Tatarstan resident Ayrat Fatykhov became the world champion in blitz backgammon.

      Tatarstan native Ayrat Fatykhov won the final against Georgian athlete Eduard Nazaryan with a score of 5:3 and became the first world champion in the history of long backgammon blitz. Tatarstan native Ayrat Fatykhov became the first world champion in the history of fast long backgammon. In eleven rounds, he suffered only one defeat, achieving nine victories and missing one round. In the decisive final match, the athlete from Tatarstan faced Georgian representative Eduard Nazaryan and won with a score of 5:3, thus claiming the championship title. The tournament was held using the Swiss system, where a participant is eliminated after two losses. A total of about 150 players from 17 countries participated in the competition. The World Championship in long backgammon in the "blitz" discipline took place in Tbilisi from May 29 to June 2.

      Diana Salikhzanova

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