Sofia Gaer became the silver medalist in the final of the Russian Youth Cup!
In the «girls under 13» category

Photo from personal archive.
The Cup final titled «Udmurtia 2025» took place in Izhevsk from December 4 to 10. The 64 best participants from 28 Russian regions, selected based on previous stages of the RYC, competed for prizes and awards.
Sofia Gaer demonstrated an excellent result, scoring 5 out of 7 points and taking second place. Congratulations!
In addition to Sofia, two other young Moscow region chess players participated in the prestigious competition: Sofia Bulik (girls under 11) and Oleg Russkikh (boys under 15).
