The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20

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tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the

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(FIDE). The idea was the brainchild of William Ritson-Morry, who organized the 1951 inaugural event to take place in

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, England. Subsequently, it was held every two years until 1973, when an annual schedule was adopted. In 1983, a separate tournament for girls was established. Each FIDE member nation may select one entrant except for the host nation, which may select two. Some players are seeded into the tournament based on

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and top finishes in previous championships. The first championship was an 11-round

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. In subsequent championships, the entrants were divided into sections, and preliminary sectional tournaments were used to establish graded finals sections (Final A, Final B, etc.). Since 1975 the tournaments have returned to the Swiss format. Originally the winner was awarded the title

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if he had not already received it. Currently the winner receives the Grandmaster or

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title, and the second and third-place finishers receive the

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titles . Four winners –

Boris Spassky Boris Vasilievich Spassky ( rus, Бори́с Васи́льевич Спа́сский, Borís Vasíl'yevich Spásskiy; born January 30, 1937) is a Russian chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 ...

Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov ( rus, links=no, Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов, p=ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkarpəf; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Che ...

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and

Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Championship, World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have ...

– have gone on to win the

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World U-20 Championship

World Girls U-20 Championship

Medal table

As of 2019 (58 Men + 37 Women)

Details by year

:''The main source of reference is indicated beneath each year's entry.'' 1951 – Coventry and Birmingham, England – (July) – Eighteen players played an 11-round

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Borislav Ivkov Borislav Ivkov (12 November 1933 – 14 February 2022) was a Serbian chess Grandmaster. He was a World championship candidate in 1965, and played in four more Interzonal tournaments, in 1967, 1970, 1973, and 1979. Ivkov was a three-time Yugos ...

dominated the tournament with an undefeated 9.5-1.5, 1.5 points ahead of the second-place finisher. Also-rans included future leading grandmasters

Bent Larsen Jørgen Bent Larsen (4 March 1935 – 9 September 2010) was a Danish chess grandmaster and author. Known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play, he was the second strongest non-Soviet player, behind Bobby Fischer, for much of the 19 ...

(6.5–4.5) and Friðrik Ólafsson (5.5–5.5). :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Borislav Ivkov'' (YUG) 2. ''Malcolm Barker'' (ENG) 3. ''R. Cruz'' (ARG) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 269–70. . 1953 – Copenhagen, Denmark – (July) – Twenty players began play in each of two sections, with the top four from each section advancing to the championship final.

Oscar Panno Oscar Roberto Panno (born 17 March 1935 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine chess Grandmaster. Panno was the first top world chess player born in South America. Panno won the 2nd World Junior Chess Championship in 1953, ahead of such future stron ...

and

Klaus Darga Klaus Viktor Darga (born 24 February 1934) is a German chess grandmaster. Chess career In 1951, Darga became German Junior Champion after winning the national under-20 championship. He also proved his strength as a young chess player by sharing ...

tied for first in the final with undefeated 5.5-1.5 scores, with Panno taking the title on Sonneborn–Berger points. Former champion Ivkov and Olafsson tied for third and fourth place with even scores, with Ivkov finishing third on tiebreak. Larsen tied for fifth-eighth place with the remaining players at 2.5–4.5, finishing last of the eight finalists on tiebreak. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Oscar Panno'' (ARG) 2. ''

'' (FRG) 3. ''

'' (YUG) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 270–71. . 1955 – Antwerp, Belgium – (July) – There were 24 players in total, comprising an original entry of 23, plus an additional player from the home country to make a more manageable number. The competitors were split into three groups of eight; the representatives of USSR, Argentina and Yugoslavia (the top three teams at the 1954 Olympiad) were seeded into separate groups, and the remainder allocated their group randomly. The top three finishers of each group plus the highest scoring fourth place then went forward to a final ten player all-play-all contest. Surprise casualties at the group stage were John Purdy (Australia) and Ciric (YUG). In the final, future world champion Boris Spassky gave up just two draws to score 8–1, the also-undefeated Edmar Mednis scored 7–2, and Miguel Farre of Spain scored 6.5–2.5. Future grandmasters

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(HUN) (5.5–3.5) and

Georgi Tringov Georgi Petrov Tringov ( bg, Георги Пеев Трингов) (7 March 1937 – 2 July 2000) was a Grandmaster of chess from Bulgaria. He won the Bulgarian national chess championship in 1963, the year he was awarded the Grandmaster title, ...

(BUL) (5–4) finished fourth and fifth. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''

'' (USSR) 2. ''

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'' (USA) 3. '' Miguel Farré'' (ESP) : ---

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No. 9, Vol. 75 pp. 262–65; Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 272. . 1957 – Toronto, Canada – (August) – Only twelve players from eleven countries competed in a round-robin tournament.

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won all eleven games, becoming the only player ever to achieve a perfect score in this tournament. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''William Lombardy'' (USA), 11/11 2. ''Mathias Gerusel'' (FRG), 9 3. ''Alexander Jongsma'' (NED), 8.5 : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 273–74. . 1959 – Münchenstein, Switzerland – (July–August) – Twenty-six players from all the populated

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s competed.

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and

Vlastimil Hort Vlastimil Hort (born 12 January 1944) is a German chess Grandmaster. During the 1960s and 1970s he was one of the world's strongest players and reached the 1977–78 Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship, but never qualified ...

, the talented fifteen-year-old who had finished second in the

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n championship, were not present. The players were divided into three preliminary groups, with the top four finishers from each group competing in the "Final A", a round-robin. Bielecki won with 8.5/12, two points ahead of the second-fourth-place finishers. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Carlos Bielecki'' (ARG) 2-4. ''

Bruno Parma Bruno Parma (born December 30, 1941) is a Slovene- Yugoslav chess player and Grandmaster. Parma was born in Ljubljana, in Italian-occupied Slovenia. He first played in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1959, sharing second place. Two yea ...

