ASTANA – Kazakh chess player Bibisara Assaubayeva, 20, took first place at the Aeroflot Open 2024 international chess festival, which took place on March 2-8 in Moscow, reported the Kazakhstan Chess Federation’s press service.

Bibisara Assaubayeva. Photo credit: FIDE/Mikhala Valusa.
The competition gathered at least 500 participants with over 2,300 points in the FIDE rating, as well as chess players aged under 15 years.