Ukrainian boy, 9, wins world chess championship in Spain
Nine-year-old Myron Netrebka from Dnipro, Ukraine, has won the world chess championship in the boys' under-9 category in Roquetas de Mar, Spain.
According to the Ukrainian Chess Federation, Netrebka scored 9.5 points out of 11, winning nine games, drawing one and losing one.
He finished half a point ahead of runner-up Sayfuddin Erkinboyev of Uzbekistan, while Poland's Wiktor Stankowski took bronze with 8.5 points.
Netrebka, coached by Hennadiy Hutman, secured Ukraine's only medal at the championship.
The young chess player had already won three medals at a competition in Greece in 2025: gold in rapid chess and blitz, and silver in another event.