'' (YUG), ''David Rumens'' (ENG), ''Josif Stefanov'' (BUL) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 274. . Kuindzhi

1961 – The Hague, Netherlands – (August–September) – Twenty-nine players competed.

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of the United States had also registered, but was ruled too old to compete. The top three finishers from each of four preliminary groups qualified for Final A. Hort competed this time, scoring 4/6 to tie with three others for first place in Preliminary Group B. Unfortunately, he finished fourth on Sonneborn–Berger

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, so did not qualify for Final A. Final A saw a battle between two future grandmasters, with Bruno Parma of Yugoslavia, who had tied for second the year before, beating

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in their individual game and edging out the latter by a half-point (9/11 to Gheorghiu's 8.5). The third-place finisher, Kuindzhi of the Soviet Union, scored 8 points. He beat both Parma and Gheorghiu, but lost to the last place finisher, Thomson of Scotland, who scored only two draws against the rest of the field. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Bruno Parma'' (YUG) 2. ''Florin Gheorghiu'' (ROM) 3. ''Alexander Kuindzhi'' (USSR) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 275–76. . 1963 – Vrnjacka Banja, Yugoslavia – (August–September) – Thirty juniors competed in each of five preliminary groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the A Final. Once again a player who had finished second two years before became the champion, although not without difficulty. Gheorghiu of Romania and Janata tied for first with 7.5/9 scores, with Gheorghiu winning their individual game. They finished three points ahead of the third-place finisher, future grandmaster

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of Yugoslavia. The match called for the tie to be broken by a four-game match, but this finished with four draws. Because Gheorghiu had the superior Sonneborn–Berger score, he was declared the champion. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Florin Gheorghiu'' (ROM) 2. ''Michal Janata'' (CZE) 3. ''Bojan Kurajica'' (YUG) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 277. . 1965 – Barcelona, Spain – (August–September) – Twenty-eight juniors competed in five preliminary groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the A Final. In Preliminary Group A, future grandmasters

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and

Raymond Keene Raymond Dennis Keene (born 29 January 1948) is an English chess grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author. He won the British Chess Championship in 1971, and was the first player from England ...

tied for second with 2.5/4. Their Sonneborn–Berger scores were identical, and they had drawn their individual game, so they drew lots to break the tie. Tukmakov drew the right number to advance to the Final A. There, experience again proved helpful, with Kurajica, who had been third in Vrnjacka Banja, scoring 6.5/9 to nose out Hartoch and Tukmakov by a half-point. Future World Championship candidate Robert Hübner of West Germany finished with an even score. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Bojan Kurajica'' (YUG) 2. ''

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'' (NED) 3. ''

'' (USSR) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 278–89. . 1967 – Jerusalem, Israel – (August) – The June

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made it questionable whether the tournament could be held in Israel at all, and some federations asked for it to be postponed. Although the event went ahead as scheduled, a number of countries chose not to send representatives. Only nineteen players participated, with the top three finishers from each of the three preliminary groups advancing to Final A. Julio Kaplan of Puerto Rico scored 6.5/8, a point ahead of second-place finisher Raymond Keene (who, by virtue of the drawing of lots, had missed out on Final A the previous time). Future World Championship candidate

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finished third with 5/8. Hübner scored 4.5/8 to finish fourth. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Julio Kaplan'' (PUR) 2. ''

'' (ENG) 3. ''

'' (NED) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 280. . 1969 – Stockholm, Sweden – (August) – Thirty-eight players played in six preliminary sections, with the top two in each advancing to Final A. Among those who did not qualify for Final A was future World Championship candidate

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of the Philippines, who won Final B with 9/11. Final A was dominated by the rising young Soviet junior Anatoly Karpov (who would become World Champion just six years later), who gave up only two draws (10/11). András Adorján (Hungary) and Urzica (Romania) finished three points behind. The strength of the field is shown by the fact that former Champion Kaplan could only finish fourth with 6.5/11. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Anatoly Karpov'' (USSR) 2. ''

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'' (HUN) 3. ''Aurel Urzica'' (ROM) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 281–83. . 1971 – Athens, Greece – (July–August) – A record forty-four players from forty-three countries participated in six preliminary groups. Werner Hug of Switzerland was the surprise winner, scoring 8.5/11. Two years before, he had only finished fifth in Final C. More highly touted players finished lower: Hungarian

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team member and future World Championship candidate

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(8/11, second); the strong American player

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(7.5/11, third); and Torre and the Soviet Grandmaster

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, who were among three players scoring 7/11. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Werner Hug'' (SWZ) 2. ''

'' (HUN) 3. ''

'' (USA) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, p. 283. . 1973 – Teesside, England – (July–August) – A record fifty players from forty-eight countries competed in two preliminary

s; the top six from each qualified for Final A. The favorite,

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of the Soviet Union, won Final A with 8.5/11 despite losing to both of the English players. Tony Miles of England finished a half-point behind. There was a three-way tie for third at 7.5/11 among Michael Stean (England), Larry Christiansen (United States), and Slavoljub Marjanović of Yugoslavia, with Stean taking third on tiebreak. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Alexander Beliavsky'' (USSR) 2. ''Tony Miles'' (ENG) 3. '' Michael Stean'' (ENG) : --- Kažić, B.M., ''International Championship Chess: A Complete Record of FIDE Events'', Pitman Publishing, 1974, pp. 285–86. . 1974 – Manila, Philippines – (August) – This was the first championship since the switch to an annual format. Tony Miles, who had finished second the year before, won, scoring 7/9 in the A Final. Dieks, Marjanović, and Schneider tied for second-fourth at 5.5/9. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Tony Miles'' (ENG) 2–4. ''Roy Dieks'' (NED), ''S. Marjanović'' (YUG), ''Schneider'' (SWE) : --- ''

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'', Volume 18, Sahovski Informator, 1975, p. 258. 1975 – Tjentiste, Yugoslavia – (July) – Set in the mountains about 100 miles north of Dubrovnik, the small town was the scene of World War II's

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. Dr.

