The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
The 2016 edition is currently happening (7 to 22 August 2016) in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India, and is scheduled for 13 rounds Swiss System. The Open division is composed of 80 players including 8 Grandmasters, while the Girls section has 57 players including 1 International Master and 2 WGM’s.
Philippines sent 4 players to the event, 2 for the Open and 2 for Girls sections:
Philippines Delegates to the World Junior Chess Championships 2016
Title | Name | Rating | Seed # | Division | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IM | Paulo Bersamina | 2402 | 26 | Open | U18 |
Paul Robert Evangelista | 2020 | 71 | Open | U20 | |
WIM | Janelle Mae Frayna | 2292 | 9 | Girls | U20 |
WFM | Shania Mae Mendoza | 2191 | 21 | Girls | U18 |
Now let’s take a look at the ranking after Round 10, which is what has finished so far:
World Junior Chess Championships 2016 Ranking after Round 10 (Open Division)
Rank | Name | IRtg | Club | Pts | BH. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2633 | USA | 8½ | 57½ |
2 | GM | Artemiev Vladislav | 2665 | RUS | 7½ | 54 |
3 | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2576 | IRI | 7 | 57½ | |
4 | Xu Yinglun | 2516 | CHN | 7 | 57½ | |
5 | IM | Nasuta Grzegorz | 2442 | POL | 7 | 54 |
6 | Ivekovic Bozidar | 2351 | CRO | 7 | 52 | |
7 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | 2543 | IND | 6½ | 57 |
8 | IM | Svane Rasmus | 2546 | GER | 6½ | 54½ |
9 | IM | Menezes Christoph | 2408 | AUT | 6½ | 54½ |
10 | IM | Mosadeghpour Masoud | 2437 | IRI | 6½ | 52½ |
11 | IM | Bersamina Paulo | 2402 | PHI | 6½ | 50 |
World Junior Chess Championships 2016 Ranking after Round 10 (Girls Division)
Rank | Name | IRtg | Country | Pts | BH. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WIM | Frayna Janelle Mae | 2292 | PHI | 8 | 57 |
2 | WIM | Bivol Alina | 2362 | RUS | 7½ | 58½ |
3 | WIM | Nandhidhaa Pv | 2151 | IND | 7 | 57½ |
4 | WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | 2423 | KAZ | 7 | 57½ |
5 | IM | Rodriguez Rueda Paula Andrea | 2321 | COL | 7 | 55½ |
6 | WGM | Buksa Nataliya | 2261 | UKR | 7 | 53 |
7 | WIM | Vaishali R | 2284 | IND | 7 | 51 |
8 | WIM | Dordzhieva Dinara | 2304 | RUS | 6½ | 61½ |
9 | WIM | Michelle Catherina P | 2205 | IND | 6½ | 56½ |
10 | WIM | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | 2328 | UZB | 6½ | 49 |
Not bad at all for Team Philippines, right? What do you say? Log it in using the comments section below.
UPDATE:
Round 11 has just finished for Bersamina and Frayna. Bersamina won his game against IM Rasmus Svane of Germany while Frayna lost to IM Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda of Colombia. We’ll post an update as the rounds progress.
Xtian BP
Searching for Wesley So…
ChessHive
He’s old for the event
Xtian BP
I know, just comparing it to the movie: Searching for Bobby Fischer
Arvin Dullano
Nice.