Checkmate in two moves is impossible. But future champions are already being raised in the community.
On Saturday, June 6, the HIGH HUB Youth Center turned into a true chess kingdom.
Young intellectuals from Vysokyi, Pokotylivka, and Pivdenne gathered at the boards to test their thinking skills, composure, and ability to anticipate events several moves ahead.
The Open Chess Tournament for Children and Youth of the Vysochanska Community brought together both experienced players and students of the chess club that recently began operating at the Youth Center.
At the opening ceremony, First Deputy Head of the Settlement Council Ivan Mykhailychenko emphasized the importance of developing youth sports and the role of the Youth Center in bringing together young people in the community.
The chief referee of the competition was Volodymyr Zhukov, coach of the chess department of the Vysochanska Youth Sports School.
A special atmosphere filled the tournament: some players carefully analyzed positions, while others quickly found combinations. The boards saw beautiful tactical strikes, unexpected sacrifices, and tense endgames where the outcome depended on a single precise move.
Winners of the tournament
Senior Boys
Oleksandr Kholodnyi (14, Vysokyi)
Bronislav Kudrenko (13, Vysokyi)
Oleksii Lypnytskyi (13, Vysokyi)
Junior Boys
Ivan Halkin (9, Vysokyi)
Oleksandr Bezdietko (12, Vysokyi)
Zakhar Nemenushchyi (9, Pivdenne)
Girls
Alesia Nesterenko (11, Pokotylivka)
Anastasiia Yashchenko (12, Vysokyi)
All participants received certificates and souvenirs, while the winners added trophies, medals, and gifts from the HIGH HUB Youth Center to their collections.
Thanks to Volodymyr Zhukov for developing chess in the community, to the tournament organizers, to the parents for their support, and to all participants for their fair and uncompromising competition.
True victories begin not with trophies, but with the first move made, the desire to learn, and the courage to sit down at the board against a strong opponent.
A new generation of thoughtful, determined, and confident children is growing up in the Vysochanska Community.
With support: High Hub Youth Center