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laid a wreath on the war memorial at the opening ceremony. The tournament was organised at the last minute by the Yugoslav Chess Federation after the Puerto Ricans withdrew their early offer, due to mounting financial pressure. Winner

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played skilfully throughout, scoring an undefeated 10-3 for a deserved victory; he had recently finished second in the Moscow senior championship.

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finished a half-point behind. He had a winning adjournment against the Soviet, but was less well prepared for the resumption and allowed it to fizzle out to a draw. The Englishman Jonathan Mestel managed a top three finish despite being one of the younger competitors. Ventzislav Inkiov of Bulgaria, like Mestel, scored 9–4, but due to an inferior Bucholz tie-splitting score, had to settle for fourth place. Forty-eight players took part including future grandmasters

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and Murray Chandler. It was the first World Junior to feature a 13-round Swiss format. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Valery Chekhov'' (USSR) 2. ''Larry Christiansen'' (USA) 3. ''Jonathan Mestel'' (ENG) : --- CHESS magazine Vol. 41 October p. 6; Chess Informant, Vol. 20, p. 262. 1976 – Groningen, Netherlands – (December 21, 1976 – January 5, 1977) –

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exceeded expectations, scoring 10–3 to win the event. Some credited Diesen's success to the considerable coaching and adjournment skills of his second, GM

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, who later helped

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beat Anatoly Karpov and reach a World Championship match against Garry Kasparov. This year the tournament was combined with the

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, who finished half a point behind Diesen, was the top-placed European and thereby became the European Junior Champion. Nir Grinberg of Israel finished third with a 9–4 score. Tied for 4th-8th places were Daniel Cámpora from Argentina, Leslie Leow from Singapore, Marcel Sisniega from Mexico and

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from the USSR. Also in the chasing pack were Ian Rogers (AUS), Krum Georgiev (BUL), Attila Groszpeter (HUN), Jonathan Mestel (ENG), Petar Popović (YUG), Reynaldo Vera (CUB), Murray Chandler (NZL) and Margeir Petursson (ISL). :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Mark Diesen'' (USA) 2. ''

'' (CZE) 3. ''Nir Grinberg'' (ISR) : ---

No. 5, Vol. 97 p. 222; Chess Informant, Vol. 23, p. 258 1977 – Innsbruck, Austria – (September 4–19) – Artur Yusupov, a 17-year-old economics student at Moscow University, won the event with 10.5 points out of 13. Second-placed Zapata, a point behind, was also studying economics, at the University of Bogotá. Yusupov's second was the Russian IM

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and their alliance heralded the start of a long-running and mutually beneficial relationship. Marcel Sisniega of Mexico hired experienced Soviet GM Vasiukov to be his second and it may have boosted his performance, but not enough to make a difference to the medals. Petar Popović scored 8.5 points for the bronze medal. Also challenging for honours were Skembris of Greece, Fries-Nielsen of Denmark and Vera of Cuba, who lost out to Popović on tie-break. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Artur Yusupov'' (USSR) 2. ''

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'' (COL) 3. '' Petar Popović'' (YUG) : ---

No. 11, Vol. 97 pp. 481–90; Chess Informant, Vol. 24, p. 264 1978 – Graz, Austria – (September 2–18) – Yusupov narrowly failed to win the tournament for a second year in succession, but could be pleased that his friend Sergei Dolmatov captured the title. Both are students of

. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Sergey Dolmatov'' (USSR), 10.5/13 2. '' Artur Yusupov'' (USSR), 10 3. '' Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen'' (DEN), 9 : ---

No. 3, Vol. 99 p. 121; Chess Informant, Vol. 26, p. 266 1979 – Skien, Norway – (July 27 – August 10) – The first three finishers were expected to do well, but disappointing was the form of the highly rated Artur Yusupov, who only scored 7.5-5.5, tying for 12th-17th out of 56 players. Among the chasing pack were

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, Margeir Petursson, Ivan Morovic and Attila Groszpeter. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Yasser Seirawan'' (USA), 10/13 2. ''

Alexander Chernin Alexander Mikhailovich Chernin (russian: Александр Михайлович Чернин; born 6 March 1960) is a Soviet-born Hungarian chess grandmaster and trainer. Tournaments and championships Born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, as a yout ...

'' (USSR), 9.5 3. ''

Predrag Nikolić Predrag Nikolić (born 11 September 1960 in Bosanski Šamac) is a Bosnian chess grandmaster. Biography He first competed for the Yugoslav Championship in 1979, taking a share of second place. The following year and again in 1984, he went ...

'' (YUG), 8.5 : ---

No. 11, Vol. 99 p. 551; Chess Informant, Vol. 28, p. 291 1980 – Dortmund, Germany – 1. ''Garry Kasparov'' (URS), 10.5/13 2. ''Nigel Short'' (ENG), 9 3–5. ''

Iván Morovic Iván Eduardo Morovic Fernández (born 24 March 1963) is a Chilean chess player with the title of International Grandmaster. Born in Viña del Mar, he began to play chess at age 9. In 1979 he won the Pan American Junior Chess Championship. In 1 ...

'' (CHI), ''A. Negulescu'' (ROM), ''K. Bischoff'' (FRG) 8.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 30, p. 295 1981 – Mexico City, Mexico – 1. ''Ognijen Cvitan'' (YUG), 10.5/13 2. ''

Jaan Ehlvest Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962) is an Estonian-American chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1987. Ehlvest was Estonian champion in 1986. Since 2006, he has represented the United States. He was named Estonian Ath ...

