Harika world’s Junior Girls ChampionUpdated: 08-16-2008 By HYDERABAD : Dronavalli Harika became the second Indian to win the World Junior Girls Chess Championship. This 18-year-old, Andhra chess prodigy picked the World under-20 championship title in Turkey on Friday even...
The final standings
World Junior Final Standings: 1 GM GUPTA Abhijeet 2551 IND 10 2 GM NEGI Parimerjan 2529 IND 9½ 3-7 IM BRAUN Arik 2533 GER 9GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 9GM SAFARLI Eltaj 2527 AZE 9WGM HOU Yifan 2557 CHN...
Breaking News! Double Gold for India
Final round at the World Junior Championship and World Girl’s Championship: 1 GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 9 – 9 GM GUPTA Abhijeet 2551 IND (0-1)2 IM BRAUN Arik 2533 GER 8½ – 9 GM NEGI Parimerjan 2529 IND...
Crucial final round matchups
Here are the only players who can win the World Junior Championship: Final round pairings: 1 GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 9 – 9 GM GUPTA Abhijeet 2551 IND2 IM BRAUN Arik 2533 GER 8½ – 9 GM NEGI...
Wild ending at the World Junior
IM Dronavalli HARIKA has won the World Girl’s Championship. She assured herself at least a tie for first by leading the field by a full point going into the final round. Even in case of a small chance for...
India and Germany lead the world
It has been a back and forth battle. But the sole lead has been regained by IM Harika of India and IM Braun of Germany. World Girl’s Championship standings after round 11:1 IM HARIKA Dronavalli 2461 IND 9 2...
Rodshtein leads World Junior
Standings after 10 rounds:1 GM RODSHTEIN Maxim 2605 ISR 8 2 IM BRAUN Arik 2533 GER 7½3 GM SO Wesley 2577 PHI 7½ 4 GM LI Chao B 2590 CHN 75 GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 76 GM SAFARLI...
Harika, Muzychuk lead World Girl’s Championship
Leaders after 10 rounds: 1 IM HARIKA Dronavalli 2461 IND 82 WGM MUZYCHUK Mariya 2413 UKR 8 3 WIM MIKADZE Miranda 2258 GEO 7½4 WFM NAKHBAYEVA Guliskhan 2170 KAZ 7½ 5 WFM OZTURK Kubra 2188 TUR 7 6 WIM...
Germany and India on top in Turkey
World Junior leaders after 9 rounds: 1 IM BRAUN Arik 2533 GER 7½ 2 GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 73 GM RODSHTEIN Maxim 2605 ISR 7 4 GM LI Chao B 2590 CHN 6½5 GM SAFARLI Eltaj 2527 AZE...
Playing with the big boys
World Junior Championship in Turkey Round 9 Key Pairings: Li Chao (6½) – Rodshtein (6)Braun (6½) – Hou Yifan (6)Howell (6) – I. Popov (6)Andreikin (5½) – Safarli (6) The young Chinese female phenom Yifan Hou is still in...