Daniyal Sapenov, a chess player from Karaganda, became the silver medalist of the Junior World Championship

The Rapid and Blitz World Championship among juniors from 8 to 18 years old was held in the Serbian city of Vrnjacka Banja, bringing together 437 chess players from 40 countries. The tournament became one of the largest in the junior calendar and demonstrated the high level of preparation of young players from all over the world.

The national team of Kazakhstan won 21 medals, nine of them gold. This was the country's best achievement in the history of participating in such competitions. Following the results of the tournament, the Kazakh team confidently took first place in the team competition, confirming its status as one of the strongest chess powers at the junior level.

Daniyal Sapenov, a talented chess player from Karaganda, made a significant contribution to this success. He became the silver medalist of the Rapid World Championship in the under-18 category.

Daniyal Sapenov is a master of FIDE and one of the most promising representatives of the Kazakh chess school. He had previously achieved significant success in the international arena: he became the world blitz champion in his age category and won a bronze medal in rapid.

According  to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region