Dnipro resident Myron Netrebka has become the world champion in chess.
The World Chess Championship for boys under 9 years old concluded in Roketes de Mar (Spain). The winner was Myron Netrebka, a student of the Dnipro sports school No. 9, who scored 9,5 points out of a possible 11. This is Myron's second world title, as he also won the World Blitz Championship for boys under 8 years old in April 2025.
The World Chess Championship for boys under 9 years old took place in the city of Roketes de Mar (Spain), with the participation of 82 young chess players from various countries.
The student from the Dnipro sports school №9, Myron Netrebka, successfully competed in the tournament. He scored 9,5 points out of a possible 11, and became the world champion.
According to the Department of Humanitarian Policy of the Dnipro City Council, this is already the second world championship victory for Myron Netrebko. In April 2025, he became the world champion in blitz among boys under 8 years, also scoring 9,5 points out of 11 possible. As noted by the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Administration, the young chess player has confirmed his high level of play.