first round results of the World Youth Chess Championship
Today in Kemer, Antalya, started the World Youth Chess Championship for boys and girls from 8 to 18 years old. It is a major event involving the top players from most of the world’s federations. More than 2000 participants and 1500 accompanying people are in Antalya.
Today was the first round of the event. In the U-18 section, boys, we see GM Ivan Popov and GM David Howell who had a direct rivalry for the first places of the U20 World Championship earlier this year. However, they will also face strong opposition from Manuel Leon Hoyos.
In the girls U-18 section Valentina Gunina starts as the clear favorite with a victory against Maria Vladimirova. WIM Kiran, WIM Gomes, WIM Mikadze, and WIM Nemcova complete the top 5 seeded.
The playing hall of the WYCC in Kemer
Here are the results of the top five boards of the first round of the WYCC in Antalya.
World Youth Chess Championship, Boys U-18
GM POPOV Ivan (2539, RUS) - HANSEN Alexei Cherstiouk (2189, DEN) 1-0
SCHWARHOFER Christopher (2186, AUT) - GM HOWELL David W L (2527, ENG) 0-1
GM RAKHMANOV Aleksandr (2510, RUS) - IDRISOV Tebriz (2169, AZE) 0-1
CATELLI Hernan (2168, ARG) IM - WARAKOMSKI Tomasz (2498, POL) 0-1
IM LEON HOYOS Manuel (2495, MEX) - SCHIENDORFER Emanuel (2163, SUI) 1-0
World Youth Chess Championship, Girls U-18
VLADIMIROVA Maria (2003, BUL) WFM GUNINA Valentina (2359, RUS) 0-1
WIM KIRAN Manisha Mohanty (2263, IND) AVDEEVA Victoriya (1985, AZE) 1-0
HRENIC Misa (1982, SLO) WIM GOMES Mary Ann (2262, IND) 0-1
WIM MIKADZE Miranda (2255, GEO) MANELIDOU Maria (1933, GRE) 1-0
LEVY ORTIZ Mireya (1910, ECU) WIM NEMCOVA Katerina (2255, CZE) 0-1
WYCC, Boys U-8
KOLDAY Ata (0, TUR ) - SHTEMBULIAK Evgeny (2077, UKR) 0-1
ACOSTA Cubides Jorian Jared (1998, COL) - KUDELYA Igor (0, RUS) 0-1
KUMCU Ugur (0, TUR) - LOPEZ Luis Alejandro (1973, COL) 1-0
ARJUN BHARAT (1825, IND) - KUZMANOVIC Jordan 0 (FYR, 65) 1-0
LEVITAN Tal (0, ISR) - SHAHI Harshal 1708 (IND, 5) 0-1
WYCC Girls U-8
FIESCO Valentina (2048, COL) - LIAO Simone (0, USA) 0-1
LUNIGIANI Deborah (0, ITA) – MEGHNA C H (1716, IND) 0-1
DMOCHOWSKA Agnieszka (1463, POL) - MAMMADOVA Narmin (0, AZE) 0-1
MAMMADZADA Gunay (0, AZE) - ABDUMALIK Zhansaya (0, KAZ) 0-1
ACIMOVIC Gorica (0, SER) – MARCZUK Anna (0, POL) ½ – ½
WYCC Boys U-10
CM RUIZ C Joshua D (2246, COL) - KADZIM Musa (0, INA) ½ – ½
KALEOGLU Fatih (0, TUR) - FM POSADA Juan Manuel (2141, COL) 0-1
FM KOUSHIK Girish. A. (2086, IND) - KANTARLI Onat (0, TUR) 1-0
