The Chess Federation of Turkmenistan organized the second league qualifying tournaments in four regions of the country simultaneously, The Turkmenistan: Golden age electronic newspaper reports.
The second league serves as the preliminary qualifying stage for the Turkmenistan Championship (I League). It was established in 2023 with the aim of discovering new talents and providing every chess player from the regions the opportunity to prove themselves through a transparent and fair selection process for the top tiers of the national championship.
Qualifying competitions within the second league took place in Ashgabat, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary regions. A total of 382 chess players participated, including 115 women in the female category. In each region, participants in both the open category (which includes men and some women) and the women’s category competed for 10 spots in the first league of the national championship, which will be held at the end of this year.
The Ashgabat stage of the second league also included representatives from Ahal region and the city of Arkadag, who also qualified for the first league from their respective regions.
As a results of the Ashgabat competition, Oguljeren Saparova took the first place in the women’s category. Silver was won by Guljemile Saparova. The bronze medalist was Jasmine Rahmedova. Azatgeldi Amangeldiev was the first in the open category. Rasul Myradov was second. Myrat Merdanov took the third place.
In Dashoguz region, the women’s category winner was Dilber Hupbayeva. Second place went to Mehriban Matyakubova, and third to Sahra Saparmyradova. In the open category, the best result was achieved by Muhammetnur Baygeldiyev. Silver went to Ihlas Ulugbekov, and bronze to Babur Nejmeddinov.
In Lebap region, first place among women was taken by Jeren Bahtiyarova, second by Nurhan Babanazarova, and third by Aylar Semenderova. The open category winner was Serdar Bayramov, with Yunus Jorayev second, and Gurbanmyrat Rustemov third.
In Mary region, the top spot in the women’s category was claimed by Ejegyz Amanova. Silver was won by Gozel Ashyrmyradova, and bronze by Mahriban Kurbannazarova. In the open category, Rauf Yusupov won first place, Jennet Yalkanova was second, and Dayanch Ovezov third.
