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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.
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The boys' playing hall
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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