'' (URS), 10 3. ''Nigel Short'' (ENG), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 32, p. 311 1982 – Copenhagen, Denmark – 1. ''Andrei Sokolov'' (URS), 10/13 2. '' Igor Stohl'' (CSR), 9 3–7. '' Joel Benjamin'' (USA), ''Iván Morovic'' (CHI), ''Curt Hansen'' (DEN), ''

'' (ENG), ''Milos'' (BRS), 8.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 34, p. 346 1982 – Senta, Yugoslavia – The inaugural Girls' World Championship attracted 21 participants from 17 different countries. Agnieszka Brustman took the title with 8.5/11, a half a point ahead of Tatiana Rubzova.

Maia Chiburdanidze Maia Chiburdanidze ( ka, მაია ჩიბურდანიძე; born 17 January 1961) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991, and was the youngest one until 2 ...

attended the tournament as a spectator. :Girls U-20 – 1. ''Agnieszka Brustman'' (POL) 2. '' Tatiana Rubzova'' (URS) 3–4. '' Marta Kovacs'' (HUN), '' Biljana Verus'' (YUG) : ---

No. 8, Vol. 102 p. 352 1983 – Belfort, France – 1. ''

Kiril Georgiev Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev ( bg, Кирил Димитров Георгиев; born 28 November 1965 in Petrich) is a Bulgarian and Macedonian chess grandmaster, and seven-time Bulgarian Chess Champion. Chess career Georgiev first caught the ...

'' (BUL), 11.5/13 2. ''

Valery Salov Valery Salov (born 26 May 1964) is a Russian chess grandmaster who was once ranked the third best player in the world. Competitive chess career Salov was awarded the International Master title in 1984 and the Grandmaster title in 1986. He was ...

'' (URS), 10.5 3. ''Ahmed Saeed'' (UAE), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 36, p. 344 1984 – Kiljava – 1. '' Curt Hansen'' (DEN), 10.5/13 2. ''

Alexey Dreev Alexey Sergeyevich Dreev (, also transliterated as Aleksey or Alexei; born 30 January 1969) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989. Career While being a promising young chess talent, he was for a period ...

'' (URS), 10 3–4. ''Kiril Georgiev'' (BUL), Thorsteins (ISL) 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 38, p. 381 1985 – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – 1. ''Maxim Dlugy'' (USA), 10/13 2. ''Pavel Blatny'' (CZE), 9 3. ''Josef Klinger'' (AUT), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 40, p. 387 1986 – Gausdal, Norway – 1–2. ''Walter Arencibia'' (CUB), ''

Simen Agdestein Simen Agdestein (born 15 May 1967) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster, chess coach, author, and former professional footballer as a striker for the Norway national football team. Agdestein won eight Norwegian Chess Championships between 1982 an ...

'' (NOR), 9.5/13 3–5. ''Ferdinand Hellers'' (SWE), ''

Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev (russian: Евгений Ильгизович Бареев; born 21 November 1966) is a Russian-Canadian chess player and trainer. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989, he was ranked fourth in the FIDE world r ...

'' (URS), ''Josef Klinger'' (AUT), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 42, p. 400 1987 – Baguio, Philippines – 1. ''

'' (IND), 10/13 2. ''

Vasyl Ivanchuk Vasyl Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk ( uk, Василь Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969), also transliterated as Vassily Ivanchuk, is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading ...

'' (URS), 9.5 3–4. '' Grigory Serper'' (URS), ''

Patrick Wolff Patrick Gideon Wolff (born February 15, 1968) is an American chess Grandmaster. He is the son of philosopher Robert Paul Wolff and brother of law professor Tobias Barrington Wolff. Wolff won the United States Chess Championship in 1992 and 19 ...

'' (USA), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 44, p. 385 1988 – Adelaide, Australia – 1–4. ''Joël Lautier'' (FRA), ''Vasyl Ivanchuk'' (URS), ''Grigory Serper'' (URS), ''

Boris Gelfand Boris Gelfand ( he, בוריס אברמוביץ' גלפנד; be, Барыс Абрамавіч Гельфанд, Barys Abramavich Hel'fand; russian: Борис Абрамович Гельфанд, Boris Abramovich Gel'fand; born 24 June 1968) ...

'' (URS), 9/13 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 46, p. 448 1989 – Tunja, Colombia – (August 15–31) – Due to the drug wars then raging in Colombia, some countries, including the

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, boycotted the event. Vasil Spasov of Bulgaria was the surprise winner of the boys/open event, benefiting from a slip by his closest rival, Jacek Gdański of Poland. Gdanski managed to lose his last 2 games to throw away a 1½ point lead. Consequently, his earlier loss to Spasov was decisive in the tie-break. Sharing 3rd-5th with Swede Richard Wessman were the Soviets,

and

Mikhail Ulibin Mikhail Vitalyevich Ulibin (russian: Михаил Витальевич Улыбин, links=no; born 31 May 1971) is a Russian chess player, who was awarded the title of grandmaster by FIDE in 1991. He played in the Soviet junior champion ...

. Slightly off the pace were

Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov (, lv, Aleksejs Širovs; born 4 July 1972) is a Latvian and Spanish chess player. Shirov was ranked number two in the world in 1994. He won a match against Vladimir Kramnik in 1998 to qualify to play as challenger for the classic ...

(1 point behind) and Zsuzsa Polgar (2 points behind). :Boys/Open U-20 – 1. ''Vasil Spasov'' (BUL), 9.5/13 2. ''Jacek Gdański'' (POL), 9.5 3. ''Richard Wessman'' (SWE), 9. :Girls U-20 – 1. ''Ketino Kachiani'' (USSR) 2. ''Ildikó Mádl'' (HUN) 3. ''

Alisa Galliamova Alisa Mikhailovna Galliamova (russian: Алиса Михайловна Галлямова, tt-Cyrl, Алисә Михаил кызы Галләмова; born 18 January 1972 in Kazan) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of In ...

'' (USSR). : --- CHESS magazine Vol 54. November p. 5; Chess Informant, Vol. 48, p. 456 1990 – Santiago, Chile – 1. ''

Ilya Gurevich Ilya Mark Gurevich (born February 8, 1972) is a Soviet-born American chess player. Born in Kyiv, he emigrated to the U.S. in January 1980. He was a student at Yeshiva Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1983, Gurevich won the U.S. National ...

