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FIDE World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships - Winners |
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Friday, 23 October 2015 06:58 |
 The final round of the FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 was played today in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
The players from India dominated the event, winning as many as 11 medals, among them 5 gold. Russia and USA took 4 medals each, but none of them was gold. Iran, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Germany, Greece, Uzbekistan and Vietnam have one gold medal each. Full list of the winners below.
Mosadeghpour Masoud cruised to the victory in the Open U18 leaving the nearest followers a full point behind. In the Girls U18 WFM Mahalakshmi M lost her game, but she already secured the gold medal with one round to spare.
One of the most dramatic sections was Open U16. After the multiple change of the leaders throughout the event Vogel Roven emerged as the winner. The local hero WIM Tsolakidou Stavroula won five games in a row to claim the gold medal in Girls U16.
Vokhidov Shamsiddin won the Open U14 on better tie-break. WFM Vaishali R was rather convincing in the Girls U14.
The Open U12 finished in a three-way tie on the first place. CM Muradli Mahammad took the gold medal on best tie-break score. Among the Girls U12 WFM Salimova Nurgyul won the medal on the better tie-break.
Both U10 sections ended in a two-way ties where the winners were to be decided on additional criteria. The Indians were the most successful - FM Praggnanandhaa R claimed the gold in Open, while Rakshitta Ravi was best among the Girls.
As was expected, Bharath Subramaniyam H won the gold in the Open U8. After the dramatic finish in the Girls U8, WCM Nguyen Le Cam Hien took the gold medal on better tie-break.
Replay the games
Open U18/ Open U16/ Open U14/ Open U12/ Open U10/ Girls U18/ Girls U16/ Girls U14/ Girls U12/ Girls U10
The following players have achieved title norms after the completion of the event:
WFM Kiolbasa Oliwia POL - WIM norm
WFM Harazinska Ewa POL - WIM norm
Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI - IM norm
FM Marek Matyas CZE - IM norm
FM Faizrakhmanov Ramil RUS - IM norm
Kaczur Florian HUN - IM norm
Daskalov Dimitar BUL - IM norm
Aradhya Garg IND - IM norm
Open U18:
1. Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2420 9,5
2. GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2539 8,5
3. IM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2485 8,5
Girls U18:
1. WFM Mahalakshmi M IND 2019 9,0
2. WFM Varshini V IND 2105 8,5
3. WIM Blagojevic Tijana MNE 2315 8,0 (tie-break)
Open U16:
1. Vogel Roven GER 2417 9,0
2. FM Moroni Luca Jr ITA 2460 8,5
3. FM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM 2366 8,5 (tie-break)
Girls U16:
1. WIM Tsolakidou Stavroula GRE 2279 9,0
2. WFM Gazikova Veronika SVK 2190 8,5
3. WIM Bykovtsev Agata USA 2117 8,0 (tie-break)
Open U14:
1.Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2336 9,0
2. FM Esipenko Andrey RUS 2384 9,0
3. FM Gholami Aryan IRI 2400 8,5 (tie-break)
Girls U14:
1. WFM Vaishali R IND 2314 9,5
2. WFM Sliwicka Alicja POL 2129 8,5
3. Vantika Agrawal IND 2039 8,0 (tie-break)
Open U12:
1. CM Muradli Mahammad AZE 2121 9,0
2. CM Nihal Sarin IND 2096 9,0
3. CM Peng David T USA 2231 9,0
Girls U12:
1. WFM Salimova Nurgyul BUL 2144 9,5
2. Yip Carissa USA 2007 9,5
3. WCM Salonika Saina IND 1858 8,5
Open U10:
1. FM Praggnanandhaa R IND 2077 9,0
2. Makoveev Ilya RUS 1982 9,0
3. Wang Justin USA 2046 8,5 (tie-break)
Girls U10:
1. Rakshitta Ravi IND 1516 9,0
2. Song Yuxin CHN 1700 9,0
3. WFM Divya Deshmukh IND 1772 8,5
Open U8:
1. Bharath Subramaniyam H IND 1602 9,5
2. Dev Shah IND 1521 9,0
3. Fiszer Bartosz POL 1443 8,5 (tie-break)
Girls U8:
1. WCM Nguyen Le Cam Hien VIE 1299 9,0
2. Gaal Zsoka HUN 1534 9,0
3. Ivanova Dilyana BUL 1369 8,5 (tie-break)
Results of round 11
Open U18/ Open U16/ Open U14/ Open U12/ Open U10 / Open U08 / Girls U18/ Girls U16/ Girls U14/ Girls U12/ Girls U10 / Girls U08
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Day 10
The penultimate round of the FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 was played today in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
Mosadeghpour Masoud made a quick draw to reach 9,0 points and maintain the lead in the Open U18 section half a point ahead of GM Alekseenko Kirill.
