A children’s chess tournament was held in the Amur region with the support of Russian Coal

With the support of JSC “Amurugol”, the VI interregional children’s chess tournament “White Elephant” was held in the city of Raichikhinsk, Amur region. Boys and girls in the age category from 7 to 13 years competed in the open tournament.

The participants came from the Khabarovsk Territory, the Jewish Autonomous Region, cities and districts of the Amur Region – more than 30 people in total.

Children of employees of JSC “Amurugol” also took part in the tournament:
“My daughter took part in a chess tournament for the first time. I am glad that interregional events are held in our city, which gather a large number of participants from large cities of the Far East. Sofia is looking forward to the next tournament,” said an employee of JSC “Amurugol” and the mother of one of the participants of the tournament.

The awarding ceremony was attended by the head of the city of Raichikhinsk Tatiana Rodionova, who presented the winners with medals and diplomas.

Congratulations to the winners:

Girls:
1st place – Luppa Diana, Raichikhinsk
2nd place – Anastasia Tyutyunnik, Blagoveshchensk
3rd place – Sofia Klykova, Raichikhinsk

Boys:
1st place – Ivan Nazarov, Belogorsk
2nd place – Russian Oleg, Blagoveshchensk
3rd place – Amurin Vladislav, Blagoveshchensk

The White Elephant tournament is held annually as part of the celebration of Miner’s Day. It should be noted that one of the main social partners of the Raichikhinsk Chess Federation is the Russian Coal Company and its asset in the Amur region — Amur Coal JSC.