Egor Silich from Vitebsk became the world school chess champion

Egor Silich, a student of Vitebsk Secondary School No. 30, became the world school chess champion in the under-13 age category, BELTA was informed by the Belarusian Chess Federation.

The World School Chess Championship was held in Antalya, Turkey. In the under-13 boys' group, which featured 37 participants from 14 countries, Egor Silich emerged as the winner.

The 13-year-old played nine games, winning six, drawing two, and losing one. As a result, the student scored seven points out of a possible nine.

Egor Silich is currently coached by Andrey Kovalev, and he is also a student of Mikhail Poluektov and Alexander Sarbay.

This year, Egor became the champion of Belarus among boys under 16, and in August, he will represent Belarus at the European Youth Chess Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia.

"Vitebskiye vesti".