16-year-old Stavroula Tsolakidou is the world champion in the Young Chess Tournament that was held in Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia. Stavroula earned 9 points in 11 matches and was declared the winner in the world tournament. The 16-year- old girl returns to Greece with the whole team and from Wednesday school will be her top priority. From last year she had been declared world champion within 16 years olds but this year she struggled in a strong battlefield with older than her age chess players (18 years old), succeeding something very important for Greece and Greek Chess. The president of Stavroula’s team, the Chess Club of Kavala, Vasilis Theodoridis, couldn’t hide his delight and satisfaction: “Her distinction is unique. No athlete, ever before, has ever won three championships in a row in this young age”.
It is the most prestigious tournaments for junior players in the world and this year the tournament saw a huge participation from across the globe and several countries had sent their contigents.Tin which 52 players from 37 countries had participated.