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The FIDE World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships among open section and girls section under 14, 16, and 18 years old were held in Halkidiki from 17th to 19th of October.
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich visited the event and made a first symbolic move in the game Limanovska-Shuvalova (Girls U-18).
FIDE President attended the closing ceremony of the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships and presented awards to the winners. Top three places in each tournament were awarded with cups and medals.
Results of World Youth Rapid Championships:
U14:
Open: 1. Dmitry Tsoi (Russia) - 7.5/9, 2. Huang Renjie (China), 3. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) - 6.5;
Girls: 1. Song Yuxin (China) - 7.5, 2. Meruert Kamalidenova (Kazakhstan) - 7, 3. Ning Kaiyu (China) - 6.5;
U16:
Open: 1. Andrey Esipenko (Russia) - 8, 2. Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzbekistan) - 7, 3. Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (Kazakhstan) - 6.5;
Girls: 1. Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (Vietnam) - 7.5, 2. Ekaterina Goltseva (Russia), 3. Mariia Berdnyk (Ukraine) - 6;
U18:
Open: 1. Alexey Sarana (Russia) - 7.5, 2. Igor Janik (Poland) - 6.5, 3. Kirill Shevchenko (Ukraine) - 6;
Girls: 1. Polina Shuvalova (Russia) - 7.5, 2. Alicja Sliwicka (Poland), 3. Alexandra Obolentseva (Russia) - 6.
Results of World Youth Blitz Championships:
U14:
Open: 1. Huang Renjie (China), 2. Volodar Murzin (Russia, 3. Dmitry Tsoi (Russia) - 6.5;
Girls: 1. Leya Garifullina (Russia) - 7.5, 2. Song Yuxin (China) - 7, 3. Ning Kaiyu (China) - 6.5;
U16:
Open: 1. Andrey Esipenko (Russia), 2. Abdimalik Abdisalimov (Uzbekistan) - 7.5, 3. David Gavrilescu (Romania) - 7;
Girls: 1. Assel Serikbay (Kazakhstan), 2. Zhang Xiao (China) - 7, 3. Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (Vietnam) - 6.5;
U18:
Open: 1. Alexey Sarana (Russia) - 7.5, 2. Denis Makhnev (Kazakhstan), 3. Viktor Gazik (Slovakia) - 7;
Girls: 1. Polina Shuvalova (Russia) - 7.5, 2. Nguen Hong Ngoc (Vietnam), 3. Anastasia Avramidou (Greece) - 6.
Official website: worldyouth2018.com
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