Official Press Release

of Chess World Youth Championships 2003 - #4

 

Halkidiki, 01.11.2003

 

Two rounds before the end of the World Youth Championships 2003 and only in 4 out of 10 categories we can see clearly who is at the top. More specifically, in the category of boys under 18, Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov after his draw with Andrey Zhigalko has 8.5 points and needs only half a point to assure the title. In the category of boys under 12, the Chinese Wei Chenpeng and the Vietnamese Le Quang Liem are at the top with 8 points and ahead with 1 point difference, so is the Chinese Ying Dixin with 8.5 points in the category of girls under 12, and the Russian Sjugirov Sanan with 8.5 points in the category of boys under 10.

 

Here are the most important results of all categories.

 

Boys - 18

 

Mamedyarov Shakhriyaz - Zhigalko Andrey � - �, Pixton Aaron - Nyback Tomi � - �, Sakelsek Tadej - Kurnosov Igor 1 - 0, Porat Shay - Gajewski Grzegorz 0 - 1,

 

Kharitonov Alexandr - Babujian Levon 1 - 0, Popovics Adam - Friedel Joshua E 1 - 0, Lafuente Pablo - Cornette Matthieu 1 - 0, Smeets Jan - Shytaj Luca � - �,

 

Palekha Alexey - Husnutdinov Damir � - �, Aveskulov Valeriy - Nikolov Momchil 1 - 0

 

Girls - 18

 

Zdebskaja Natalia - Dzagnidze Nana � - �, Pogonina Natalija - Huang Qian � - �, Tsereteli Tamara - Bronnikova Elizaveta 0 - 1, Papadopoulou Vera - Chistiakova Tamara 0 - 1, Meshcheriakova Evgenia - Paridar Shadi � - �, Kursova Maria - Le Thanh Tu 0 - 1, Gerasimovitch Olga - Raeva Elitza 0 - 1, Machalova Veronika - Guseva Marina 1 - 0, Toth Lili - Solic Kristina 1 - 0, Zawadzka Jolanta - Motoc Alina 1 - 0

 

Boys - 16

 

Bellaiche Anthony - Predojevic Borki 1 - 0, Amin Bassem - Tomashevsky Evgeny 0 - 1, Wojtaszek Radoslaw - Koneru Humpy 1 - 0, Gorovets Andrey - Lysyj Igor 0 - 1, Lenic Luka - Baramidze David � - �, Mamedov Rauf - Papin Vasily 1 - 0,

 

Chadaev Nikolai - Braun Arik 0 - 1, Meszaros Michal - Deepan Chakkravarthy � - �, Jones Gawain - Mamikonian Tigran 1 - 0, Gerzhoy Leonid - Pancevski Filip 0 - 1

 

Girls - 16

 

Fominykh Maria - Melia Salome 1 - 0, Szczepkowska Karina - Batsiashvili Nino � - �, Gavasheli Ana - Cherenkova Khristina � - �, Rogule Laura - Kirillova Varvara 1 - 0, Malysheva Polina - Rudolf Anna 1 - 0, Pourkashiyan Atousa - Tilenbaeva Janyl 1 - 0, Vinuthna N - Vega Gutierrez Sabrina 0 - 1, Rozic Vesna - Morales Mendoza Luciana 0 - 1, Pambalou Fotini - Hoang Thi Bao Tram 1 - 0, Dauletova Gulmira - Novak Ksenija 1 - 0

 

Boys - 14

 

Carlsen Magnus - Zhigalko Sergei 0 - 1, Khairullin Ildar - Vachier-Lagrave Maxime � - �, Nepomniachtchi Ian - Dourerassou Jonathan 1 - 0, Banusz Tamas - Goh Koon-Jong Jason 0 - 1, Wang Hao - Krivoborodov Egor 1 - 0, Rohit G - Yu Lie 1 - 0, Sai Srinivas - Rodshtein Maxim � - �, Margolin Evgenij - Melkumyan Hrant � - �

 

 

Girls - 14

 

Zhang Xiaowen - Harika Dronavalli 1 - 0, Gunina Valentina - Mamedjarova Turkan 1 - 0, Kharmunova Nadejda - Tarasova Viktoriya 1 - 0, Laake Jasmin - Kublashvili Etery 1 - 0, Nebolsina Vera - Raghavi N � - �, An Zhixiao - Corke Anya 0 - 1, Bayrak Asli - Wang Xiaohui 0 - 1, Ignacz Maria - Gavrilova Anastasia 1 - 0

 

Boys - 12

 

Le Quang Liem - Matlakov Maxim 1 - 0, Simonian Hrair - Wei Chenpeng 0 - 1,

 

Hovhannisyan Robert - Pap Gyula 0 - 1, BenidzeDavit - Rasulov Vugar 1 - 0, Iskos Alexandros - Ding Liren 0 - 1, Lilov Valeri - Cordova Daza Emilio 1 - 0

 

Girls - 12

 

Tan Zhongyi - Ding Yixin 0 - 1, Savina Anastasia - Guramishvili Sopiko 1 - 0, Tairova Alena - Aliaga Fernandez Ingrid � - �, Parrila Medina - Bodnaruk Anastasia 0 - 1, Lakshmi Praneetha K - Melekhina Alisa 1 - 0, Sukandar Irine Kharisma - Guadamuro Torrente Ana 0 - 1

