Chess at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics
The chess competition was held at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics between 13 and 20 December 2019 at Hotel Aurora except on 18 December.[1] The chess competition which was chosen as a sport being part of the multi-sport event was an unprecedented move and it made its debut at this edition of the Winter Deaflympics.[2]
| Chess at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hotel Aurora |
| Dates | 13–20 December |
Both men and women took part in the singles blitz event and in the team event.[3][4]
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men Blitz | Yehuda Gruenfeld Israel |
Mateusz Łapaj Poland |
Duilio Collutiis Italy |
| Women Blitz | Yulia Turkeeva Russia |
Tatiana Baklanova Ukraine |
Olga Gerasimova Russia |
| Men's team | Kazakhstan Samazhan Kettebekov Viktor Maksimenko Amangeldy Nauryzgaliev Berik Nurymov Dmitry Mochalsky Maxim Rozhkov |
Germany Artur Kevorkov Wolfgang Kössler Sergej Salov Mohammed Reza Ghadimi Sascha Bernwald |
Croatia Zlatko Klarić Goran Cechi Emil Nikolić Bogdan Božinović Toni Vujčić Darko Švec |
| Women's team | Ukraine Tatiana Baklanova Natalya Myronenko Svitlana Gonchar Alona Osypova Alina Lyanguzova Inga Rudenko |
Russia Natalia Kudriavtseva Yulia Turkeeva Olga Lagutina Olga Gerasimova Valeria Panina Ljubov Kireeva |
Poland Monika Kobylińska Joanna Strześniewska Izabela Towarnicka Malwina Szewczyk Ewa Wardziak Bożena Krzyszkowiak |
References
- "CHESS – 19 Winter Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- "Chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- "Valtellina - Valchiavenna 2019 | ICSD". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- "deaflympics.com | ICSD". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
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