Press Release 3 of 2003 World Youth Chess Championship

Halkidiki, 26.10.2003

The 3rd round of the World Youth Championships 2003 in Kallithea of Hallkidiki, Greece, is completed. The top rankings in each category are as follows:

Boys � 10

1 - 4. Sjugirov Sanan, Negi Parimarjan, Ravi Sanka Teja, Song Raymond 3.0

Girls � 10

1 - 4. Lakshmi Sahithi, Caicedo Brigitte, Hejazipour M, Honsch Kamilla 3.0

Boys � 12

1 - 4. Matlakov Maxim, Cordova Daza Emilio, Wei Chenpeng, Safarli Eltaj 3.0

Girls � 12

1 - 4. Tan Zhongyi, Ding Yixin, Tairova Alena, Guramishvili Sopiko 3.0

Boys � 14

1 - 4. Khairullin Ildar, Vachier-Lagrave Maxime, Gupta Abhjit, Sanikidze Tornike 3.0

Girls � 14

1 - 5. Gunina Valentina, Zhang Xiaowen, Mamedjarova Turkan, Ignacz Maria, Fuchs Judith 3.0

Boys � 16

1 - 7. Bellaiche Anthony, Tomashevsky Evgeny, Lenic Luka, Akshayraj Kore, Krnan Tomas, Soskov Vjatsheslav, de Ramos Joseph Julius 3.0

Girls � 16

1 - 3. Melia Salome, Batsiashvili Nino, Pourkashiyan Atousa 3.0,

4 - 7. Rogule Laura, Fominykh Maria, Cherenkova Khristina, Pobelyanskaia Mariya 2�

Boys � 18

1 - 3. Mamedyarov Shakhriyaz, Kharitonov Alexandr, Aveskulov Valeriy 3.0,

4 - 11. Kurnosov Igor, Smeets Jan, Kuljasevic Davorin, Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos, Babujian Levon, Tikkanen Hans, Alcazar Jimenez Victor, Zaragatski Ilja 2�

Girls � 18

1 - 2. Huang Qian, Bronnikova Elizaveta, 3.0,

3 - 6. Dzagnidze Nana, Chistiakova Tamara, Tsereteli Tamara, Gerasimovitch Olga 2�

Here are some of the most important results of categories 18 � 16.

Boys - 18

Mamedyarov Shakhriyaz - Llobel Cortell Enrique 1 � 0, Babujian Levon - Kurnosov Igor � - �, Smeets Jan - Alcazar Jimenez Victor � - �, Kharitonov Alexandr - Friedel Joshua E 1 � 0, Tikkanen Hans - Kuljasevic Davorin � - �, Aveskulov Valeriy - Meinhardt Maximilian 1 � 0, Zaragatski Ilja - Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos � - �

Girls � 18

Tsereteli Tamara - Dzagnidze Nana �� - �, Kursova Maria - Huang Qian 0 � 1, Bronnikova Elizaveta - Zdebskaja Natalia 1 � 0, Gerasimovitch Olga - Chistiakova Tamara � - �, Motoc Alina - Aketaeva Dana 1 � 0, Pogonina Natalija - Khudaverdieva Afag 1 � 0, Le Thanh Tu - Toth Lili 1 � 0

Boys � 16

Lenic Luka - Lysyj Igor 1 � 0, Baramidze David - Akshayraj Kore 0 � 1, Chadaev Nikolai - Bellaiche Anthony 0 � 1, Tomashevsky Evgeny - Lanin Alexsej 1 � 0,

Krnan Tomas - Brkic Ante 1 � 0, Milman Lev - Soskov Vjatsheslav 0 � 1, Grigorov Grigor - Deepan Chakkravarthy � - �, Ponkratov Pavel����������� - de Ramos Joseph Julius 0 � 1

Girls � 16

Rogule Laura - Cherenkova Khristina � - �, Szczepkowska Karina - Melia Salome 0 � 1, Batsiashvili Nino - Hoang Thi Bao Tram 1 � 0, Pobelyanskaia Mariya - Fominykh Maria � - �, Pourkashiyan Atousa - Kirillova Varvara 1 � 0, Schoene Maria - Vega Gutierrez Sabrina 0 � 1, Rudolf Anna - Argyo Nora 0 - 1

The Vice Minister of National Finance, Mr. Pahtas, in Halkidiki

The Vice Minister of National Finance, Mr. Pahtas, the Mayor of Kassandra, Mr. Antonis, and the Head Manager of G-Hotels which is one of the main sponsors of the event, Mr. Gregoriadis, honored with their presence the World Youth Championships 2003 and discussed with the Event Manager, Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, about the progress of the Championships.

The 4th round of the games begins @15:30 local time and you can view some of the most important ones live on the Internet in the official website:� Official Website for 2003 World Youth Chess Championship, where also you can find a lot of information concerning the event.