The young chess team from Zhezkazgan participated in the international "Intellect Academy" Cup for the first time and gained practical experience. The chess festival was held in the Russian city of Novokuznetsk, where young chess players from our region aged 7 to 13 took part.
The team, consisting of our compatriots, was in 30th place in the overall rating before the tournament, but after nine games it rose to 18th place, showing positive results.
Also, Kazakhstan was represented in the competition by chess players from Zhansaya Abdymalik's academy in Almaty. Among 43 teams, the Almaty team did not give up. The second place went to the chess players of Uzbekistan, and the third place went to Cuba. Thus, the Almaty team became the winner for the second year in a row.
It should be noted that the participation of our compatriots in the tournament was carried out with the support of Kazakhmys Corporation LLP.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ulytau/press/news/details/943219