'' (USA), 10.5/13 2. ''

'' (URS), 10.5 3. ''

Vladimir Akopian Vladimir Akopian (russian: Владимир Акопян, hy, Վլադիմիր Հակոբյան; born December 7, 1971) is an Armenian-American chess Grandmaster. Career Akopian was born in Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet ...

'' (URS), 9.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 50, p. 371 1991 – Mamaia, Romania – (August) – The tournament had to be put together in hasty fashion when the planned hosts (the Chilean Chess Federation) dropped out at the last minute. Despite this setback, the proceedings went without any serious hitch and the players appreciated the excellent conditions and sound organising skills of the Romanian officials. Hot favourites for a clean sweep in the Boys/Open U-20 event were the Soviets Vladimir Akopian,

Sergei Tiviakov Sergei Tiviakov (russian: Серге́й Тивяков; born 14 February 1973) is a Russian–Dutch chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Dutch Champion and was European Champion in 2008. Chess career Tiviakov won the World Under-18 Champion ...

and Mikhail Ulibin. It turned out that all three were in good form and the medals were divided between them, following a tie-break to separate the top two. The Girls U-20 event was a two-horse race between Bojkovic of Yugoslavia and Botsari of Greece, the Yugoslav girl winning out by a half point: :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Vladimir Akopian'' (USSR), 10.5/13 2. ''Mikhail Ulibin'' (USSR), 10.5 3. ''

'' (USSR), 8.5. :Girls U-20 – 1. ''Nataša Bojković'' (YUG), 10/13 2. ''Anna-Maria Botsari'' (GRE), 9.5 3. ''Maja Koen'' (BUL), 9. : --- CHESS magazine Vol 56. December pp. 16-18; Chess Informant, Vol. 52, p. 364 1992 – Buenos Aires, Argentina (October) – 1. '' Pablo Zarnicki'' (ARG), 10/13 2. ''

Vadim Milov Vadim Milov (born 1 August 1972) is a Swiss chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1993. Early life Born in Ufa, following the collapse of the USSR, he moved to Israel in 1992, before finally settling in Switzerlan ...

'' (ISR), 10 3–8. ''Michelakis'' (SAF), ''O. Danielian'' (ARM), ''

Dimitri Reinderman Dimitri Reinderman (born 12 August 1972) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. He was Dutch Chess Champion in 2013. He is the No. 8 ranked Dutch player as of November 2020. Personal life Reinderman is a vegetarian. References External links * ...

'' (NED), ''Miroslav Marković'' (FIDE), ''Egger'' (CHI), ''Rasik'' (CFSR), 8.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 56, p. 371 1993 – Kozhikode, India – (November – December) – Top seed in the Boys / Open event,

Matthew Sadler Matthew David Sadler (born 15 May 1974) is an English chess grandmaster, chess writer and two-time British Chess Champion. He is the No. 2 ranked English player Personal life Sadler has a French mother, speaks French perfectly and is also ...

of England, led with the Czech Republic's Vlastimil Babula for much of the tournament. With both players facing top quality opposition each round, the pressure finally became too great and both failed at the final hurdle in their quest for the gold medal. Sadler also suffered from serious and frequent time trouble. This strong event contained many players who went on to become top-flight grandmasters;

Alexander Onischuk Alexander Onischuk (; born September 3, 1975) is a Ukrainian-American chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994, and won the 2006 U.S. championship. Career In 1991 Onischuk finished second in the world under 16 cha ...

, Christian Gabriel, Vladislav Tkachiev and Peter-Heine Nielsen were just four of the strong finishers not amongst the medals. Swede Jonas Barkhagen also played some enterprising chess, but was just unable to keep up with the leading group. In the Girls event, Armenian

Elina Danielian Elina Danielian ( hy, Էլինա Դանիելյան; born 16 August 1978 in Baku) is an Armenian chess grandmaster and six-time Armenian women's champion (1993, 1994. 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004). She has represented Armenia twelve times during the ...

, Krystina Dabrowska of Poland and

Adrienn Csőke Adrienn Csőke (born 23 February 1973) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1993). Biography Csőke represented Hungary in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championshi ...

of Hungary were among those challenging for the medals. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes attended the closing ceremony and announced a new directive that assured future winners of the Boys / Open event an automatic Grandmaster title. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Igor Miladinović'' (YUG), 9.5/13 2. '' Vlastimil Babula'' (CZE), 9 3. ''

Sergei Rublevsky Sergei Rublevsky (born 15 October 1974) is a Russian chess grandmaster (1994). He has won four team gold medals and one individual bronze medal at Chess Olympiads. He won the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2004, and became the 58th Russian chess ch ...

'' (RUS), 9. :Girls U-20 – 1. ''Nino Khurtsidze'' (GEO) 2. '' Ilaha Kadimova'' (AZE) 3. '' Mekhri Ovezova'' (TKM). : --- CHESS magazine Vol 58. March pp. 20-22; Chess Informant, Vol. 59, p. 395 1994 – Matinhos, Brazil (November) – 1. '' Helgi Grétarsson'' (ISL), 9.5/13 2. ''

Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar ( hu, Polgár Zsófia, ); born November 2, 1974) is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, she is the middle siste ...

'' (HUN), 9 3–7. ''

Giovanni Vescovi Giovanni Portilho Vescovi (born 14 June 1978) is a Brazilian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master in 1993 and the Grandmaster title in 1998. Vescovi is a seven-time national champion (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 20 ...

'' (BRA), ''Mariano'' (PHI), ''Kumaran'' (ENG), ''

Hugo Spangenberg Hugo Hernán Spangenberg (born 22 November 1975) is an Argentine chess grandmaster. In 1989 he entered the World Youth Chess Championships, in Puerto Rico. He won at Cubatão 1989 (the 1st ''Campeonato Panamericano'' U-14), and took 3rd at Halle ...

