Asian Youth Championship – a story told in pictures 2

Champion of Girls U8 Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan with her father

Morvorid Nazriddimova (in pink), Girls U18, and Asila Muhtojzoda (jeans), Girls U16, both from Tajikistan. Tajikistani did not have any problem from a language point of view – they can speak Farsi very well.

From left to right: Mariam Abdulaziz; U10, Amal Abdulaziz, U14; Aatima Abdulghani, U16; Faiqa Saleh, U18, all from the United Arab Emirates. The Arab girls did not have any problem with Hijab, because they are used to it from their own countries.

Standing for the Iranian National Anthem at the closing ceremony at Olympic Hotel

They really enjoyed that song...

The girls take pictures with digital cameras and cellphones at the closing ceremony

Team winners of the Boys' section, bronze went to United Arab Emirates, Gold to India and Silver Cup stayed in Iran.

And the Girls' section, Gold for Indians, Silver one more time for the host country, and Bronze this time for the Uzbeks

Posing for a remembrance picture: all the medal winners of Boys' section

And it is girls’ turn! Compare these two photos and then you will see that girls have generally more discipline, even in posing for a picture.

Team of United Arab Emirates

The Indian participants won so many medals!

Boys and girls of Sri Lanka

Uzbekistanis won three Silver Medals

In the lobby of the hotel fans play blitz!

After the closing ceremony, in their hotel, the girls are still playing, but this time it is "crazy chess!"

Epilogue: as an Iranian I hope that everyone had a good time in Iran and has left our country with a good memories. Of course our organization did have a few deficiencies, but I am sure our very kind guests will generously forget them, and hopefully we see them in the very near future in Iran.

• Asian Chess Federation home page (games available in PGN there)