Young chess players from Uzbekistan achieved significant success at the FIDE World Chess Championships for players aged 7 to 17, which was held in Spain. As a result of their participation, the Uzbekistan team won five awards: one gold, three silver, and one bronze.
World Championship Results
Lazizabon Komiljonova became the world champion among girls under 13, taking first place in her age group. Three other representatives of Uzbekistan were among the silver medalists: Saifuddin Erkinboev won second place among boys under 9, Sarvinoz Begmuratova took second place among U13 girls, and Akbar Mustafakulov became a silver medalist among U11 boys.
Khusnorahon Husnidinova won the bronze medal among girls under 11. Additionally, other athletes from the team demonstrated good achievements: Aminabon Zokhirova took fifth place among girls under 9, and Fazliddin Farhodov finished seventh among boys of the same age category.
It is worth noting that previously, a seven-year-old chess player from Uzbekistan, Muhammadyusuf Bahromov, had already won a gold medal at the Asian School Championship, scoring 8 out of 9 possible points in that tournament.
