18-year-old Kazakhstani chess player Bibisara Assaubayeva for the second time in a row became the winner of the World Blitz Championship, which was held in Almaty, El.kz reports with reference to Kazinform.
Bibisara in the final round won the Indian chess player Harika Dronavalli, and the Chinese Tan Zhongyi, lost to another chess player from India - Hampi Koner.
"I became a world champion for the second year. Last year I won the championship very confidently. Now I want to calm down a bit, to spend time with my family. I missed them very much," Bibisara said at a news conference.
Last year, Bibisara Assaubayeva won the World Blitz Championship in Warsaw (Poland).