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India Astounds With 10 Medals in World Youth Championships 2006 in Batumi |
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Friday, 03 November 2006 00:00 |
 India garnered ten medals including 5 Golds in the World Youth Championships for boys and girls in age groups 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 held 17-29 October in Batumi, Georgia. Their astounding dominance signalled the rise of India as a chess power. Host Georgia followed with six medals and Azerbaijan with five. Visit the official web site www.worldchamp.adjara.ge/. A total of 794 players from 56 countries competed in the twelve divisions with 3 GMs, 4 WGMs, 15 IMs, 11 WIMs, 28 FMs, 20 WFMs, 1 CM and 2 WCM. .
India garnered ten medals including 5 Golds in the World Youth Championships for boys and girls in age groups 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 held 17-29 October in Batumi, Georgia. Their astounding dominance signalled the rise of India as a chess power. Host Georgia followed with six medals and Azerbaijan with five. Visit the official web site www.worldchamp.adjara.ge/. A total of 794 players from 56 countries competed in the twelve divisions with 3 GMs, 4 WGMs, 15 IMs, 11 WIMs, 28 FMs, 20 WFMs, 1 CM and 2 WCM playing 4,294 games.
| Rank |
Fed |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
IND |
5 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
| 2 |
GEO |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| 3 |
AZE |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| 4 |
POL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 5 |
UKR |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 6 |
ARM |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 7 |
CHN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 8 |
GER |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 9 |
EGY |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 10 |
ISR |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 11 |
MDA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 12 |
VIE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Download Final Standings:
Boys-18
Boys-16
Boys-14
Boys-12
Boys-10
Boys-8
Girls-18
Girls-16
Girls-14
Girls-12
Girls-10
Girls-8 |
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