The 2nd Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities concluded today in Astana, marking a historic celebration of inclusivity, determination, and unity – coinciding with the Republic Day of Kazakhstan.

The final standings crowned the champions of the 2nd Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities:

Team standings

1st Place – FIDE 1 (Babarykin, Ermakov, Lipilin, Zakharova, Obodchuk)
2nd Place –Poland (Tazbir, Molenda, Piekielny, Leszner, Wolanski)
3rd Place – Israel (Gruenfeld, Streltsov, Gurbanov, Aleksandrova)

Special awards and board winners

Special prizes

Youngest player with hearing disability: Farkas Virag (Hungary)
Youngest player with physical disability: Atassi Celine (USA)
Youngest player with visual disability: Kuanyshuly Nurgisa (Kazakhstan 2)
Oldest player with hearing disability: Jimenez Moron Elias (Panama)
Oldest player with physical disability: Babula Milan (Czech Republic; pictured below)
Oldest player with visual disability: Bibikov Yuriy (Kazakhstan 3)
Longest chess career (female): Dietsche Birgit (Germany)
Best game: Cheyzer Crystal Mendoza (Philippines)
Best performance: Maksim Ermakov (FIDE 1)

Board winners

Outstanding performances were also recognised on each board, highlighting individual excellence throughout the event:

Board 1: 1. Amato, Leonel (Argentina) 2. Varadi, Viktor (Hungary) 3. Gruenfeld, Yehuda (Israel) – pictured below
Board 2: 1. Glazar, Domagoj (Croatia) 2. Pavicevic, Jovan (Serbia) 3. Ermakov, Maksim (FIDE 1)
Board 3: 1. Musokeri, Prince (Zimbabwe) 2. Rasikhin, Igor (FIDE 2) 3. Kishan, Gangolli (India)
Board 4: 1. Cherono, Mercy (Kenya) 2. Ali Mohamed, Mohamed (Egypt) 3. Salamon, Julia (IBCA)
Board 5: 1. Kambarova, Aiganym (Kazakhstan 2) 2. Sarkar, Md Ali Nawaz (Bangladesh) 3. Pavicevic, Jovana (Serbia)



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