KARIMOV Alisher (0, TJK) - GAGARE Shardul (2080, IND) 0-1
ANTIPOV Mikhail Al (2070, RUS) - KAYAALP Berk 1-0(0, TUR)
WYCC Girls U-10
FM SAEED Ishaq (2153, UAE) JANSEN VAN RENSBURG Monica (0, RSA) – - +
JEENA Cheshni (0, RSA) RENTERIA Manuela (1981, COL) 0-1
STYAZHKINA Anna (1869, RUS) JOUDELAT Noemie (0, FRA) 1-0
KAFETZI Angeliki (0, GRE) WFM HAUSSERNOT Cecile (1824, FRA) 0-1
UVAROVA Anastasiya (1749, RUS) KESKIN Suara (0, TUR) 0-1
WYCC Boys U-12
FM NYZHNYK Illya (2377, UKR) - ABOZENKO Georg (0, EST) 1-0
AHMAD Alzarovni (0, ) - FM BAJARANI Ulvi (2268, AZE) 0-1
FM MOUSSARD Jules (2261, FRA) - AKDAGLI Gokhan (0, TUR) 1-0
AKDAS Tutku Doruk (0, TUR) - BUKHAVSHIN Ivan (2248, RUS) 0-1
FM GROVER Sahaj (2238, IND) - AL AJJI Abdulla (0, QAT) 1-0
WYCC Girls U-12
WFM BARAEVA Marina (2136, RUS) - GUO Qi (0, CHN) 0-1
GURCAN Aytolun (0, TUR) - OSMANODJA Filiz (2071, GER) 0-1
WFM SAMIGULLINA Diana (2065, RUS) - HAUKSDOTTIR Hrund (0, ISL) 1-0
IMANLY Ayten (0, AZE) - BARAEVA Irina (2028, RUS) 0-1
WFM LACH Aleksandra (2021, POL) - IMNADZE Nato (0, GEO) 1-0
World Youth Chess Championship, Boys U-14
S.P. Sethuraman (2427, IND) - TORDEUR Jonathan (1988, SUI) 1-0
ANDREEV Sasho (1983, BUL) - IM SJUGIROV Sanan (2422, RUS) 0-1
FM TER-SAHAKYAN Samvel (2389, ARM) - HASANLI Sirus (1975, AZE) 1-0
SARIYEV Riad (1975, AZE) - GRANDELIUS Nils (2377, SWE) ½ – ½
FM ROBSON Ray (2368, USA) - KILICBAY Mustafa (1971, TUR) 1-0
World Youth Chess Championship, Girls U-14
WFM PAIKIDZE Nazi (2292, GEO) - COADA Elena (1782, MDA) 1-0
KANTOR Reka (1780, SVK) - PADMINI Rout (2226, IND) ½ – ½
WFM BULMAGA Irina (2176, MDA) - HUGHES Rhian (1779, SCO) 1-0
SIRKOVA Darena (1761, BUL) - WFM DANELIA Mariam (2111, GEO) 0-1
WFM ARABIDZE Meri (2108, GEO) - ARIG Busra (1759, TUR) 1-0
World Youth Chess Championship, Boys U-16
WICKSTROM Lucas (2115, SWE) - IM SALGADO LOPEZ Ivan (2460, ESP) ½ – ½
IM DURARBEYLI Vasif (2459, AZE) - FM WAGEIH Kareim (2110, EGY) 1-0
TOFTE Sondre Waage (2107, NOR) - IM KHARCHENKO Boris (2427, UKR) 0-1
NABATY Tamir (2426, ISR) - ZHOU Haonan (2096, CAN) 1-0
GIJSEN Stief (2084, BEL) – FM CHIRILA Ioan Cristian (2423, ROU) 0-1
World Youth Chess Championship, Girls U-16
WFM GIRYA Olga (2338, RUS) - DURAN JUAREZ Citlali (1860, MEX) + – -
GRGURIC Daria (1841, CRO) - WFM GURAMISHVILI Sopiko (2305, GEO) 0-1
WIM SUKANDAR Irine Kharisma (2275, INA) - GOOSSENS Hanne ½ – ½(1837, BEL)
WFM OFFICER Amy (1816, SCO) - VOJINOVIC Jovana (2227, MNE) 0-1
MAMMADOVA Gulnar (2217, AZE) - HATTINGH Angelique (1815, RSA) 1-0
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