Kosovo Chess Federation Hosts Youth Individual Championship

The Kosovo Chess Federation held the individual championship for young age groups, a competition that highlighted the great talent many young people have for this sport.

Even though everyone was under the age of 18, the competition was of high quality and with duels that brought great adrenaline, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

The biggest innovation of this championship was that for the first time, the youngest champion of this sport at the local level was also introduced, who was Mal Berisha at only five and a half years old.

At the close of the championship, the Director of Sports in the Municipality of Pristina, Kushtrim Mushica, said that the sport of chess will soon have its own hall where all championships and other ongoing activities will take place.

"We, as the Director of Sports, always try to provide the right support for the sport of chess. I hope that the next championship or championships that will take place in this sport will take place in facilities that are home to this sport, so that you have your own conditions and your own address, and this youth that I see today will produce world-class chess players and represent our country in the best way possible," stressed Mushica.

Meanwhile, the President of the Chess Federation, Armend Budima, confirmed that the champions emerging from this individual championship will be the ones who will represent Kosovo in the European and world championships to be held this year.

"What is very important is that in this championship we have a novelty that we have the youngest champion ever that Kosovo has had. He is Mal Berisha who, at five and a half years old, is declared champion for the young age groups. Also, in addition to Mal, I congratulate all the winners on the champion title and all the champions will represent Kosovo in the European and world competitions that will be held this year," said Budima.

These were the final results of this championship:

ALAUDIN SHTAVICA - 18st Place - UXNUMX

RON MANI - 18nd Place - UXNUMX

VALENTIN URUÇI - Third Place - U18

JONA ​​RECICA - 18st Place - GXNUMX

LIR BASHA - 16st Place - UXNUMX

LOANT SCHOOL - 16nd Place - UXNUMX

BLED MUSLIU - Third Place - U16

EMA KARAGJYZI - 16st Place - GXNUMX

REJANA LIMANMERA - Place II - G16

RON RECICA - 14st Place - UXNUMX

UVEJS SHARKU - Place II - U14

GEMI KRASNIQI - Third Place - U14

ALBA PLLANA - 14st Place - GXNUMX

ERINA ELSHANI - Place II - G14

TROI KRASNIQI - 12st Place - UXNUMX

CEYHUN SUNDO - 12nd Place - UXNUMX

BAMIR ENSAR ZHERKA - Third Place - U12

ERA LIMANMERA - 12st Place - GXNUMX

JON PLLANA - 10st Place - UXNUMX

PRIAM KRASNIQI - 10nd Place - UXNUMX

ANUAR SAHITI - Place III - U10

HENA SIMITÇI - 10st Place - GXNUMX

MAL BERISHA - 8st Place - UXNUMX

KRON MUSLIU - 8nd Place - UXNUMX

GJON BUZHALA - Third Place - U8