Asian Youth Championship in Tehran
Chess is a primordial sport, but children can also play it fairly well. Last week, ancient Persian hosted the 2008 Asian Youth Chess Championship. A large number of extremely talented girls and boys, from the largest and most populated continent, competed in twelve different sections, widely varied, from lively playful eight-year-olds to romantic fall-in-love eighteen-year-olds. Illustrated report.
Report by FM Arash Akbarinia
The 2008 Asian Youth Chess Championship took place in the building of Iran Chess Federation, July 15-22. The presence of two hundred and twenty-two players from fifteen countries, including three International Masters, one Woman International Master, twelve Fide Masters and ten Woman Fide Masters, warmed up the tournament indescribably.
The boys' playing hall
The girls' playing hall
On Monday, July 21st, the last round of the 2008 Asian Youth Chess Championship finished. Thirty-six players won the medals, but the others also obtained many valuable things. I dare to say that winning a medal is not the single aim of this tournament. I have personally taken part in many similar festivals – learning about different cultures and meeting fabulous friends from all over the world was the best souvenir that I have collected.
Girls U8
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Abdumalik Zhansaya |
KAZ |
0 |
6.5 |
2 |
Sagar Tejaswini |
IND |
0 |
6.0 |
3 |
Vu Thi Dieu Uyen |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
4 |
Savant Riya |
IND |
1407 |
4.0 |
5 |
Al Mansouri Mouza |
UAE |
0 |
4.0 |
6 |
Najib Rezvan |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
7 |
Dilmi Udaransi Jayawardhana |
SRI |
0 |
4.0 |
8 |
Fatehi Kimia |
IRI |
0 |
3.5 |
9 |
Nominerdene Davaademberel |
MGL |
0 |
3.0 |
10 |
Nosratian Ava |
IRI |
0 |
3.0 |
11 |
Praveena Dimagi Diyagu Hennadige |
SRI |
0 |
3.0 |
12 |
Abdulzahra Sali |
IRQ |
0 |
2.5 |
13 |
Al Neyadi Aysha |
UAE |
0 |
2.5 |
14 |
Partouvi Fatemeh |
IRI |
0 |
2.0 |
15 |
Silva Kashmira Anjali |
SRI |
0 |
1.5 |
16 |
Humaid Wadima |
UAE |
0 |
1.5 |
From left to right: Gold Medallist Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan, Bronze Medalist Vu Thi Dieu Uyen from Vietnam and Silver Medalist Tejaswini Sagar from India.
Boys U8
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Omidi Arya |
IRI |
0 |
6.0 |
2 |
Nigmatov Ortik |
UZB |
0 |
5.5 |
3 |
Grahesh Y. |
IND |
0 |
5.0 |
4 |
Tran Minh Thang |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
5 |
Ghanbarzadeh Reza |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
6 |
Turar Dostan |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
7 |
Srivastava Adarsh |
IND |
0 |
3.5 |
8 |
Sharipov Munirjon |
TJK |
0 |
3.5 |
9 |
Olamaei Alireza |
IRI |
0 |
3.5 |
10 |
Mirissage D.o. |
SRI |
0 |
3.0 |
11 |
Gamage Kavindu Niketh Hiyare |
SRI |
0 |
2.5 |
12 |
Talal Mahmoud |
UAE |
0 |
1.5 |
13 |
Ratnayake L L N |
SRI |
0 |
1.5 |
14 |
Al Taher Saeed Tariq |
UAE |
0 |
0.5 |
From left to right: third place Ortik Nigmatov from Uzbekistan, first place Arya Omidi from Iran and second place Y. Grahesh from India.