'' (ARG), ''Ch. Gabriel'' (GER), 8.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 61, p. 417 1995 – Halle, Germany (November–December) – There were 80 entrants in the Boys / Open section, representing nearly 70 different countries. The Girls' event had 66. Giovanni Vescovi of Brazil was another star performer in the Boys' section, narrowly missing out on a medal. The Girls' category was even more closely contested with second, third and fourth places being decided on tie-break;

Natalia Zhukova Natalia Oleksandrivna Zhukova ( uk, Наталія Олександрівна Жукова; born 5 June 1979) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and two-time European women's champion. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, at both the ...

was the unlucky runner-up. :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Roman Slobodjan'' (GER), 10/13 2. ''

'' (UKR), 10 3. ''Hugo Spangenberg'' (ARG), 9.5. :Girls U-20 – 1. ''Nino Khurtsidze'' (GEO) 2. '' Eva Repkova'' (SVK) 3. ''

Corina Peptan Corina-Isabela Peptan (born March 17, 1978) is a Romanian chess player holding the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was world girls' champion in several age categories: Under 10 in Timișoara 1988, Under 12 in ...

'' (ROM). : --- CHESS magazine Vol 60. March pp. 46-48; Chess Informant, Vol. 64, p. 360 1996 – Medellín, Colombia (November) – 1. '' Emil Sutovsky'' (ISR), 10/13 2–3. ''

Zhang Zhong Zhang Zhong (; born 5 September 1978) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, a twice Chinese champion and the 2005 Asian champion. In 1998, he became China's 9th Grandmaster. Career Zhang Zhong finished second at the World Junior Chess Championship ...

'' (CHN), '' Zoltan Gyimesi'' (HUN), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 68, p. 363 1997 – Zagan, Poland (July 13–27) – Most of the top players were able to make it, with the exception of

Antoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova ( bg, Антоанета Стефанова; born 19 April 1979) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and Women's World Champion from 2004 to 2006. She has represented Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiad in 2000 and the Women's Chess ...

in the Girls' event; she had reportedly fallen out with the Bulgarian Chess Federation. Tal Shaked, the winner of the Open/Boys' section, secured the title on tie-break; top seed was

Alexander Morozevich Alexander Sergeyevich Morozevich (russian: Александр Серге́евич Морозе́вич, translit=Aleksandr Sergéevich Morozévich; born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE ...

. Other promising young players in attendance included Vladimir Baklan, Hristos Banikas and

Sergei Movsesian Sergei Movsesian ( hy, Սերգեյ Մովսիսյան; born 3 November 1978) is an Armenian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Armenian team at the 2011 World Team Ches ...

. In the Girls' event, Corina Peptan started as the top seed but was not in her best form. Results were as follows: :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Tal Shaked'' (USA), 9.5/13 2. ''Vigen Mirumian'' (ARM), 9.5 3. ''Hristos Banikas'' (GRE), 9. :Girls U-20 – 1. ''Harriet Hunt'' (ENG) 2. '' Joanna Dworakowska'' (POL) 3. ''Tatiana Vasilevich'' (UKR). : --- CHESS magazine Vol 62. October pp. 28-31, 34-35; Chess Informant, Vol. 70, p. 377 1998 – Calcutta, India (November–December) – 1. '' Darmen Sadvakasov'' (KAZ), 10.5/13 2. ''

'' (CHN), 9.5 3–4.'' Hristos Banikas'' (GRE), '' Đào Thiên Hải'' (VIE), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 74, p. 382 1999 – Yerevan, Armenia (November) – 1. '' Aleksandr Galkin'' (RUS), 10.5/13 2. ''

Rustam Kasimdzhanov Rustam Kasimdzhanov; russian: Рустам Касымджанов (born 5 December 1979) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Champion (2004-05). He was Asian champion in 1998. In addition to his tournament play, Kasimdzha ...

'' (UZB), 10 3–4.''

Karen Asrian Karen Asrian ( hy, Կարեն Ասրյան; 24 April 1980 – 9 June 2008) was an Armenian chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1998, he was a three-time Armenian champion. Asrian was a member of the gold medal-winning Arm ...

'' (ARM), '' Lev Aronian'' (ARM), 9 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 76, p. 353 2000 – Yerevan, Armenia (November) – 1. ''

Lázaro Bruzón Lázaro Bruzón Batista (born 2 May 1982 in Holguín) is a Cuban-American chess grandmaster. He is a former World Junior Champion, two-times American Continental champion, two-time Iberoamerican champion and five-time Cuban champion. Bruz ...

'' (CUB), 10/13 2–8. '' Kamil Mitoń'' (POL), ''

'' (ARM), ''Gershon'' (ISR), ''D. Solak'' (YUG), ''Simutowe'' (ZAM), ''Bunzmann'' (GER), '' Vladimir Malakhov'' (RUS), 8.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 80, p. 395 2001 – Athens, Greece (August) – 1. ''

Péter Ács Péter Ács (born 10 May 1981 in Eger, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster (GM). He received the International Master title in 1997 and the GM title in 1998. In 2001 he won the World Junior Chess Championship. In 2002 he won the Essent tour ...

'' (HUN), 10/13 2. ''

Merab Gagunashvili Merab Gagunashvili ( ka, მერაბ გაგუნაშვილი; born 3 January 1985) is a Georgian chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Georgian Chess Champion. Chess career In 2001, he won the silver medal in the World Junior Ches ...

'' (GEO), '' Lev Aronian'' (ARM), 9.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 82, p. 355 2002 – Goa, India – 1. '' Lev Aronian'' (ARM), 10/13 2. ''

Luke McShane Luke James McShane (born 7 January 1984) is an English chess player. A chess prodigy, he was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2000, at the age of 16. McShane has become one of England's leading players and a member of the national ...