In Girls U18 WFM Mahalakshmi M of India is already celebrating as she secured the title with one round to go with 9/10 points.
In the Open U16 section there has been another change of the leaders. Agmanov Zhandos lost and now Vogel Roven (GER), FM Luca Jr Moroni (ITA) and FM Haik M. Martirosyan (ARM) are on top with 8 points each.
The local star WIM Tsolakidou Stavroula defeated the co-leader WFM Kiolbasa Oliwia in Girls U16 and now she is sharing the lead with WIM Bykovtsev Agata (USA) and WFM Sieber Fiona (GER) with 8 points each.
In the Open U14 the overnight leaders Vokhidov Shamsiddin and FM Esipenko Andrey are now joined by FM Fakhrutdinov Timur. In Girls U14 WFM Vaishali R from India won another game and maintained the lead with 8,5 points.
In the Open U12 section anything is possible as five players share the first place with 8 points each: CM Nihal Sarin (IND), CM Muradli Mahammad (AZE), Firouzja Alireza (IRI), Nesterov Arseniy (RUS) and CM David T Peng (USA).
In Girls U12 WFM Salimova Nurgyul (BUL) is on the winning row, holding the lead with 9,0 points, but Yip Carissa (USA) is following the pace and is only half a point behind.
In the Open U10 FM Praggnanandhaa R. (IND) and Makoveev Ilya (RUS) enter the final round with equal number of the points - 8,5. In the respective Girls section Song Yuxin (CHN) lost her game but is still on the top together with WCM Mungunzul Bat-Erdene (MGL) and Rakshitta Ravi (IND).
In Open U8 Subramaniyam H Bharath (IND) is the biggest candidate for the title, as he leads with 9 points, full point ahead of the followers.
In Girls U8 Ivanova Dilyana (BUL) emerged clear leader with 8,5 points.
The following players have achieved title norms after the completion of the 10th round:
Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2420 IM
Marek Matyas CZE 2398 IM
Faizrakhmanov Ramil RUS 2389 IM
Kaczur Florian HUN 2376 IM
Daskalov Dimitar BUL 2338 IM
Aradhya Garg IND 2180 IM
Harazinska Ewa POL 2087 WIM
Kiolbasa Oliwia POL 2182 WIM
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Day 9
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 9 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
Mosadeghpour Masoud resumed the winning row in the Open U18 to reach 8,5 points and extend the lead to a full point ahead of GM Alekseenko Kirill.
WFM Mahalakshmi M won another game in the Girls U18 section to maintain a full point margin ahead of the group of followers.
Agmanov Zhandos from Kazakhstan defeated the long-time leader in Open U16, FM Fawzy Adham, to overtake the top position with 7,5 points. A large group follows only half a point behind.
In Girls U16 WFM Sieber Fiona (2180) from Germany and WFM Kiolbasa Oliwia (2182) from Poland share the first place with 7,5 points each, after making a draw in the direct encounter of the 9th round.
In the Open U14 there is again a tie for the first place as Vokhidov Shamsiddin caught up with FM Esipenko Andrey on 7,5 points each. In Girls U14 WFM Vaishali R from India maintained the lead with the same number of points.
The top seed and long-time leader in Open U12, FM Abdusattorov Nodirbek, was defeated and now a group consisting of Firouzja Alireza, CM Nihal Sarin and Andrew Z Hong shares the first place with 7,5 points each.
In Girls U12 WFM Salimova Nurgyul won another game to preserve half a point lead ahead of the rest of the field.
In the Open U10 Oglaza Oskar singled out on the top after defeating the earlier co-leader Wang Justin. In the respective Girls section Song Yuxin scored another victory and is now alone on the top of the rankings.
Bharath Subramaniyam H is still the leader in the Open U8 section, while among the Girls there has been a change on the top as now Ivanova Dilyana and Wei Yaqing share the first place with 7,5 points each.
The following players have achieved title norms after the completion of the 9th round:
Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2420 IM
Kaczur Florian HUN 2376 IM
Daskalov Dimitar BUL 2338 IM
Aradhya Garg IND 2180 IM
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Day 8
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 8 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
Mosadeghpour Masoud conceded a first draw in the Open U18 but he still remained half a point ahead of GM Alekseenko Kirill.
WFM Mahalakshmi M with 7,0 points in the Girls U18 section has extended her lead to a full point ahead of the large group of followers.
FM Fawzy Adham is still alone on the top in the Open U16 group, but in the Girls U16 the long-time leader WFM Abdusattorova Bakhora lost, and now WFM Kiolbasa Oliwia and WFM Sieber Fiona are on the shared first place.
In the Open U14 there is finally a single leader as FM Esipenko Andrey won his game to surge ahead in the standings. In Girls U14 WFM Vaishali R also moved into sole lead with the same number of points.
Top seed in Open U12, FM Abdusattorov Nodirbek, was held to a draw but nevertheless he remained leader with 7,0 points. In Girls U12 WFM Salimova Nurgyul broke the lock on the top by winning her 8th round game to move into sole lead.
In the Open U10 Oglaza Oskar joined Wang Justin on the shared first place with 7,0 points each. The earlier leader in the Girls section, WCM Mungunzul Bat-Erdene, was defeated and now Lomaia Diana and Song Yuxin are on the top of the rankings.
The Indian players are still topping the U8 sections. Bharath Subramaniyam H is in charge in the Open section with 7,5 points. Savitha Shri B is first among the Girls with 7,0 points.
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Day 7
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 7 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
The untitled Mosadeghpour Masoud from Iran won another game in the Open U18 group to retain the perfect score and stay a full point ahead of the nearest follower.
Indian girls WFM Mahalakshmi M (6,5 points) and WFM Varshini V (6,0 points) are on the top of the Girls U18 section.
FM Fawzy Adham of Egypt won another game to remain clear leader in the Open U16 group. Meanwhile, the overnight leader in Girls U16, WFM Abdusattorova Bakhora, drew her game and is now joined by WFM Kiolbasa Oliwia and WFM Sieber Fiona on the shared first place.
The results in the Open U14 lifted as many as four players to the top with 6,0 points each: FM Esipenko Andrey, FM Gholami Aryan, FM Fakhrutdinov Timur and Vokhidov Shamsiddin.
In Girls U14 WFM Vaishali R and WFM Goltseva Ekaterina are with 6,0 points each.
Top seed in Open U12, FM Abdusattorov Nodirbek, resumed the winning row to emerge alone on the top with 6,5 points. Yip Carissa, the overnight leader in Girls U12, lost her first game and is caught by WCM Duran Esma Doga, WFM Salimova Nurgyul, WCM Salonika Saina and WFM Tan Huynh Thanh Truc.
In the Open U10 the leading group is reduced to only two players – FM Praggnanandhaa R and Wang Justin with 6,5 points each. With the same points WCM Mungunzul Bat-Erdene is alone on the top in the Girls section.
The Indian players are still topping the U8 sections. Bharath Subramaniyam H is in charge in the Open section with 6,5 points. Savitha Shri B is first among the Girls with the same points.
Photos of round 7
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
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Day 6
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 resumed after the rest day here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
Mosadeghpour Masoud from Iran continued the winning row in the Open U18 group and is now full point ahead of the nearest followers.
WFM Mahalakshmi M of India is leading the Girls U18 with 5,5 points. Her compatriot Varshini V, Velikic Adela and WFM Khomeriki Nino are half a point behind.