Girls U10
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Mahalakshmi M. |
IND |
1682 |
8.0 |
2 |
Ivana Maria Furtado |
IND |
1836 |
6.5 |
3 |
Monnisha G K. |
IND |
1741 |
6.0 |
4 |
Sweety Patel |
IND |
1902 |
6.0 |
5 |
Derakhshani Dorsa |
IRI |
0 |
5.5 |
6 |
Ghaziolsharif Kimiya |
IRI |
0 |
5.5 |
7 |
Shoumi Mukerjee |
IND |
1790 |
5.5 |
8 |
Vu Thi Dieu Ai |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
9 |
Seyfikar Sima |
IRI |
0 |
5.0 |
10 |
Tokhirjonova Gulrunhbergin |
UZB |
0 |
5.0 |
11 |
Alijanzadeh Mohadeseh |
IRI |
0 |
4.5 |
12 |
Omurbekova Diana |
KGZ |
0 |
4.5 |
13 |
Jargalmaa Sarantuya |
MGL |
0 |
4.5 |
14 |
Tharusha Nirmanie |
SRI |
0 |
4.5 |
15 |
Sadykova Yasmin |
KAZ |
0 |
4.5 |
16 |
Muhsen Suhila |
IRQ |
0 |
4.0 |
17 |
Albekova Dilara |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
18 |
Jayaratne J P S S |
SRI |
0 |
4.0 |
19 |
Al Zadjali Maram |
UAE |
0 |
3.0 |
20 |
Sayali Mokhpochoi |
TJK |
0 |
2.5 |
21 |
Mariyam Abdulaziz |
UAE |
0 |
0.5 |
22 |
Al-dhahrei Sheikha |
UAE |
0 |
0.5 |
From left to right: Silver Medallist Maria Furtado Ivana, Gold Medallist M. Mahalakshmi and Bronze Medallist G K. Monnisha all from India.
Boys U10
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Ghosh Diptayan |
IND |
2028 |
7.5 |
2 |
Mousavi Seyed Khalil |
IRI |
2065 |
7.5 |
3 |
Mahapatra Sidhant |
IND |
1995 |
7.5 |
4 |
Mohineesh C.H. |
IND |
1948 |
6.0 |
5 |
Nguyen Ngoc Minh Tri |
VIE |
0 |
5.5 |
6 |
Bahmani Amir Mohammad |
IRI |
0 |
5.0 |
7 |
Ashirov Sanzhar |
KAZ |
0 |
5.0 |
8 |
Asgharzadeh M.reza |
IRI |
0 |
5.0 |
9 |
Jaferian Koosha |
IRI |
1609 |
4.5 |
10 |
Zhakypov Artur |
KGZ |
0 |
4.5 |
11 |
Irgaliyev Alikhan |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
12 |
Baatardoj Batkhishig |
MGL |
0 |
4.0 |
13 |
Vojdani Sivash |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
14 |
Fahad Saeed Ahmed |
UAE |
0 |
4.0 |
15 |
Paththini Wasam Chathupa Induwar |
SRI |
0 |
4.0 |
16 |
Nasriddinov Umar |
TJK |
0 |
3.5 |
17 |
Kuruppu Kdsd |
SRI |
0 |
3.0 |
18 |
Saeed San |
IRQ |
0 |
2.5 |
19 |
Al Rashedi Mayed |
UAE |
0 |
2.0 |
20 |
Al Zidjali Khalifa |
UAE |
0 |
1.0 |
From left to right: Vice-Champion Khalil Mousavi from Iran, third place Sidhant Mahapatra and champion Diptayan Ghosh both from India.
Girls U12
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Khademalsharieh Sarasadat |
IRI |
1769 |
8.0 |
2 |
Rathore Sonakshi |
IND |
1838 |
7.0 |
3 |
Pratyusha Bodda |
IND |
1933 |
7.0 |
4 |
Saduakasova Dinara |
KAZ |
0 |
6.5 |
5 |
Nandhidhaa P.V., |
IND |
1797 |
5.0 |
6 |
Do Hoang MinhTho |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
7 |
Moradi Kimia |
IRI |
1790 |
5.0 |
8 |
Tran Le Dan Thuy |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
9 |
Kahramanova Mohinur |
UZB |
1886 |
4.5 |
10 |
Parpieva Nodirabegin |
UZB |
0 |
4.5 |
11 |
Navya Vyshnavi Mannepalli |
IND |
1752 |
4.5 |
12 |
Bagheri Taleghani Nadia |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
13 |
Zhaksybek Yenglik |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
14 |
Bayarsaikhan Yanjinilkham |
MGL |
0 |
3.0 |
15 |
Momynalieva Shaadat |
KGZ |
0 |
3.0 |
16 |
Afolayyan Marjona |
UZB |
0 |
3.0 |
17 |
Egodage Y.p. |
SRI |
0 |
1.0 |
18 |
Reem Al Zadjali |
UAE |
0 |
1.0 |
From left to right: Second place Sonakshi Rathore from India, third place Bodda Pratyusha also from India and first place Sara Khademalsharieh from the host country.
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