World Youth Championships set records!
Billed as FIDE’s largest event ever, 1387 players traveled from 80 countries to Halkidiki, Greece to partake in the annual festival featuring five age groups. There are separate groups in under-18, under-16, under-14, under-12, under-10 and under-8 for both boys and girls.
While this tournament is organized in categories, the ratings earned from this tournament and other FIDE-rated activities are included in the general list with adult players. Thus, there are five Grandmasters playing in the under-18 section and one each in the under-16 and under-14. Russia has the largest delegation with an amazing 110 participants! Host Greece has 54 as does youth powerhouse, India.
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Results by Chess-Results.com Girls |
Kenya must have the biggest African contingent at this event.
Daaim,
There’s a big problem with Internet connection at the resort we’re at. There are some South African here, in fact Josh’s R5 was against one..he won. His lost was against a Russian kid who won this tournament in 08..the game was a classic draw, but Josh pushed for a won and loss the bishop V Knight ending. Justus seems to have rebounded after his loss..but no game is easy here. The main difference here is preparation. Joshua is determined to slowly climb back up, but he knows it will be brutal from now until Round. I have pictures, but I am limited to 1.3G so I will send them when I get back to the state
I will try to send you a picture or two of them. Can’t promise the pictures will go through since my e-mail hasn’t been working since I got here. Where we’re at there’s not much to see, except the ocean, small houses on the hill and open markets. Can’t really communicate because there’s so many different languages being spoken..every now and then you meet someone who speaks english. The people here seems really focused on chess. Round 6 just started and Justus is paired with the Russian kid Josh lost to. BTW (They’ve posted Josh’s game against the Russian kid on chess-results.com(round 4)).
20 kenyan players
After 7 rounds, both Justus and Josh are tied for 3rd with 5.5/7. In clear 1st is Kayden Troff of the USA with 6.5/7. Still four rounds to go!
https://chess-results.com/tnr39338.aspx?art=1&rd=7&lan=1&fed=USA&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000
In rd 7, Josh loses with W in an interesting game..probably missed at least a perpetual. Justus draws with W (was much worse in the final position), and Troff wins with B to extend his lead to 1.5 points over the rest of the field with 3 rounds to go.
Go USA!
Shearwood, how are you ? I played you many moons ago in Stamford, Ct. I had white and we played a Centre Game. You won.
Glad to see you a doctor now. Seems to be in the family blood, hahaha. Hows your dad ? You and him still playing ? I just got back into playing tournaments this yr even though I have only played in a couple. Talk with you later and wish you and family well.
Quentin Mason
The broadcast of the live games was not functioning properly. Kayden actually played some more moves before he resigned. Joshua played the best he could but fell into an opening preparation in the c3 line of the sicilian and wasn’t able to make progress. Justus had forced mate in few moves, but took a bit too long in assessing the move sequences and regrettably his opponent called him on time.
“I hope the U.S. captains can lobby with the arbiters to get that pairing.”
If a pairing is manipulated to achieve a “norm” result, then the norm is not valid.
WYCC is over! Josh lost to his third Chinese opponent, one of them, Wei Yi, who captured the gold. Justus drew his last game and Kapil Chandran won his last game. I think it was an amazing experience for them. Both ended with 7.5. Zierk got the Gold!
What the difference between our top kids and theirs? Not much! Just preparation.
OH thanks Mr. Colas i just saw “ZORRO’S” game on the U.S.C.F. site strong chess!!! out of this world almost looks like he came from Uranus!
Hi Quentin…I remember that game, it was from November 1991 — a long time ago :). I hope that you are doing well.