Spanish chess players compete in FIDE World Youth Chess Championship

Spanish chess players participated in the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship held in Roquetas de Mar, Almería. The tournament brought together over 700 players from 82 countries to compete across various age categories.

In the female sub-17 category, Laia Bosch finished in 13th place with 6.5 points, marking her as the second-best Spanish representative in her division. The category was won by Mongolia's Buyankhishig Batpelden. In the open sub-13 category, Jordi Llobet secured 28th place with six points, earning 98.40 FIDE points to improve his international ranking. The sub-13 title went to Kazakhstan's Danis Kuandykuly.

Additionally, five students from El Altillo International School—Nicholas K., Lucas Xu, Alberto E., Jing, and Leo Kowalski—completed the tournament with improved FIDE Elo ratings. The event served as a multicultural exchange, allowing participants to interact with competitors from nations including Kazakhstan, Croatia, Israel, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates.