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FIDE World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships 2015

ashchessq — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:25:54 +0000

FINAL RESULTS :

Well it is over and what a competition!

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. (from Website http:www.wycc2015.org )

Thanks for your great reporting, coverage and providing this great tournament for players around the world!

Ashley Tapp

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

The following players have achieved title norms after finishing the 9th round:

Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2420

IM Kaczur Florian HUN 2376

IM Daskalov Dimitar BUL2338

IM Aradhya Garg IND 2180

What a battle to the finish!

Results of round 9

Open U18/ Open U16/ Open U14/ Open U12/ Open U10 / Open U08 / Girls U18/ Girls U16/ Girls U14/ Girls U12/ Girls U10 / Girls U08

Ashley

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Fighting for the victory here are players who have WON ALL 5 games of 5 and round 6 coming up NEXT!

PLAYERS AND COUNTRY THEY REPRESENT

OPEN U18 Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI

OPEN U14 FM Sherchenko Kirill UKR

OPEN U12 FM Abdulsattoror Nodirbek UZB

OPEN U10 Wang Justin USA & FM Praggnanandhaa R IND

OPEN U08 CM Ansat Aldiya & CM Dev Shah IND

GIRLS U18 WFM Varshini V IND

GIRLS U16 WFM Abdusattovova Bakhora UZB

GIRLS U14 (close)

GIRLS U12 Yip Carissa USA & WCM Duran Esma Doga TUK

GIRLS U10 EFM Divya Deshmukh IND

GIRLS U08 Savitha Shri B IND

CLOSE BEHIND WATCH YOUR BACK. PLAYERS WITH 4 1/2 points are:

OPEN U16 FM Fawzy Adham EGY, FM Wheeler Cameron USA, FM Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP,

GIRLS U14 WFM Vaishali R IND, Badelka Olga BLR and WFM Shuvalova Polina RUS

CONGRATULATIONS ALL!

Replay the games
Open U18/ Open U16/ Open U14/ Open U12/ Open U10/ Girls U18/ Girls U16/ Girls U14/ Girls U12/ Girls U10

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Today The World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships 2015 has just began. Look out for your country team and cheer them on.

There are 72 different countries, including 2 GMs and 11 IMs.

GOOD LUCK TEAM CANADA!

CHESS FEDERATION OF CANADA FACEBOOK PAGE TO FOLLOW

Below is the Official wycc page you can follow to stay updated – have fun!

FIDE World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships 2015

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Amy Lee On her Reflections after MILLIONNAIRE CHESS #2

ashchessq — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 02:18:44 +0000

Millionnaire Chess #2 2015 in Las Vegas was one of the most riveting and exciting chess tournaments I have ever seen. Congratulations to all that made this event happen. The commentators had high energy throughout the entire tournament keeping the level of excitement real. I was also impressed with the high quality filming of […]

The Friendship Games by Michigan Chess Festival

ashchessq — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 05:04:51 +0000

Acknowledging and celebrating the improved relations between the USA and Cuba. A five day 9 round FIDE rated norm possible chess tournament. Leading players from Cuba will join Grandmasters and other strong players from the USA, and many other countries. The tournament is organized by Michigan Chess Festival LLC, and the Arbiter is International Arbiter Hal Bond from Canada.

VISIT HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

The Friendship Games (facebook event page)

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FIDE Rated

200 Grand Prix Points

IA Hal Bond

Acknowledging and celebrating the improved relations between the USA and Cuba; several leading Cuban players are expected to compete.

9 Round Swiss, FIDE rated, norms possible.
Organized by Michigan Chess Festival LLC.

Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2015

Royal Dearborn Hotel & Convention Center

600 Town Center Drive, Dearborn, MI 48126

Rates: $109 (Group Code: 3887)

Call: 313-592-3622 (make sure to use the group code.)

Notes and other information

Tournament Website: www.michiganchessfestival.com

NOTE:

The tournament is being organized with an eye towards being a “super swiss” under the FIDE rules.
Some “Conditions” are available; details, and other questions:

Please contact Alan Kaufman at [email protected]

Pre-Registered Players List

Registration and Prizes

Time control: G90, increment 30

Round Times: Wednesday 7 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday, 1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

Prizes: 1st: $4,000, 2d: 2,000, 3rd: 1,100, 4th: 900, 5th: 750, 6th: 500, 7th: 250, 8th: 100.
U2400 (FIDE): 1st: 600, 2d: 300; U2200 (FIDE): 1st: 500, 2d: 250.
All prizes guaranteed.

A Friendly Match

ashchessq — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:46:53 +0000

A Friendly Match to Welcome GM’s to Vancouver

Thank you very much GM Maurice Ashley and Amy Lee ‘

FIRST TIME IN AN ALL GIRLS CHESS TOURNAMENT

ashchessq — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:12:52 +0000

This is the first time I have ever played in an All Girls Chess tournament and the first time for me in the United States of America. The Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational 2015.

Report coming soon!

My Black and White CHESS GIRL look!

Special SPICE Chess training with GM Susan Polgar

ashchessq — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 17:39:08 +0000

I am very grateful for this opportunity given to me to study chess with some of the top US juniors. GM Susan Polgar is coaching us exclusively the SPICE way. We have seen the results when chess players study the SPICE method so to get this training I realize what a great opportunity this is and what an honor it is to be taught by GM Susan Polgar and the SPICE chess coaches, some of the top players. I’m incredibly lucky and grateful!