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VAR idChess successfully applied at the Asian Schools Chess Championship in Uzbekistan

July 21, 2023

From July 13 to July 20 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), the Asian Schools Chess Championship was held. The games were broadcast on the idChess platform, and the idChess chess video arbiter (VAR) assisted the arbiters in judging.

Games under the ages of 11, 9 and 7 were broadcast by idChess and the VAR system was applied. Arbitrators from different countries gave a very positive assessment of the new tool at work and shared their impressions of working with the idChess broadcast and VAR video assistant.

VAR idChess successfully applied at the Asian Schools Chess Championship in Uzbekistan

Najmiddin Umarov, FIDE National Arbiter, Uzbekistan, noted that a large number of disputable situations were considered during the tournament.

“I am glad that in Uzbekistan we started using the idChess program, with the help of VAR we examined 25 cases of violations in only one round in the categories of boys under the age of 7 and 9! This facilitates the decision-making process, especially in blitz games.”

The chief judge of the Asian Schools Chess Championship 2023, international arbiter Zhohangir Kamalov described how the arbiters used VAR idChess:

“The system provided to us by the idChess team was installed at our tournament in several categories: under the ages of 7, 9 and 11. It performed well: when there were many difficulties, especially in the category under the age of 7, we watched the video, if everything was confirmed, the game was continued, if not — we issued a warning. The idChess system provided precious assistance in resolving contentious issues, the system saved arbiters in many situations. I think we will use it in the future, as it is really very useful."

Fatih Abdukhalikov, national arbiter from Uzbekistan, said that young chess players become more disciplined with technological observation of games:

“This is very convenient, especially at children's tournaments: the human factor is minimized, you can immediately determine if someone is cheating. It is easier to resolve a dispute, children are less likely to disturb arbiters, therefore, they do not interrupt an opponent's process of thinking. In general, children behave differently if games are broadcast and VAR is working: they play more seriously and more honestly, a pure game of chess is developed.”

The national arbiter from Tajikistan, Jamshed Vatanov, also noticed that the work of arbiters has been made easier thanks to VAR idChess:

“VAR idChess makes the work of chess arbiters easier: recording games disciplines children during the game, children do not break the rules when they see that the camera is installed and recording is in progress. Also, broadcasting of games helps coaches to track the game of their students in real time, which is very convenient.”

Recordings of games can be viewed at the platform live.idchess.com:

Blitz:

Open under the age of 7

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Open under the age of 9

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Girls under the age of 7

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Girls under the age of 9

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Рапид:

Open under the age of 7

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Open under the age of 9

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Girls under the age of 7

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Girls under the age of 9

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Классика:

Open under the age of 7

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Open under the age of 9

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Open under the age of 11

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Girls under the age of 7

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Girls under the age of 9

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Girls under the age of 11

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Some results of the classical competition:

The numerous team of Uzbekistan was left without awards in only three categories out of twelve. In the rest, representatives of Uzbekistan collected 2 gold medals, 2 silver and 8 bronze.

In terms of the number of awards in the classical championship, the teams of India (3 gold medals, 1 silver), Mongolia (2 gold, 2 silver) and Kazakhstan (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze) lead.

Two Russian chess players performed excellently at the championship:
Open U17 — 1st place, Alexander Khripachenko
Girls under the age of 15 — 3rd place, Darmaeva Nomina.

Sri-Lankan chess players took the lead in two ages: 1st place among girls under the ages of 13 and 7.

Photos by Uzbekistan Chess Federation