 

Boys - 10

 

Sjugirov Sanan - Ipatov Oleksandr 1 - 0, Terry Lujan Renato Alfredo - Wang Chen � - �, Udeshi Aditya - Sanka Ravi Teja 0 - 1, Song Raymond - Galopoulos Nikos 1 - 0, Tamazian Haik - Yu Yangyi 0 - 1, Gatrgian Ruben - Salem Saleh 0 - 1

 

Girls - 10

 

Hou Yifan - Paikidze Nazi � - �, Danelia Mariam - Zheng Li 1 - 0, Hejazipour Mitra - Foisor Mihaela-Veronica 1 - 0, Madanasri Gundala - Hoang Thi Nhuy 0 - 1, Lakshmi Sahithi - Stetsko Lanita 0 - 1, Yuan Yuanling - Pavlidou Katerina 1 - 0

 

Top Rankings in each category.

 

Boys - 18

 

1. Mamedyarov Shakhriyaz 8�, 2. Zhigalko Andrey 7.0, 3 - 9. Kharitonov Alexandrm, Popovics Adam, Nyback Tomi, Pixton Aaron, Lafuente Pablo, Gajewski Grzegorz, Sakelsek Tadej 6�, 10 - 13. Alcazar Jimenez Victor, Aveskulov Valeriy,

 

Heberla Bartlomiej, Pakleza Zbigniew 6.0

 

Girls - 18

 

1. Dzagnidze Nana 7�, 2. Bronnikova Elizaveta 7.0, 3 - 5. Huang Qian, Chistiakova Tamara, Zdebskaja Natalia 6�, 6 - 12. Pogonina Natalija, Meshcheriakova Evgenia, Le Thanh Tu, Paridar Shadi, Toth Lili, Machalova Veronika, Raeva Elitza 6.0

 

Boys - 16

 

1 - 2. Tomashevsky Evgeny, Bellaiche Anthony 7�, 3 - 4. Predojevic Borki, Wojtaszek Radoslaw 7.0, 5 - 10. Amin Bassem, Lysyj Igor, Mamedov Rauf, Jones Gawain, Pancevski Filip, Braun Arik 6�, 11 - 17. Lenic Luka, Baramidze David, Deepan Chakkravarthy, Ponkratov Pavel, Lanin Alexsej, Meszaros Michal,

 

Lin Chen 6.0

 

Girls - 16

 

1. Fominykh Maria 7�, 2. Melia Salome 7.0, 3 - 7. Rogule Laura, Malysheva Polina, Szczepkowska Karina, Batsiashvili Nino, Gavasheli Ana 6�, 8 - 13. Cherenkova Khristina, Pourkashiyan Atousa, Vega Gutierrez Sabrina, Morales Mendoza Luciana, Pambalou Fotini, Dauletova Gulmira 6.0

 

Boys - 14

 

1. Zhigalko Sergei 7�, 2 - 6. Khairullin Ildar, Vachier-Lagrave Maxime, Goh Koon-Jong Jason, Wang Hao, Nepomniachtchi Ian 7.0, 7 - 9. Carlsen Magnus, Andriasian Zaven, Rohit G 6�

 

Girls - 14

 

1 - 2. Gunina Valentina, Kharmunova Nadejda 7�, 3 - 5. Harika Dronavalli, Zhang Xiaowen, Laake Jasmin 7.0, 6 - 8. Mamedjarova Turkan, Corke Anya, Wang Xiaohui 6�

 

Boys - 12

 

1 - 2. Wei Chenpeng, Le Quang Liem 8.0, 3 - 6. Matlakov Maxim, Pap Gyula, BenidzeDavit, Ding Liren 7.0, 7 - 10. Safarli Eltaj, Kharchenko Boris, Lilov Valeri, Pereira Ruben Miguel 6�

 

Girls - 12

 

1. Ding Yixin 8�, 2. Savina Anastasia 7�, 3. Guramishvili Sopiko 7.0, 4 - 8. Tan Zhongyi, Bodnaruk Anastasia, Gordiyenko Anna����� 0, Lakshmi Praneetha K, Guadamuro Torrente Ana 6�

 

Boys - 10

 

1. Sjugirov Sanan 8�, 2. Sanka Ravi Teja 7�, 3 - 7. Terry Lujan Renato Alfredo, Song Raymond, Salem Saleh, Wang Chen, Yu Yangyi 7.0, 8 - 12. Ipatov Oleksandr, Negi Parimarjan, Ter-Sahakian Samvel, Dilanyan Grigor, Graf Felix 6�

 

Girls - 10

 

1. Hou Yifan 8.0, 2 - 3. Hejazipour Mitra, Danelia Mariam 7�, 4 - 5. Paikidze Nazi, Hoang Thi Nhuy 7.0, 6 - 9. Szabo Noemi, Yuan Yuanling, Zheng Li, Stetsko Lanita 6�

 

The 10th 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 the 2003 World Youth Chess Championship, where also you can find a lot of information concerning the event and the Congress of FIDE.

 

Venue of the games: Athos Palace and Pallini Beach, Kallithea - Halkidiki, Greece

Contact tel.: 23740.22100, fax: 23740.23605

att. Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou