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China Wins World Youth Olympiad |
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Thursday, 29 August 2002 00:00 |
 Twenty eight teams from 20 countries took part in the Youth Olympiad held 20 to 28 August 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
China won by a wide margin, on the basis of stellar performances by their boards 1 and 2 players, with Wang Yue scoring 85% on top board and Zhao Jun tallying 80% on second board. China finished with 31 points out of ten rounds.
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Twenty eight teams from 20 countries took part in the Youth Olympiad held 20 to 28 August 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
China won by a wide margin, on the basis of stellar performances by their boards 1 and 2 players, with Wang Yue scoring 85% on top board and Zhao Jun tallying 80% on second board. China finished with 31 points out of ten rounds.
Ukraine, the tournament top seed, could only place second, with disappointing 60% score on board 1 by IM Alexander Areshchenko and GM-title applicant Sergey Karjakin on board 2 with 75% and a 2373 performance rating score. Natalia Zdebskaja propped up Ukraine with an 81.3% score on board 3.
Indonesia took bronze with 26.5 points followed close behind by India with 26.
Formerly known as the Childrens Olympiad, the tournament is gaining in popularity following the tradition of the Student Olympiad of the 70s.
Final Standings
1 China - A 2362 31 232.0
2 Ukraine 2412 27 234.0
3 Indonesia 2197 26.5 219.0
4 India 2292 26 238.0
5 Uzbekistan 2113 24 238.5
6 Romania 2300 23 233.0
7 Iran 2224 22.5 226.5
8 Kazakhstan 2176 22 228.5
9 Singapore - A 2022 21.5 213.0
10 Vietnam 2119 21 216.5
11 Malaysia - A 2162 21 211.0
12 Australia - A 2067 21 190.0
13 England 2225 20.5 233.0
14 Turkmenistan 2067 20.5 179.0
15 USA 2000 20 198.0
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