17 November 2017

Kirill Alekseenko and Aleksey Sorokin Shoot Ahead at World Under 20 Championship

Bibisara Assaubayeva pursues the leader in the girls’ group.

Photo: Official website
Photo: Official website
4 rounds of the World Juniors and Girls under 20 are played in Tarvisio, Italy. 

Kirill Alekseenko and Aleksey Sorokin (both from Russia) have a perfect score. 9 players, including Daniil Yuffa, Grigoriy Oparin, and Alexey Sarana, are trailing by half a point. The leaders will play against each other in round 5.    

Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel (Mongolia) took the sole lead in the girls’ event - 4 points. Bibisara Assaubayeva (Russia), Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan), and Iulija Osmak (Ukraine) have scored 3.5 points.

Tournament on Chess-Results  

Official website