20 June 2024

Asian Youth Championship Finished in Almaty

Russian players won seven medals.


Wednesday, June 19, the city of Almaty saw the final Round 9 of the Asian Youth Championship among boys and girls under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 years old.

U8, open:

1. R. Ulan (Kazakhstan) – 8.5 points out of 9; 2. S. Mani (India) – 7; 3. M. T. Malaknezhad (Iran) – 6.5. Results of Russian chess players: B. Kalinin – 6; G. Yunker – 4.5.

U8, girls:

1. У. M. Narayani (India) – 7.5; 2. A. Gholizadeh (Iran) – 7; 3. G. Nakshatra (India) – 6.5. Results of Russian chess players: E. Levgeeva, V. Volkova – 5 apiece; S. Belanova - 4.5.

U10, open:

1. N. Bolashakov (Kazakhstan) – 7.5; 2. T. R. Kiringoda (Sri Lanka); 3. C. Anand (Mongolia) – 7 each. Results of Russian chess players: T. Fischer – 5.5, A. Gafurov, V. Lyubushak – 5 each, A. Tsepilov – 4.5, G. Kalinichenko – 4.

U10, girls:

1. A. G. Yunker (Russia) – 8.5; 2. A. Berikkyzy (Kazakhstan) – 7; 3. D. Aaradhya (India) – 6.5. Results of other Russian chess players: O. Smirnova – 6.5, D. Abasova – 5, Y. Nogovitsina – 4. 

U12, open:

1. R. Kakavand (Iran) – 8, 2. M. Fandi (Syria), 3. P. Siddhanti (India) – 7 each.  Results of Russian chess players: A. Sanches-Shananin, A. Kleschevnikov, R. Gadzhiev – 6 each; K. Konyaev – 5.5; I. Prokhorov – 5; M. Berdashkevich – 4.5.

U12, girls:

1. Le Vy Tran (Vietnam); 2. B. Pratitee (India) – 7.5 each; 3. K. Zavivaeva (Russia) – 7.  Results of other Russian chess players: E. Tereshchenko, A. Abasova – 6 each, A. Barabash – 5,5; A. Zavivaeva – 4.  

U14, open:

1. E. Mamedov (Kazakhstan) – 7.5, 2. G. Tengundalai (Mongolia), 3. A. Bogdanov (Kazakhstan) – 7.5 each. Results of Russian chess players: M. Ivannikov – 6; M. Gifanov – 5.5; A. Prokhorov; N. Averin – 5 each; G. Radionenko – 3.5. 

U14, girls:

1. M. Vlasova, 2. D. Ivashentseva (both – Russia) – 7 each, 3. Thai Hoang Anh Le (Vietnam) – 6.5. Results of other Russian chess players: V. Popenkova, P. Smirnova – 6.5 each, U. Dudkina – 6, E. Tereshchenko – 5.  

U16, open:

1. С. Dumanuly (Kazakhstan) – 7, 2. Ngoc Minh Duy Tran (Vietnam), 3. R. Velavaa (India) – 6.5 each. Results of Russian chess players: I. Papiev – 6.5; K. Otdelnov, V. Maslovsky – 6 each; L. Efimov, D. Suslov, N. Kalinin, K. Gusev – 5 each; K. Tambovsky – 4.5.  

U16, girls:

1. O. Vlasova (Russia) – 7.5; 2. E. Huslen (Mongolia), 3. E. Kaliakhmet (Kazakhstan) – 7 each. Results of other Russian chess players: L. Tabermakova – 6; N. Darmaeva, Y. Zaikina – 5.5 each; D. Khegay – 5; A. Irgit – 5. 

U18, open:

1. A. Ansat, 2. S. Akhmedinov (both - Kazakhstan) – 7 each, 3. S. Harsh (India) – 6.5. Russian A. Khripachenko scored 6 points.  

U18, girls:

1. A. Shukhman (Russia) – 7.5; 2. A. Karibekova (Kazakhstan) – 7; 3. G. Mikheeva (Russia) – 6.5. M. Kuznetsova of Russia has also scored 6.5 points, but remained in fourth place due to additional indicators. 

Congratulations to the Russian champions and prize-takers! 

Tournament on Chess-results

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Photos by Vladimir Barsky