1 September 2019
Artem Lebedev, Savva Vetokhin and Galina Mikheeva Become World Youth Champions
Our congratulations!
Galina Mikheeva (Photo: Official website)
The FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships among boys and girls under 8, 10 and 12 years old finished in Weifan, China. Russian players won three gold medals.
Results:
Boys U8:
1. Artem Lebedev (Russia) - 9 points out of 11, 2. Dinmukhammed Tulendinov (Kazakhstan) - 9, 3. Dau Khuong Duy (Vietnam) - 8.5;
Girls U8:
1. Yuan Zhilin - 9, 2. Wang Qinxuanyi - 8.5, 3. Gao Muziyan (all from China) - 8. The Russian Diana Preobrazhenskaya is on the fifth place with 8 points.
Boys U10:
1. Savva Vetokhin (Russia) - 9, 2. Meng Yihan - 8.5, 3. Wei Jianzhou (both from China) - 8.5;
Girls U10:
1. Alice Lee (USA) - 10, 2. Chen Yining (China) - 10, 3. Rachael Li (USA) - 8;
Boys U12:
1. Zhou Liran (USA) - 9.5, 2. Chen Yuan (China) - 9, 3. Lkhagvajamts Ochirbat (Mongolia) - 8. Artem Pingin (Russia) also scored 8 points, but has become fourth due to inferior tie-break.
Girls U12:
1. Galina Mikheeva (Russia) - 9.5, 2. Alua Nurmanova (Kazakhstan) - 9.5, 3. Yan Ruiyang (USA) - 9. Alexandra Shvedova (Russia) is fourth with 8 points.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Official website
Congratulations to our young chess players, their parents and coaches on the successful performance in China!