In the group of players with 6,5/9 is the top seeded GM Ding Liren, who continues to be undefeated, but added yet another draw to his account. Other players just a point behind the leader are GM Nils Grandelius, GM Yu Yangyi, IM Sahaj Grover, IM Das Debashis, IM Grigoriy Oparin, GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, and FM Schreiner Peter.
Multiple players achieved norms based on 9 rounds, see the list below.
Round 10 of the event will see the leader GM Richard Raport face GM Alexandr Shimanov with black . IM Condrad Holt will have white against GM Ipatov. Other top encounters from next round are IM Sahaj Grover – GM Ding Liren, GM Yu Yangyi – IM Grigoriy Oparin, IM Das Debashis – GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, GM Nils Grandelius – FM Peter Schreiner.
List of norms WJCC boys section
(based on 9 rounds)
IM K.Grigoryan (ARM) GM norm
IM S.Grover (IND) GM norm
IM D.Debashis (IND) GM norm
FM Wei Yi (CHN) GM norm
FM P.Schreiner (AUT) IM norm
FM. S.Thavandiran (CAN) IM norm
FM D.Kigel (UKR) IM norm
FM A.Hambleton (CAN) IM norm
M.Lapidus (EST) IM norm
All results WJCC Open / Standings Open
WGM Ziaziulkina remains 1/2 points behind together with IM Anastasia Bodnaruk.
Among the players 1 point away from the first positions are WIM Irina Bulmaga, WGM Alina Kashlinskaya, WGM Jovana Vojinovic, WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina, WIM Bhakti Kulkarni, WIM Chelsie Monica Sihite, and WIM Varga Klara.
Tomorrow WGM Guo Qi and WIM Meri Arabidze will face each other in a direct encounter, while IM Bodnaruk will meet WGM Deysi Cori. Other top matches in the girls section are WGM Vojinovic – WGM Ziaziulkina, WIM Kulkarni – WGM Kashlinskaya, WIM Bulmaga – WIM Varga, WGM Goryachkina – WIM Sihite.
List of norms WJCC girls section
(based on 9 rounds)
WIM I.Bulmaga (ROU) WGM norm
WFM K.Kulon (POL) WIM norm
All results WJCC Girls / Standings Girls
Photos by Andreas Kontokanis
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Reports: Round 1 / Round 2 / Round 3 / Round 4 / Round 5 / Round 6 / Round 7 / Round 8
Wei Yi’s GM norm on top of his two IM norms and 2400+ rating means he’s now an IM with effect from round 9 of the World Junior, and the world’s youngest IM at the age of 13 years and 4 months. He’s also the only IM born in 1999.