5 September 2015
Mikhail Antipov Joins the Leader at the U20 Championship
Zhansaya Abdumalik won all her games in the women's event.
World U20 Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk
In the fourth round of the World U20 Championship taking place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian grandmaster Mikhail Antipov won his game and caught up with the leader, Karen Grigoryan (Armenia). Both players have 3.5 points. 12 players are half a point behind, inlcuding Russians Aleksandra Goryachkina, Dmitry Gordievsky, and Daniil Yuffa.
Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan leads with the perfect score - 4/4 - in the women's section. Three players are half a point behind - Alina Bivol (Russia), Irina Drogovoz (Russia), and Natalia Buksa (Ukraine).