'' (ENG) 9.5 3. '' Surya Sekhar Ganguly'' (IND) 9.0. 2003 – Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan (November) – 1. ''

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shahriyar Hamid oghlu Mammadyarov ( az, Şəhriyar Həmid oğlu Məmmədyarov; born 12 April 1985), known internationally as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov , is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. he is ranked No. 1 in Azerbaijan and No. 13 in the world ...

'' (AZE), 10/13 2. ''S. Azarov'' (BLR), 9.5 3–7. ''A. Zubov'' (UKR), ''K. Guseinov'' (AZE), ''

Vugar Gashimov Vugar Gasim oghlu Hashimov ( az, Vüqar Qasım oğlu Həşimov; 24 July 1986 – 11 January 2014), known internationally as Vugar Gashimov , was an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He was a noted player of blitz chess. At his peak ranking, he ...

'' (AZE), ''V. Bachin'' (RUS), ''Erenburg'' (ISR), 8.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 88, pp. 350-51 2004 – Kochi, India (November–December) – 1. '' Pendyala Harikrishna'' (IND), 10/13 2–3. '' Tigran L. Petrosian'' (ARM), '' Zhao Jun'' (CHN), 9.5 : --- Chess Informant, Vol. 92, p. 375 2005 – Istanbul, Turkey (November) :Boys U-20 – 1. ''

'' (AZE), 10.5/13 2. '' Ferenc Berkes'' (HUN), 9.5 3. '' Evgeny Alekseev'' (RUS), 9 :Girls U-20 – 1. ''

Elisabeth Pähtz Elisabeth Pähtz (born January 8, 1985, sometimes spelt Elisabeth Paehtz) is a German chess Grandmaster.Gu Xiaobing'' (CHN), 9.5 3. '' Beata Kądziołka'' (POL) 9. 2006 – Yerevan, Armenia (October 2–17) :Boys U-20 – 1. ''

Zaven Andriasian Zaven Andriasian (sometimes transliterated as Andriasyan; hy, Զավեն Անդրիասյան; born March 11, 1989, in Yerevan) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and former World Junior Chess Champion. Chess career He won the 2005 European Y ...

'' (ARM), 9.5/13 2. ''

Nikita Vitiugov Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov (russian: Никита Кириллович Витюгов; born 4 February 1987) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2007. He was a member of the victorious Russian team at th ...

'' (RUS), 9 3. ''

Yuriy Kryvoruchko Yuriy Hryhorovych Kryvoruchko ( uk, Юрій Григорович Криворучко; born 19 December 1986) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006. Kryvoruchko was Ukrainian champion in 2013. ...

'' (UKR), 9 :Girls U-20 – 1. '' Shen Yang'' (CHN), 9/13 2. ''

Hou Yifan Hou Yifan ( ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and the second highest rated female player of all time.

'' (CHN), 9 3. '' Salome Melia'' (GEO), 9. 2007 – Yerevan, Armenia (October) :Boys U-20 – 1. '' Ahmed Adly'' (EGY), 10/13 2. '' Ivan Popov'' (RUS), 9.5 3. '' Wang Hao'' (CHN), 9 :Girls U-20 – 1. ''

Vera Nebolsina Vera Nebolsina (russian: Вера Неболсина; born 16 December 1989 in Seversk) is a Russian professional chess player. She earned the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) at age 17 in 2007. Early life Nebolsina was born in Seversk near Tomsk ...

'' (RUS), 10/13 2. ''

Jolanta Zawadzka Jolanta Zawadzka (born 8 February 1987) is a Polish chess player with the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). In 2004, she won the World Youth Chess Championship for girls U18. She won the women's Polish Chess Championship in 2006, 2011, 2015 and ...

'' (POL), 9.5 3. '' Salome Melia'' (GEO), 9.5. 2008 – Gaziantep, Turkey (August 2–16) :Boys U-20 – 1. ''

Abhijeet Gupta Abhijeet Gupta (born 16 October 1989) is an Indian chess player with the title of Grandmaster (GM). Gupta is the first player to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship five times. He has completed his early education from A's Steward Senior ...

'' (IND), 10/13 2. ''

Parimarjan Negi Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the second youngest grandmaster in history at the time. As of July 2021, h ...

'' (IND), 9.5 3-7. '' Arik Braun'' (GER), '' David Howell'' (ENG), ''

Eltaj Safarli Eltaj Safarli ( az, Eltac Səfərli; born 18 May 1992 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster. In October 2016, he reached his all-time-highest rating of 2694 and was ranked as No. 3 in Azerbaijan and No. 46 in the world. He entered tourn ...

'' (AZE), ''

Hou Yifan Hou Yifan ( ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and the second highest rated female player of all time.

'' (CHN), ''

Bassem Amin Bassem Amin (; born 9 September 1988) is an Egyptian chess player and medical doctor. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006. Amin is the highest rated Egyptian and African player and the only medical doctor to have a FIDE peak rat ...

'' (EGY), 9 :Girls U-20 – 1. ''

Harika Dronavalli Harika Dronavalli (born 12 January 1991) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). She has won three bronze medals in the Women's World Chess Championship, in 2012, 2015 and 2017. Dronavalli was honored with the ...

'' (IND), 10.5/13 2-5. ''

Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk ( uk, Марі́я Оле́гівна Музичу́к; born 21 September 1992) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from April 2015 to March 2016. She is also a twice women's champion of U ...

'' (UKR), ''

Kübra Öztürk Kübra Öztürk (born May 11, 1991) is a Turkish female chess player. As of the July 2012 FIDE rating list, she is ranked number 199 in the world and second in Turkey among female active players. She earned FIDE titles as Woman FIDE Master (WFM) ...

