Zhansaya Abdumalik. Photo a courtesy of Vesti.kz
13-year-old Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan has won the Men’s International Chess Tournament Brno Open 2013 in the Czech Tour Series, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz and the young chess-player's father Daniyar Ashirov. The second youngest Women Grand Master in history received 7.5 points out of 10. In the course of the tournament Ms. Abdumalik had six wins and brought three games to draw. She did not have any loses. This win brought 30 points to her overall rating. 69 chess players from 14 countries participated in the Chess Tournament. This year Zhansaya Abdumalik was nominated for the Respect Sportman award along with the famous professional boxer Gennady Golovkin, Captain of the Kazakhstan Boxing Team Daniyar Eleusinov, Olympic Gold Winner Serik Sapiev and Paralimpic Winner Gabidullina Zulfiya. You can vote for the sportsmen on the website of the award.
13-year-old Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan has won the Men’s International Chess Tournament Brno Open 2013 in the Czech Tour Series, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz and the young chess-player's father Daniyar Ashirov.
The second youngest Women Grand Master in history received 7.5 points out of 10. In the course of the tournament Ms. Abdumalik had six wins and brought three games to draw. She did not have any loses. This win brought 30 points to her overall rating. 69 chess players from 14 countries participated in the Chess Tournament.
This year Zhansaya Abdumalik was nominated for the Respect Sportman award along with the famous professional boxer Gennady Golovkin, Captain of the Kazakhstan Boxing Team Daniyar Eleusinov, Olympic Gold Winner Serik Sapiev and Paralimpic Winner Gabidullina Zulfiya. You can vote for the sportsmen on the website of the award.