10
June
2011
METROPOL Group acted as the general partner of the 2nd International Chess Tournament for the Prize of Traditional Buddhist Sangha of Russia, completed on 10 June in the Ivolga datsan
The first tournament was held in 2010. This year’s tournament
featured international grand masters from Siberia, Kazakhstan,
Mongolia, as well as top Buryat players. The most particular trait
of the 2011 tournament was that it included the International Grand
Master and International Master qualifications. In addition, thanks
to the support from IFC METROPOL, one day of the tournament took
place on the shore of Lake Baikal. Many participants saw the famous
lake for the first time in their lives.
“This is the first time I’ve been on Baikal. Its climate and
landscape have made a unforgettable impression on me. I am charmed
with the place”, said Bolat Asanov, a Grand Master from Kazakhstan.
“I was sorry that I could not stay there longer. As for the
tournament, I can say only one thing – very high level!”
The venue for the tournament was also high-level – it was the
territory of the Ivoga datsan, which communicated a respective
spiritual attitude. Ganjuntsiren Lama, a lecturer at the Buddhist
University, highly appreciated METROPOL’s sponsorship, “There are
not so many patrons around and we had to handle most of the
arrangements ourselves, but METROPOL Group has helped us”.
This year’s winners are:
1st place – Oleg Badmatsyrenov, 7 points
2nd place – Dmitry Pushkarev, 5.5 points
3rd place – Serigdey Temirbaev, Aleksey Krusshiov, Sendorji
Dondukov, 5 points each.