FM Fawzy Adham of Egypt emerged clear leader in the Open U16 group after defeating the direct opponent FM Santos Ruiz Miguel. Meanwhile, WFM Abdusattorova Bakhora retained the top position in Girls U16.
The overnight leader in Open U14, FM Shevchenko Kirill, lost his game and is replaced by Lobanov Sergei and Vokhidov Shamsiddin, who are on 5,5 points each. With same points WFM Vaishali R and Badelka Olga are on top in Girls U14.
Top seed in Open U12, FM Abdusattorov Nodirbek, conceded a first draw and is now caught by CM Muradli Mahammad. Yip Carissa (USA) maintained the perfect score in Girls U12, leaving the nearest followers a full point behind.
Both U10 sections are closely contested. In the Open, CM Nguyen Quoc Hy VIE, CM Sadhwani Raunak IND, FM Praggnanandhaa R IND and Wang Justin USA share the first place with 5,5 each.With the same points WFM Divya Deshmukh IND and WCM Mungunzul Bat-Erdene MGL are leading in the Girls section.
The Indian players are dominating the U8 sections. In the Open on the top are CM Dev Shah IND (6,0) and Bharath Subramaniyam H IND (5,5). Among the Girls the leaders are Savitha Shri B IND (6,0) and WCM Prathivya Gupta IND (5,5).
Photos of round 6
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
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Day 5
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 5 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
In most of the sections there are single leaders on the top with perfect 5/5 scores:
Open 18 – Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI
Girls 18 – WFM Varshini V IND
Girls 16 – WFM Abdusattorova Bakhora UZB
Open 14 – FM Shevchenko Kirill UKR
Open 12 – FM Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB
Girls 10 – WFM Divya Deshmukh IND
Girls 8 – Savitha Shri B IND
Some of the younger categories still have two players with the perfect scores:
Girls 12 – Yip Carissa USA and WCM Duran Esma Doga TUR – 5,0 each
Open 10 – FM Praggnanandhaa R IND and Wang Justin USA – 5,0 each
Open 8 – CM Ansat Aldiyar KAZ and CM Dev Shah IND – 5,0 each
There are also two sections with fierce competition where there are larger leading groups:
Open 16 – FM Fawzy Adham EGY, FM Wheeler Cameron USA, FM Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP – 4,5 each
Girls 14 – WFM Vaishali R IND, Badelka Olga BLR and WFM Shuvalova Polina RUS – 4,5 each
Photos of round 5
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
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Day 4
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 4 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
The Open U18 group now has a sole leader as the untitled Mosadeghpour Masoud from Iran defeated the 2nd seed GM Alekseenko Kirill and is on top with perfect score.
WFMs Harazinska Ewa and Varshini V share the lead in the Girls U18 section.
In the Open U16 the 2nd seed FM Fawzy Adham boasts the perfect score, half a point ahead of the large group of players.
Girls U16 section has three leaders – WIM Bykovtsev Agata, WFM Abdusattorova Bakhora and WFM Pychova Nela.
A group of FMs, Esipenko Andrey, Shevchenko Kirill and Kozak Adam, continue to run with perfect score in the Open U14. Top seed WFM Vaishali R and 7th seed Badelka Olga make the commanding duo in the Girls U14 section.
Four players, FM Abdusattorov Nodirbek, Niemann Hans M, CM Muradli Mahammad and Firouzja Alireza, are with the perfect score in the Open U12, while the Girls U12 has as many as five leaders.
Photos of round 4
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
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Day 3
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 continued with round 3 here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki. After multiple surprises and exciting games, leading groups are forming in each section.
Mosadeghpour Masoud, FM Stathopoulos Ioannis and GM Alekseenko Kirill are on the top of the Open U18 group. The top-seeded Vaibhav Suri is half a point behind.
The Girls U18 section has WFM Harazinska Ewa, WFM Varshini V, WFM Gueci Tea, WFM Ivanova Simoneta, WFM Mahalakshmi M and WIM Derakhshani Dorsa as leaders with the perfect score.
In the Open U16 the leaders are FM Fawzy Adham, FM Mihajlov Sebastian, Agmanov Zhandos, IM Rambaldi Francesco, FM Costachi Mihnea and FM Wheeler Cameron. Meanwhile, the 3rd seed IM Preotu Razvan is trailing 1,5 points behind.
