Duda
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R14
Liren
Nakamura
1
0
R14 LIVE
Caruana
Firouzja
0
1
R14
Rapport
Radjabov
0
1
R14
Radjabov
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R13
Firouzja
Liren
1/2
1/2
R13
Nakamura
Duda
1
0
R13
Nepo
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R13
Nepo
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R12
Duda
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R12
Liren
Radjabov
0
1
R12
Rapport
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R12
Caruana
Liren
0
1
R11
Radjabov
Duda
1/2
1/2
R11
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R11
Nakamura
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R11
Nakamura
Firouzja
1
0
R10
Nepo
Radjabov
1/2
1/2
R10
Duda
Caruana
1
0
R10
Rapport
Liren
0
1
R10
Liren
Duda
1
0
R9
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R9
Radjabov
Nakamura
1
0
R9
Firouzja
Rapport
1
0
R9
Firouzja
Radjabov
1/2
1/2
R8
Nakamura
Caruana
1
0
R8
Nepo
Liren
1/2
1/2
R8
Rapport
Duda
1
0
R8
Caruana
Radjabov
1
0
R7
Liren
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R7
Duda
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R7
Rapport
Nepo
0
1
R7
Nepo
Duda
1
0
R6
Nakamura
Liren
1/2
1/2
R6
Firouzja
Caruana
0
1
R6
Radjabov
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R6
Nakamura
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R5
Firouzja
Duda
1/2
1/2
R5
Radjabov
Liren
1/2
1/2
R5
Caruana
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R5
Liren
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R4
Duda
Radjabov
1/2
1/2
R4
Nepo
Firouzja
1
0
R4
Rapport
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R4
Firouzja
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R3
Radjabov
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
Duda
1/2
1/2
R3
Liren
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R3
Duda
Liren
1/2
1/2
Nepo
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Nakamura
Radjabov
1
0
Rapport
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Radjabov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nakamura
1
0
Liren
Nepo
0
1
Duda
Rapport
1/2
1/2
Aronian
MVL
0
1
TB 1.3
MVL
So
1
0
TB 1.2
So
Aronian
1
0
TB1.1
Dominguez
So
1/2
1/2
R9
Firouzja
MVL
0
1
R9
Deac
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R9
Rapport
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R9
Aronian
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R9
Nepo
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R8
Caruana
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R8
MVL
Deac
1/2
1/2
R8
So
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R8
Mamedyarov
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R8
Firouzja
Dominguez
1
0
R7
Deac
So
1/2
1/2
R7
Rapport
MVL
0
1
R7
Aronian
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R7
Nepo
Mamedyarov
0
1
R7
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R6
MVL
Aronian
0
1
R6
So
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R6
Dominguez
Deac
1
0
R6
Mamedyarov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R6
Deac
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R5
Rapport
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R5
Aronian
So
1/2
1/2
R5
Nepo
MVL
1/2
1/2
R5
Caruana
Mamedyarov
1
0
R5
MVL
Caruana
1
0
R4
So
Nepo
1
0
R4
Dominguez
Aronian
0
1
R4
Firouzja
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R4
Mamedyarov
Deac
1/2
1/2
R4
Rapport
Deac
0
1
R3
Aronian
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R3
Nepo
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
So
1/2
1/2
R3
MVL
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R3
So
MVL
1/2
1/2
R2
Dominguez
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R2
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R2
Deac
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R2
Mamedyarov
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R2
Aronian
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R1
Nepo
Deac
1/2
1/2
R1
Caruana
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R1
MVL
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R1
So
Mamedyarov
1
0
R1
MVL
Wang
1
0
Ding
Nepo
1
0
Giri
Alekseenko
0
1
Caruana
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Giri
1
0
Ding
Alekseenko
1
0
MVL
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Wang
1
0
Nepo
Wang
0
1
MVL
Alekseenko
1
0
Ding
Grischuk
1
Caruana
Giri
0
1
Ding
Giri
0
1
MVL
Grischuk
0
1
Wang
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
ALekseenko
Nepo
0
1
Grischuk
Wang
1/2
1/2
Giri
MVL
1/2
1/2
Ding
Caruana
1/2
1/2
MVL
Ding Liren
1/2
1/2
Wang
Giri
0
1
Nepo
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Alekseenko
0
1
Giri
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Ding
Wang
1/2
1/2
MVL
Caruana
0
1
Grischuk
Giri
1/2
1/2
Alekseenko
Ding
1/2
1/2
Nepo
MVL
0
1
Wang
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Caruana
MVL
1/2
1/2
The 11th IBCA World Women’s and Junior Chess Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired, organized by the IBCA, the French Blind Chess Association, and the Maison d’Échecs de Toulouse Lardenne, chief organizer Mr. Laurent Kruk, took place in Castelnaudary, France, from July 10-18, 2022. The participants, representing 18 federations from three continents, used specialized Braille chess boards, talking clocks, and voice recording equipment. On a rest day, the organizers kindly offered a boat trip on the Canal du Midi, France’s major navigable waterway that connects the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and an excursion to the medieval fortified city of Carcassonne, inhabited since 3500 BC and famous for an eponymous board name.
