The World Rapid & Blitz Cadet Chess Championship 2024, organized by FIDE and the Albanian Chess Federation at the Fafa Resort & Spa Hotel in Durres, Albania, is in the books. The Championships were held from April 25-29 and brought together 375 participants from 43 countries in rapid and 336 players from 43 countries for Blitz event.
Find the winners of all categories in this article.
World Rapid Champions – Girls:
U8
Bissaliyeva Alisha (KAZ)
Nguyen Vu Bao Chau (VIE)
Bos Nina (POL)
U10
Sharvaanica A S (IND)
Yunker Alisa Genrietta (FID)
Norkulova Malika (UZB)
U12
Megan Althea Paragua (USA)
Venskaya, Nika (FID)
Amanzhol, Khanzada (KAZ)
World Rapid Champions – Open:
U8
Reddy Adulla Divith (IND)
Huzela Lukyan (UKR)
Sultankhan Nurislam (Kaz)
U10
Oleksii Nakonechnyi (UKR)
Shogdzhiev Roman (FIDE)
Deepak Ambattu Rithvik (SCO)
U12
Nikolay Kleimenov (FID)
Kleimenov, Nikolay (FID)
Radzimski, Antoni (POL)
World Blitz Champions – Open
U8 Open
Li Aiden Linyuan (USA)
Nurshin Nurali (KAZ)
Divith Reddy Adulla (IND)
U10 Open
Shogdzhiev Roman (FID)
Nguyen Truong An Khang (VIE)
Zhauynbay Alimzhan (KAZ)
U12 Open
Kleimenov Nikolay (FID)
Yurasov Matfey (FID)
Negrean Andrei (ROU)
World Blitz Champions – Girls
U8
Nguyen, Vu Bao Chau (VIE)
Bissaliyeva, Alisha (KAZ)
Badescu, Eliza-Ioana (ROU)
U10
Yunker Alisa Genrietta (FID)
Sharvaanica A S 1673 (IND)
Bayramova Aya 1657 (TKM)
U12
Paragua Megan Althea (USA)
Matskevich Varvara (POL)
Nguyen Minh Chi (VIE)
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, who attended the final day of the championships, together with the President of the Albanian Chess Federation, President of the Balkan Chess Federation, Erald Dervishi, President of European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili and President of the Albanian Olympic Committee Fidel YLLI, welcomed participants, parents, coaches and guests at the closing ceremony as well as awarded winners.
The top five places received diplomas, medals, cups and prizes. DGT company presented the winners of the Blitz Championships with DGT boards.
FIDE President Arekady Dvorkovich awarded the Albanian Chess Federation, President of the Balkan Chess Federation, Erald Dervishi, President of European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili and President of the Albanian Olympic Committee Fidel YLLi with golden medals devoted to celebration of FIDE centenary anniversary.