In the Girls U16 the top seeds WIM Zhou Qiyu and WIM Dordzhieva Dinara are already full point behind the leading group.
In the U14 groups, both Open and Girls sections have exactly nine leaders each – all of them with perfect scores.
The U12, U10, and U8 sections have their particular charm, as games and results continue to be unpredictable. The desire and love for the chess game in these children is admirable, many games are played for more than five hours.
Tomorrow is round 4, games start at 15:00 local time.
Photos of round 3
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
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Day 2
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Championship 2015 resumed on Monday with the games of round two.
All of the twelve age categories still have multiple leaders with perfect scores. However, there were some notable upsets where the lower seeded players defeated higher rated opposition:
O16: FM Papadopoulos Argirios 2267 – FM Moroni Luca Jr 2460 1-0
O14: FM Gazik Viktor 2431 – Peng Hongchi 2131 0-1
O10: CM Bousmaha Wassel 1753 – CM Tsvetkov Andrey 2174 1-0
G18: WIM Styazhkina Anna 2318 – WFM Harazinska Ewa 2087 0-1
G16: Salah Nadezhda 2015 – WIM Dordzhieva Dinara 2298 1-0
G12: Bai Xue 1639 – WCM Mrudul Dehankar 1890 1-0
G8: Putar Lara 1555 – Anishka Vikram 1132 0-1
The competitions are continuing in great atmosphere here in Porto Carras, Halkidiki.
Photos of round 2
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
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Day 1The 2015 FIDE World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships opened on Sunday, October 25th, with brief introductory speeches and round one games in twelve age categories. The FIDE Events Commission Secretary and ECU General Secretary Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou greeted the participants and guests and wished them a pleasant stay in Greece. He expressed satisfaction that Porto Carras, as one of the top resorts in the Mediterranean, is once again organizing a massive FIDE event. Deputy President of the Asian Chess Federation Mr. Bharat Singh also delivered a speech during the ceremony. Chief Arbiter Panagiotis Nikolopoulos once again welcomed all the guests and gave the start of the round. Photos of round 1 Gallery 1 / Gallery 2.............................................................................................................
The FIDE World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships 2015 will be held in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 24th October to 6th November 2015. The official hotel and venue of the event is the 5-star Porto Carras Grand Resort. It is one of the most massive FIDE events with participants from 90+ countries. The tournament will be played using the Swiss System with 11 rounds. The rate of play will be in accordance with the FIDE rules: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Default time is 15 minutes. Tie break criteria: a) the games between the tied players (only if all tied have played each other), b) buchholz cut 1, c) buchholz, d) the greater number of games with black (unplayed games count as played with white), e) the greater number of wins. Visit the official websiteRegistration The registration and confirmation of participation of the 2015 World Youth and Cadet Chess Championships that will be held in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 24 October to 5 November 2015, will take place on 24 October 2015, 10:00 – 21:00, at the Olympic Hall (Congress Hall) of the Porto Carras Hotel. All Chiefs of Delegations (or representatives) are requested to proceed to the Registration Desk during these hours, to confirm the participation of all their players and ensure they are registered in the proper age categories. The passports of all players of each delegation must be presented to the Registration Desk, for age verification purposes, during these hours. Technical Meeting The Technical Meeting of the 2015 World Youth and Cadet Chess Championships that will be held in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 24 October to 5 November 2015, will take place on 24 October 2015, 21:00 p.m., at the Olympic Hall (Congress Hall) of the Porto Carras Hotel. All Chief of Delegations (or Captains, etc.) that will participate in the event (or their representatives) are kindly requested to attend the Meeting. Arbiters’ Meeting The Arbiters’ Meeting of the 2015 World Youth and Cadet Chess Championships that will be held in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece, from 24 October to 5 November 2015, will take place on 25 October 2015, 10:00 a.m., at the Olympic Hall (Congress Hall) of the Porto Carras Hotel. All the Arbiters that have been appointed for the event are kindly requested to be present. Photo gallery |
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