Kurdish Youth Wins First Place at Chess Championship in Russia

A Kurdish youth participating in an international youth festival organized for chess players has successfully secured first place in the tournament.

As part of the International Youth Festival 2026, which featured numerous international players from countries around the world, a highly competitive chess championship was held. San Taha Ali was the only Kurdish athlete participating in the tournament, and after winning his final match, he triumphantly claimed first place.

Following his victory, he was awarded his prize by the Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, one of the world’s leading chess champions and the primary organizer of the tournament.

Khoshawi Mohammed, contributed to this report.