n Yakutsk, the winners were determined at the draughts tournament in memory of Nikolai Kychkin
The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Chairman of the government of the RS (Y) Georgy Stepanov, First Deputy Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the RS (Y) Alexander Bugaev, First Deputy Head of the Department of Physical Culture and Mass Sports Andrey Ignatiev, President of the Draughts Federation of the RS (Y) Yakov Sidorov, Honorary President of the Draughts Federation of the RS (Y) Vladimir Ptitsyn and Nikolay Nikolaevich’s wife, Honored Coach of Russia Maria Byrdynnyrova.
“Draughts in our republic has a large audience of admirers and is one of the most popular sports. And you, our guests, can notice that the republic actively supports and develops the draughts movement in the region, as a result every year draughts players from Yakutia successfully perform on Russian and international arena,” Deputy Chairman of the government of Yakutia Georgy Mikhailovich said in his welcoming speech.
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