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Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
December 28, 2013 Saturday
World Youth Chess: Amnah keeps UAE in fray
by Yasir Abbasher Senior Reporter
Al Ain: The UAE's Amnah No'man continued her brilliant performances in
the Under-18 girls' competition of the 13th World Youth Chess
Championships after beating Patricija Vujnovic of Croatia in the ninth
round to collect five points. Amnah heads the local competitors in her
age category.
Amnah has also collected four points from seven rounds of the Blitz
competition, two behind the leader, Maria Severina from Russia.
A total of five players share the lead in the U-18 competition with 7
points each. Russia's Lidia Tomnikova is ranked first, according to
the Swiss tiebreaking system.
Iranian Sarasadat Khademalsharieh and Serbia's Adela Velikic share the
lead in the Under-16 category for girls, with 7.5 points each, while
Russian Anna Vasenina kept her sole lead intact in the Under-14
category with 8.5 points.
In the Under-12 category, Khanim Balajayeva from Azerbaijan jumped
into the lead after beating India's Vaishali Ramesh Babu in the ninth
round to increase her tally to eight points.
Saina Salonika and Lakshmi Chidambaram from India are joint leaders in
the Under-20 event with 7.5 points each, while four players lead the
Under-8s with 7.5 points each, with Indian Divya Jetindra Deshmukh
ranked first.
Iranian Pouya Idani stayed on top of the Under 18 Open with 7.5
points, followed by Armenian Hovhannes Gabuzyan with seven points.
Russian Kiril Alekseenko leads the Under-16 Open with eight points,
while the UAE's Ebrahim Sultan lost his second match in nine rounds
after being beaten by Ayan Akhmetov from Azerbaijan to stay on 5.5
points.
China's Di Li maintained his lead of the Under-14 with 8.5 points,
while Aram Hakobyan of Armenia is the front-runner in the Under-12s
competition with eight points.
American Liang Awonder in the Under-10 category and Indian
Praggnanandhas Ramesh Babu in the Under-8 competition are the only two
players in the championships to have won all their nine matches.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
December 28, 2013 Saturday
World Youth Chess: Amnah keeps UAE in fray
by Yasir Abbasher Senior Reporter
Al Ain: The UAE's Amnah No'man continued her brilliant performances in
the Under-18 girls' competition of the 13th World Youth Chess
Championships after beating Patricija Vujnovic of Croatia in the ninth
round to collect five points. Amnah heads the local competitors in her
age category.
Amnah has also collected four points from seven rounds of the Blitz
competition, two behind the leader, Maria Severina from Russia.
A total of five players share the lead in the U-18 competition with 7
points each. Russia's Lidia Tomnikova is ranked first, according to
the Swiss tiebreaking system.
Iranian Sarasadat Khademalsharieh and Serbia's Adela Velikic share the
lead in the Under-16 category for girls, with 7.5 points each, while
Russian Anna Vasenina kept her sole lead intact in the Under-14
category with 8.5 points.
In the Under-12 category, Khanim Balajayeva from Azerbaijan jumped
into the lead after beating India's Vaishali Ramesh Babu in the ninth
round to increase her tally to eight points.
Saina Salonika and Lakshmi Chidambaram from India are joint leaders in
the Under-20 event with 7.5 points each, while four players lead the
Under-8s with 7.5 points each, with Indian Divya Jetindra Deshmukh
ranked first.
Iranian Pouya Idani stayed on top of the Under 18 Open with 7.5
points, followed by Armenian Hovhannes Gabuzyan with seven points.
Russian Kiril Alekseenko leads the Under-16 Open with eight points,
while the UAE's Ebrahim Sultan lost his second match in nine rounds
after being beaten by Ayan Akhmetov from Azerbaijan to stay on 5.5
points.
China's Di Li maintained his lead of the Under-14 with 8.5 points,
while Aram Hakobyan of Armenia is the front-runner in the Under-12s
competition with eight points.
American Liang Awonder in the Under-10 category and Indian
Praggnanandhas Ramesh Babu in the Under-8 competition are the only two
players in the championships to have won all their nine matches.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress