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
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
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