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Padinska skela and Kruševac Among the Best: Inmates from Serbia Shone at the European Chess Championship
Inmates from the Kruševac Educational-Correctional Facility won first place at the Second European Championship for Persons Deprived of Liberty in online chess, while inmates from the KPZ Belgrade (Padinska skela) won a high second place.
TL;DR
- Inmates from Kruševac Educational-Correctional Facility won first place in the youth category at the Second European Championship for Persons Deprived of Liberty in online chess.
- Inmates from KPZ Belgrade (Padinska skela) secured second place.
- This was the first Intercontinental competition for the Kruševac inmates, which included 18 countries and 44 teams.
- Kruševac inmates were previously world champions in chess in 2022.
- Inmates from KPZ for women in Požarevac and inmates from Zabela placed fourth in their respective categories.
- Serbian penal institutions have participated in the World Online Chess Championship since its inception in 2021, initiated by Anatoly Karpov and FIDE.