Kazakh students have won bronze at the first FIDE World
University Team Chess Championship. A total of 16 university teams from
different countries competed for top honors in Almaty. The road to the podium was a challenging one for the Kazakh team. In what
organizers described as the most spectacular and emotional match of the
tournament, the team from Kazakh National University of Sports defeated the
University of Texas at Dallas. The Kazakh players also finished ahead of teams
from Harvard and Cambridge. The inaugural World Championship brought together the strongest university
chess programs from around the world. Its main goal is to promote intellectual
sports and strengthen international cooperation among universities. The team from Ural State Mining University won, while Saint Louis
University from the U.S. took second place. The championship featured a total prize pool of 15
million tenge.
«I’m very pleased to say that the Kazakh team from the University of Sports won bronze at this World Team Championship. It happened right in the final minutes. The atmosphere here has been fantastic, and I think that is what matters most. Kazakhstan’s initiative to host the first World University Team Chess Championship has truly been a success,» noted Darmen Sadvakasov, First Vice President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation.
«Even when we faced opponents who seemed relatively
easy to play against, we still gave our best in every game. We knew that any
opponent could spring a surprise, so we couldn’t afford to let our guard down
for even a second. That was the mindset we brought to every match,» shared Kazybek Nogerbek, bronze medalist of the FIDE
World University Team Chess Championship.
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