The Open Championship of Boka for young people in chess brought together 120 young chess players who competed in three age groups, the Chess Federation announced.
Young chess players competed in groups up to ten, up to 14 and up to 18 years old.
In the group of chess players up to ten years old, David Pavlović won, ahead of Vasilij Mitrović and Luka Kostić.
Đorđe Žižić was the best under 14, while Đorđije Bojović won the place, and Daris Abdović was third.
In the group of chess players under the age of 18, the best was the Israeli Maksim Bilenki, the second place was won by Mihailo Pusara, while the third was Dimitrije Vujović.
The winner of the youngest group, which was also the largest with 55 participants, scholar David Pavlović, received a special prize - a chessboard signed by Magnus Carlsen, who is considered by many to be the best player in the history of the ancient game.
The best in the groups up to 8, up to 12 and up to 16 years old in the category of both boys and girls, and girls in the categories up to 10, up to 14 and up to 18 years old, were specially awarded with chess books.
The President of the Chess Association, Jovan Milović, and the current state champion, Nikita Petrov, ceremoniously presented scholarships to the best young chess players.
The Chess Federation decided to grant scholarships to 23 young chess players.
Scholarship recipients are Peko Đurović, Mihailo Pušara, Ilija and Sofija Milović, Mateja Popović, Katarina Đukić, Đorđe Žižić, Milena Mosurović, Toman Perić, Koča Radović, Dušica Petrušić, Damjan Pešić, Vasilije and Vasilija Mitrović, Simeona Vukotić, Tadija Glušica, Nikolija Ćorsović. , Neda Šljivić, Đorđije Bojović, Zejn Agić, Jovan Obradović, David Pavlović and Nikola Vojicić.
The organizer of the Boka Open Championship was the Chess Association, in cooperation with the Municipality of Tivat and the Tourist Organization of that city.
With the tournament in Tivat, the Chess Association made a great prelude to the league competitions, from April 27 to May 4, the Premier, First, Women's and Pioneer Leagues will be held in Herceg Novi.
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