The battle for the junior title went down to the wire. Tage Johansson, a student of renowned Swedish coach and Braille organizer Jörgen Magnusson, showed a lot of character coming from behind. Ranked 5th-4th-3rd-2nd as the tournament progressed, he climbed slowly but steadily and claimed gold after pulling off a decisive victory in the last round. Bravo to a talented player and to a magnificent teacher!
Gold Medal Tage Johansson (SWE)
Silver Medal Aryan B Joshi (IND)
Bronze Medal Michal Racis (POL)
In the Women’s championship, WIM Liubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko from Kyiv, Ukraine, dominated the field, scoring 8.5 points out of 9. Her achievement was universally cheered as yet another manifestation of cohesiveness and solidarity. Players from war-torn Ukraine faced numerous obstacles to their participation in the 2022 IBCA World Team Ch. in North Macedonia and the 2022 IBCA World Women’s Ch. in France but were able to overcome them all with the help of the worldwide Braille chess family that organized a successful fundraising effort and ensured players’ safe passage.
National Braille associations of Sweden, Germany, Canada, North Macedonia, France, Italy, as well as the IBCA itself, generously contributed enough money to make possible both the participation of Team Ukraine in the Championship in Ohrid and the participation of Liubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko, Ukraine’s best female Braille player, in the Championship in Castelnaudary. This is a great example of solidarity that transcends borders!
Gold Medal WIM Liubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko (UKR)
Silver Medal WFM Anna Stolarczyk (POL)
Bronze Medal Emilia Egeman (POL)
Read more: Poland wins IX IBCA World Team Chess Championship
In an emotional interview taken after the completion of the final round, the Women’s Champion Liubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko said: “I came from a country which is ravaged by war. On February 24, Russia started unprovoked aggression, which is universally condemned by the United Nations and other international bodies. Every day, Russia is bombing our peaceful cities, killing civilians, including children. It was very difficult for me to play in this competition. I didn’t train or prepare. I was crying non-stop, mourning relatives, friends, and colleagues who were killed. I would like to thank the IBCA, the worldwide Braille community, and the French organizers for resolving all financial issues and making it possible for me to come here. I tried very hard to win this championship for my country and to tell you the truth about the situation in Ukraine. Thank you for your solidarity. Please continue supporting Ukraine.“
The closing ceremony on July 17 featured Mr. Patrick Maugard, Mayor of Castelnaudary; Mr. Philippe Greffier, President of the Unions of communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois (CCLA); Dr. Charudatta Jadhav (IND), the IBCA President; Ms. Diana Tsypina (CAN), the IBCA 2nd Vice-President; Mr. Pierre Leblic, President of the Ligue Échecs Occitanie; Mr. Jérôme Reboul, director general of Mutualia Alliance Santé, the principal sponsor; Mr. Guy Spanghero, owner and general manager of the IBIS Style hotels; Ms. Laurie Delorme, Vice-President of the French Chess Federation (FFE); Mr. Franck Drouin, Chairman of the Health, Social and Handicapped Commission of the FFE; Ms. Sabine Chabert, Ms. Nicole Cathala, Ms. Valérie Gomez, authorized representatives of municipal agencies in charge of tourism and the affairs of the disabled.
The ceremony started with a live rendition of the French anthem. Then, Mayor Patrick Maugard thanked all participants and officials for coming to Castelnaudary and reminded them of the rich history of the province of Lauragais and the Occitane region. For ten days, the world capital of Cassoulet opened its heart to disabled players. He highlighted excellent collaboration between the IBCA, the organizers and local authorities that made it possible for the participants to meet in Castelnaudary in person and to enjoy chess.
Clementine Kruk read the heartfelt message from Mr. Bernard Duthoit, President of the French Blind Chess Association, who sadly couldn’t attend in person due to COVID-19.
The IBCA President, Dr Charudatta Jadhav, thanked the French authorities, the local organizers, and the IBCA Board members for all the hard work they put into two very difficult events. When we were looking for a venue for this competition, we were immediately won over by the enthusiasm of the teams from the town of Castelnaudary, led by Mayor Maugard, and from the Union of communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois, led by Mr Greffier and Ms Chaubert, and we would like to thank all team members warmly for going an extra mile to ensure great conditions for players and officials. Your devotion and selflessness allowed the best women and juniors to shine.
Chief Arbiter Stephen Boyd (FRA) announced the official results. The dignitaries presented the players with medals and trophies. The winners were met with a huge applause. National anthems of Sweden and Ukraine were played.
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