On Saturday, May 25, the city-wide chess championship for students in grades 1–4, known as the “Chess Cup of Lviv,” took place at Secondary School No. 7. A total of 243 pupils from various Lviv schools participated in this intellectual competition. The event was organized by the Department of Education and Culture of the Lviv City Council.
The young players competed in both team and individual formats. Despite their age, the tournament was filled with intense and exciting matches, each requiring focus, strategic thinking, and endurance.
Yuliia Savchuk, coordinator of the city’s chess development program, emphasized that such tournaments not only foster a competitive spirit but also help children build discipline, logical thinking, attentiveness, and the ability to gracefully handle both victories and losses. She noted that chess remains an integral part of the educational process in many Lviv schools.
Winners of the “Chess Cup of Lviv”:
Team standings:
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🥇 1st place – Secondary School No. 34 named after Markiyan Shashkevych (Savych Ivanna, Skochylas Markiyan, Pikhotskyi Bohdan)
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🥈 2nd place – Lyceum No. 93 (Voznyi Demian, Senechyn Tetiana, Ferents Mia)
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🥉 3rd place – Secondary School No. 32 (Bovhyra Marko, Terlych Ostap, Bandurovskyi Markiyan)
Individual standings:
1st Board:
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1st place – Furda Bohdan (School No. 29)
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2nd place – Tkachuk Makar (School No. 98)
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3rd place – Prots Zlata (Lyceum No. 80)
2nd Board:
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1st place – Savchuk Matvii (School No. 9)
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2nd place – Terlych Ostap (School No. 32)
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3rd place – Skochylas Markiyan (School No. 34 named after Shashkevych)
3rd Board:
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1st place – Pikhotskyi Bohdan (School No. 34 named after Shashkevych)
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2nd place – Hodii Davyd (School No. 97)
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3rd place – Didukh Yustyna (Lyceum No. 38)
All winners received trophies and medals for their achievements.