Chess player from Turkmenistan became the winner of the tournament in Turkey

Turkmen chess player, 24-year-old international master Saparmurat Atabaev became the winner of the authoritative chess tournament "White Elephant". This is reported by the Internet edition "Turkmenistan: Golden Age".

27 chess players fought for the victory in the tournament, 9 of which are holders of high titles.
The competition was held in the Republic of Turkey. The opponents fought according to the Swiss system in 7 rounds.
The Turkmen chess player won in six rounds, the seventh round ended in a draw. According to the results of the games, Saparmurat earned 6.5 points and surpassed the Turkish chess player, thus gaining an unconditional victory in the "White Elephant" tournament.

In December last year Saparmurat won the title of grandmaster, having triumphed in the chess festival "Rocking-2023 Masters", which was held in the capital of Uzbekistan.