'' (TUR), ''

Mary Ann Gomes Mary Ann Gomes (born 19 September 1989)WGM title application
(JPG). FIDE. is an Indian

'' (IND), ''

Nazí Paikidze Nazí Paikidze, sometimes also referred to as Nazí Paikidze-Barnes ( ka, ნაზი პაიკიძე, ''Nazí Ṗaiḳiʒe'', ; russian: Нази Нодаровна Паикидзе-Барнс, , born 27 October 1993), is a Russian-born ...

'' (GEO), 9. 2009 – Puerto Madryn, Argentina – 1. '' Maxime Vachier-Lagrave'' (FRA), 10.5/13 2. '' Sergei Zhigalko'' (BEL), 10.5 3. '' Michał Olszewski'' (POL) 9. 2010 – Chotowa, Poland (August 2–17) :Boys U-20 – 1. ''

Dmitry Andreikin Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Андрейкин, born 5 February 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster, World Junior Chess Champion in 2010 and two-time Russian Chess Champion (2012 and 2018 ...

'' (RUS), 10.5 2. ''

Sanan Sjugirov Sanan Sjugirov (russian: Санан Сюгиров; born 31 January 1993) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was European champion and world champion in his age category. Sjugirov competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2009 and 2015. Chess career ...

'' (RUS), 10 3. ''

Dariusz Świercz Dariusz Świercz (born 31 May 1994) is a Polish-American chess player playing for the United States. He is the 30th- youngest player in history and the youngest Polish player of all time to qualify for the title Grandmaster; he was 14 years and ...

'' (POL), 9 :Girls U-20 – 1. ''

Anna Muzychuk Anna Olehivna Muzychuk ( uk, Анн́а Оле́гівна Музичу́к; sl, Ana Muzičuk; born 28 February 1990) is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM). She is the fourth woman in chess history to attain a F ...

'' (SLO), 11/13 2. ''

Olga Girya Olga Alexandrovna Girya (russian: Ольга Александровна Гиря; born 4 June 1991) is a Russian chess player. She holds the title of Grandmaster (GM), which FIDE awarded her in 2021. She was a member of the gold medal-winning R ...

'' (RUS), 10.5 3. ''

Padmini Rout Padmini Rout (born 5 January 1994) is an Indian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a four-time National Women's Premier title holder consecutively from 2014-2017 and was the Asi ...

'' (IND), 10. 2011 – Chennai, India (August 1–16) :Boys U-20 – 1. ''

'' (POL), 10.5/13 2. ''

Robert Hovhannisyan Robert Hovhannisyan ( hy, Ռոբերտ Հովհաննիսյան; born 23 March 1991) is an Armenian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010. In January 2011, Hovhannisyan won the 71st Armenian Chess Championship. In J ...

'' (ARM), 10.5 3. '' Sahaj Grover'' (IND), 9.5 :Girls U-20 – 1. '' Deysi Cori'' (PER), 11/13 2. ''

'' (RUS), 10.5 3. ''

'' (GEO), 9.5. 2012 – Athens, Greece – 1. ''

Alexander Ipatov Alexander Ipatov ( uk, Олександр Іпатов, Oleksandr Ipatov; born 16 July 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Turkish chess grandmaster. He is the top ranked chess player of Turkey. Ipatov was world junior champion in 2012 and Turkish champi ...

'' (TUR), 10/13 2. ''

Richárd Rapport Richárd Rapport (born 25 March 1996) is a Hungarian-Romanian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 11 months and 6 days, making him Hungary's youngest ever grandmaster. He was the Hungari ...

'' (HUN), 10 3. ''

Ding Liren Ding Liren (; born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. He is the highest rated Chinese chess player in history and is also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion. He was the winner of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, beating Maxime Vac ...

'' (CHN) 9. 2013 – Kocaeli, Turkey (September 12–27) :Boys U-20 – 1. '' Yu Yangyi'' (CHN), 11/13 2. ''

'' (TUR), 10.5 3. ''

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (born 24 October 1994) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He attained the title of grandmaster in January 2013, becoming the 30th player from India to do so. he is the second highest rated player in India (behind Viswana ...

'' (IND) 9.5. :Girls U-20 – 1. '' Alexandra Goryachkina'' (RUS), 10.5/13 2. ''

Zhansaya Abdumalik Zhansaya Abdumalik ( kk, Jansaya Daniyarqyzy Äbdimalik; russian: Жансая́ Дания́ровна Абдумали́к; born 12 January 2000) is a Kazakhstani chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM). She is the first Kazakhst ...

'' (KAZ), 9.5 3. ''

Alina Kashlinskaya Alina Anatolyevna Kashlinskaya (russian: Алина Анатольевна Кашлинская; born 28 October 1993) is a Russian-born Polish chess player. She holds the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded he ...

'' (RUS), 9.0. 2014 – Pune, India (October 5–20) 19-year-old

Lu Shanglei Lu Shanglei (; born 10 July 1995) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and 2014 World Junior Chess Champion. Career In 2010, Lu played on the Chinese team (alongside Yu Yangyi, Wang Chen, and Wang Jue) that won the 5th Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup, a ...

of China won with 10–3, edging out his countryman, 15-year-old prodigy

Wei Yi Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the 9th youngest in history. He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat ...

; the top-rated player

Vladimir Fedoseev Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev (russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Федосе́ев; born 16 February 1995) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2015, 2017, and 2021. Career Fedoseev tied for ...

(2661) of Russia; and

Jan-Krzysztof Duda Jan-Krzysztof Duda (; born 26 April 1998) is a Polish chess grandmaster. A prodigy, he achieved the grandmaster title in 2013 at the age of 15 years and 21 days. he is ranked No. 1 in Poland and No. 18 in the world. His personal best rating ...

of Poland by half a point. The top finishers (on tiebreak) were: :Boys U-20 – 1. ''Lu Shanglei'' (CHN), 10/13 2. ''Wei Yi'' (CHN), 9.5 3. ''Vladimir Fedoseev'' (RUS), 9.5. : --- '' New In Chess'', 2014, No. 8, pp. 66, 72

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References

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External links

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