Eleven-year-old Russia's Shogdzhiev wins under-18 world blitz chess tourney

Maria Simulescu

In total, Russian chess players won seven gold, three silver, and five bronze medals at the World Youth Blitz Championship BELGRADE, April 20. /TASS/. Russia's chess player Roman Shogdzhiev has won the under-18 world blitz championship at the age of 11. Russian Alexey Kozlov finished third. In the under-18 girls' tournament, another Russian, Iren Lyutsinger, took third. Last July the International Chess Federation designated the then 10-year-old Shogdzhiev a grandmaster. In total, Russian chess

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