The U14–U18 Rapid and Blitz World Youth Championships will be held in Terme Ciatej (Slovenia) from December 14 to December 16, 2024. Young chess players of Kazakhstan won 10 medals, including 2 gold medals (Elnaz Kaliakhmet and Daniyal Sapenov).
"This year continues to delight chess fans. We have a record number of medals, most of which were won by very young guys. The Rapid and Blitz World Youth Championships were no exception and provided a new reason for pride. We have 10 medals in our collection. I congratulate the chess players, their coaches and parents on their amazing results. I am sure that this is just the beginning of a great sporting journey," said Timur Turlov, President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation.
More than 320 young chess players from 36 countries are participating in the U14–U18 Rapid & Blitz World Youth Championships (FIDE World Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024). The participants include 1 Grandmaster (GM), 4 International Masters (IM), 1 International Women's Master (WIM), 37 FIDE Masters (FM) and 15 Women's FIDE Masters (WFM).
KazChess/The Kazakhstan Chess Federation is represented by 16 young chess players. Only the hosts of the championship (115) and the Croats (33), Poles (22) and Slovaks (19) claimed more.
On December 14-15, participants raffled off awards in Rapid 15+10, playing 11 rounds according to the Swiss system. Chess players of Kazakhstan won 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.:
G14: 1. WCM Dang Lesuan Hien (Vietnam, 1908) – 9 points; 2. Asia Asylkhan (1728) – 8½; 3. WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2162) – 8½; 4. WFM Ayaru Altynbek (1966) – 7½; 11. WFM Diana Tynyshtyk (1778) – 6½ points.
G16: 1. Nguyen Binh Vi (Vietnam, 1896) – 9½ points; 2. Alyona Volchkova (FID, 1939) – 9; 3. WCM Deniza Kurmanalina (1714) – 8.
G18: 1. WFM Sofia Blokhin (Estonia, 2050) – 8 points; 2. WIM Amina Kairbekova (2257) – 8; 3. WFM Elizaveta Dorokhina (FID, 2018) – 8; 7. WFM Kristina Popandopulo (1835) – 6½.
O14: 1. IM Dau Huong Duy (Vietnam, 2306) – 9½ points; 2. FM Howard Haug (Norway, 2370) – 9; 3. Nguyen Nam Kyet (Vietnam, 2106) – 8; 10. Altair Kazhmuratov (2038) – 7½; 14. FM Artem Bogdanov (2222) – 7½; 27. Akylzhan Meyrhanuly (1991) – 6½; 36. CM Alikhan Khazhatuly (1970) – 6.
O16: 1. FM Matits Lavrencic (Slovenia, 2204) – 8½ points; 2. FM Miras Asylov (2127) – 8½; 3. IM Daniyal Sapenov (2344) – 8; 7. FM Imangali Akhilbai (2099) – 7½; 18. CM Alikhan Daulet (2088) – 6½.
O18: 1. GM Pranav Venkatesh (India, 2497) – 9½ points; 2. FM Alexander Khripachenko (FID, 2310) – 9; 3. FM Roman Pyrikh (Ukraine, 2313) – 7½; 22. FM Timur Kenbeilov (1991) – 5½.
On December 16, young chess players completed a marathon blitz 3+2 – 22 round (the opponents played two games – white and black) according to the Swiss system. Chess players of Kazakhstan won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals.:
G14: 1. WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2078) – 16 points; 2. WCM Dang Lesuan Hien (Vietnam, 1888) – 16½ points; 3. Huynh Phu Minh Phuong (Vietnam, 1767) – 14; 4. WFM Ayaru Altynbek (1788) – 14; 11. Asia Asylkhan (1784) – 12½; 15. WFM Diana Tynyshtyk (1717) – 11½.
G16: 1. WFM Nguyen Ngoc Hien (Vietnam, 2035) – 15 points; 2. Nguyen Binh Vi (Vietnam, 1911) – 15; 3. WFM Eugenia Karas (England, 1818) – 15; 18. WCM Deniza Kurmanalina (1698) – 11½.
G18: 1. WFM Elizaveta Dorokhina (FID, 2005) – 17½ points; 2. WIM Amina Kairbekova (2144) – 16; 3. WFM Vesna Mihelic (Slovenia, 1934) – 15½; 6. WFM Kristina Popandopulo (1828) – 12½.
O14: 1. IM Dau Huong Duy (Vietnam, 2363) – 18 points; 2. FM Nikolay Averin (FID, 2509) – 17½; 3. FM Henry Edward Tudor (Romania, 2172) – 16½; 11. FM Artem Bogdanov (2026) – 14; 12. CM Alikhan Khazhatuly (1938) – 14; 35. Altair Kazhmuratov (2019) – 12½; 36. Akylzhan Meyrhanuly (1969) – 12.
O16: 1. IM Daniyal Sapenov (2338) – 16½ points; 2. Nikita Kalinin (FID, 2257) – 16; 3. FM Miras Asylov (2138) – 16; 9. FM Imangali Akhilbai (2116) – 14; 14. CM Alikhan Daulet (2046) – 13.
O18: 1. GM Pranav Venkatesh (India, 2572) – 19½ points; 2. Dmitry Mochalov (FID, 2384) – 15½; 3. FM Alexander Khripachenko (FID, 2387) – 14½; 19. FM Timur Kenbeilov (2055) – 11½.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/tsm/press/news/details/904473