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An 18-year-old first-year student of the Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction Vepaly Halyyazov became the winner of the Chess Federation of Turkmenistan (CFT) Cup, which was held in Ashgabat from October 1-6 with the classical time control regulations.

Seeded in the starting list at number 4 with a FIDE rating in 1974, the pupil of the Lebap chess school went exactly the entire distance of the tournament, scoring 10 points out of 11 possible with two draws with two other winners of the tournament.

Shahrukh Turaev, the candidate for master of sports, who was considered the main contender for victory, finished second (FIDE rating – 2193), who showed a 100 percent result at the end of 8 rounds, but eventually scored 9.5 points due to three draws allowed at the finish of the tournament.

Serdar Seyitmyradov (1703), a 20-year-old pupil of the Ashgabat Chess School, also quite unexpectedly became the third, who had the highest additional indicators among five players with 9 points.

This year's Asian champion in blitz among schoolchildren under 17, Amanmukhammet Hommadov (2070) was behind the line of the three prize-winners, in 4th place, but also received an award together with the owner of the 5th place.

Among women with 9 points out of 11, the best result was shown by the bronze medalist of this year's Rapid World Championship among girls under 16, a pupil of the 1st sports school of the Danevsky etrap, Leila Shokhradova (1724). The winners of the second and third places among women were Meryem Agadzhanova (1856) and Jennet Durdyeva (1798).

Awards were also awarded to three prize–winners in the categories of boys under 18 (winner - Bayram Bayramov), girls under 18 (first place at Lala Shokhradova), boys under 12 (winner – Alikhan Batyrov) and girls under 12 (best result at Aya Bayramova).

The best results among players with a FIDE rating of up to 1700 were also recognized. Azim Saryev, a 16-year–old from Ashgabat, turned out to be the best here (FIDE rating - 1676), who, by the way, was fifth in the general category and with 9 points out of 11 increased his rating by 111 points. And the bronze medalist Serdar Seyitmyradov, who raised his international rating by 167 points, became the record holder for increased rating points.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Ashgabat Chess and Draughts School hosts the CFT Cup tournaments with the "rapid" and "blitz" regulations. The ceremony of awarding the winners of all three tournaments will be held on Sunday, October 8.

You can follow the results of the tournaments in real time at this link.

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