of the World Cup at the end of the year and the second in the fast program of the World Cup at the end of the year.
International grandmaster Mikhail Goryunov (Volosov district) took 1st place in the lightning-fast program of the world championship among veterans and 2nd place in the classic program of the world championship among veterans.
International grandmaster Anton Belikov (Vsevolozhsky district) became the second in the final of the World Cup in reverse checkers.
Young Leningrad athletes have someone to look up to. Earlier, “MK in Leningrad region” said that the Leningrad skier Elizaveta Maslakova won qualifying starts for the World Cup.
