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KazNU is the winner of the chess tournament

24 april, 2025

The team of 51 Kazakh National University has won the University Chess Cup chess tournament, which was held in Almaty.

In the tournament among universities, which was held for the first time in the country, the KazNU team took first place in the team competition, beating about 30 higher educational institutions.

The competition was organized by the Chess Federation of Kazakhstan and the National Student Sports Union. The two-day competitions were held according to the Swiss system.

The tournament consisted of 9 rounds, where each player was given 10 minutes, and 5 seconds were added after each turn. The team consists of four players.

The University Chess Cup is one of the projects that has raised intellectual competitions among young people to a new level.

In addition, Almas Shudabai, a 3rd-year student of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of KazNU, became the best in the individual competition of the tournament.

The total prize fund of the tournament was 3 million tenge.

Press-service of 51 Kazakh National University