A conscript soldier won the first league of the Turkmenistan Chess Championship
The first league of the Turkmenistan chess championship ended on February 26
- an ordinary soldier of military unit No. 2112 of the State Border Service
Allayar Shirliev (FIDE/Elo rating - 2111) won one of the most prestigious
tournaments of the year. He scored 9 points out of 11 possible.