On Sunday afternoon, the Island Chess Championships in the Under 14 and Under 16 categories came to an end, which were held at the Marina Lanzarote facilities. This tournament determines Lanzarote's representatives in the Canary Islands Championships for both categories and genders, which will take place from July 10th to 12th in Tenerife.
In the Under 16 female category, the winner was Alexia de Ganzo, from the CIAL club, with 3.5 points; in second position was Natalie Khushi, from the El Ocho club, with 3 points; and in third place was Xinying You, from the CIAL club, with 2 points.
In the same category, but in the male section, Jesús David Castillo, from Esacan Cacharros, was the winner with 5 points; in second place was Anton Bangiev, also from Esacan Cacharros, with 4 points; and in third place was Enol González, from the CIAL club, with 4 points.
For her part, in the Under 14 female category, the winner was Katharina Bangiev, from Esacan Cacharros, with 5.5 points; after her, in second place was Naiara Medina, from the CIAL club, with 3.5 points; and in third place was Laura Chara, from the Tinajo School, with 3 points.
In the male section, it was Julius Pleschke, from the Tinajo School - Esacan Cacharros, who took first place with 5 points; after him, in second place was Nahom Manso, from the CIAL club, with 4.5 points; and in third place was Óscar Martín, from the 1Chess club, with 4 points.
The top finishers in the 4 categories earn qualification for their respective Canary Islands Championships representing Lanzarote chess.
28 young chess players registered for these championships, of which a total of 2 participated. Of these, 11 were female and the other 16 were male. By categories, 8 competed in Under 16 and 19 in Under 14.
By clubs, the most numerous participation was that of Club Esacan Cacharros with 13 players, 7 of them girls. Club CIAL participated with 11 chess players, three of them female. Club El Ocho had two representatives, one of each gender. Finally, the 1Ches Association participated with one player in the Under 14 category.