The World Cadets & Youth & Blitz Chess Championship 2023, organized by FIDE and the Georgian Chess Federation, kicked off at the Euphoria Hotel in Batumi with an opening ceremony.
The blitz competitions in all categories are 11-round Swiss tournaments with 3-min + 2 second increment time control. The event brought together 426 participants from 35 countries.
The event will be broadcast live with professional commentary by IM Valeri Gaprindashvili daily.
The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara – Badri Nakashidze, Head of the Sports Department- Irma Nizharadze, FIDE Special Tasks Director, the President of the Georgian Chess Federation, who welcomed the participants and wished them success.
The government members made the first ceremonial move on several boards.
On the first day, six rounds were played, in all categories 5 participants having the perfect score of 6 out of 6.
Tomorrow, June 11 in Batumi at Legend hotel at 3 PM, 5 rounds of the World Blitz Championship will be held and the closing ceremony will be at 8PM local time.
Official page of the event
https://batumi2023.fide.com/
Live games
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-world-blitz-championship-2023-u8/6/1/1
Pairings and Results
https://chess-results.com/tnr772043.aspx?lan=1