
Chess in Iran: Asian Youth Championship in Teheran
Report by FM Arash Akbarinia
The 2008 Asian Youth Chess Championship took place in the building of Iran
Chess Federation, July 15-22. The presence of two hundred and twenty-two players
from fifteen countries, including three International Masters, one Woman International
Master, twelve Fide Masters and ten Woman Fide Masters, warmed up the tournament
indescribably.

The boys' playing hall

The girls' playing hall
On Monday, July 21st, the last round of the 2008 Asian Youth Chess Championship
finished. Thirty-six players won the medals, but the others also obtained many
valuable things. I dare to say that winning a medal is not the single aim of
this tournament. I have personally taken part in many similar festivals –
learning about different cultures and meeting fabulous friends from all over
the world was the best souvenir that I have collected.
Girls U8
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Abdumalik Zhansaya |
KAZ |
0 |
6.5 |
2 |
Sagar Tejaswini |
IND |
0 |
6.0 |
3 |
Vu Thi Dieu Uyen |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
4 |
Savant Riya |
IND |
1407 |
4.0 |
5 |
Al Mansouri Mouza |
UAE |
0 |
4.0 |
6 |
Najib Rezvan |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
7 |
Dilmi Udaransi Jayawardhana |
SRI |
0 |
4.0 |
8 |
Fatehi Kimia |
IRI |
0 |
3.5 |
9 |
Nominerdene Davaademberel |
MGL |
0 |
3.0 |
10 |
Nosratian Ava |
IRI |
0 |
3.0 |
11 |
Praveena Dimagi Diyagu Hennadige |
SRI |
0 |
3.0 |
12 |
Abdulzahra Sali |
IRQ |
0 |
2.5 |
13 |
Al Neyadi Aysha |
UAE |
0 |
2.5 |
14 |
Partouvi Fatemeh |
IRI |
0 |
2.0 |
15 |
Silva Kashmira Anjali |
SRI |
0 |
1.5 |
16 |
Humaid Wadima |
UAE |
0 |
1.5 |

From left to right: Gold Medallist Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan,
Bronze Medalist Vu Thi Dieu Uyen from Vietnam and Silver Medalist Tejaswini
Sagar from India.
Boys U8
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Omidi Arya |
IRI |
0 |
6.0 |
2 |
Nigmatov Ortik |
UZB |
0 |
5.5 |
3 |
Grahesh Y. |
IND |
0 |
5.0 |
4 |
Tran Minh Thang |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
5 |
Ghanbarzadeh Reza |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
6 |
Turar Dostan |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
7 |
Srivastava Adarsh |
IND |
0 |
3.5 |
8 |
Sharipov Munirjon |
TJK |
0 |
3.5 |
9 |
Olamaei Alireza |
IRI |
0 |
3.5 |
10 |
Mirissage D.o. |
SRI |
0 |
3.0 |
11 |
Gamage Kavindu Niketh Hiyare |
SRI |
0 |
2.5 |
12 |
Talal Mahmoud |
UAE |
0 |
1.5 |
13 |
Ratnayake L L N |
SRI |
0 |
1.5 |
14 |
Al Taher Saeed Tariq |
UAE |
0 |
0.5 |

From left to right: third place Ortik Nigmatov from Uzbekistan, first place
Arya Omidi from Iran and second place Y. Grahesh from India.
Girls U10
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Mahalakshmi M. |
IND |
1682 |
8.0 |
2 |
Ivana Maria Furtado |
IND |
1836 |
6.5 |
3 |
Monnisha G K. |
IND |
1741 |
6.0 |
4 |
Sweety Patel |
IND |
1902 |
6.0 |
5 |
Derakhshani Dorsa |
IRI |
0 |
5.5 |
6 |
Ghaziolsharif Kimiya |
IRI |
0 |
5.5 |
7 |
Shoumi Mukerjee |
IND |
1790 |
5.5 |
8 |
Vu Thi Dieu Ai |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
9 |
Seyfikar Sima |
IRI |
0 |
5.0 |
10 |
Tokhirjonova Gulrunhbergin |
UZB |
0 |
5.0 |
11 |
Alijanzadeh Mohadeseh |
IRI |
0 |
4.5 |
12 |
Omurbekova Diana |
KGZ |
0 |
4.5 |
13 |
Jargalmaa Sarantuya |
MGL |
0 |
4.5 |
14 |
Tharusha Nirmanie |
SRI |
0 |
4.5 |
15 |
Sadykova Yasmin |
KAZ |
0 |
4.5 |
16 |
Muhsen Suhila |
IRQ |
0 |
4.0 |
17 |
Albekova Dilara |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
18 |
Jayaratne J P S S |
SRI |
0 |
4.0 |
19 |
Al Zadjali Maram |
UAE |
0 |
3.0 |
20 |
Sayali Mokhpochoi |
TJK |
0 |
2.5 |
21 |
Mariyam Abdulaziz |
UAE |
0 |
0.5 |
22 |
Al-dhahrei Sheikha |
UAE |
0 |
0.5 |

From left to right: Silver Medallist Maria Furtado Ivana, Gold Medallist
M. Mahalakshmi and Bronze Medallist G K. Monnisha all from India.
Boys U10
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Ghosh Diptayan |
IND |
2028 |
7.5 |
2 |
Mousavi Seyed Khalil |
IRI |
2065 |
7.5 |
3 |
Mahapatra Sidhant |
IND |
1995 |
7.5 |
4 |
Mohineesh C.H. |
IND |
1948 |
6.0 |
5 |
Nguyen Ngoc Minh Tri |
VIE |
0 |
5.5 |
6 |
Bahmani Amir Mohammad |
IRI |
0 |
5.0 |
7 |
Ashirov Sanzhar |
KAZ |
0 |
5.0 |
8 |
Asgharzadeh M.reza |
IRI |
0 |
5.0 |
9 |
Jaferian Koosha |
IRI |
1609 |
4.5 |
10 |
Zhakypov Artur |
KGZ |
0 |
4.5 |
11 |
Irgaliyev Alikhan |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
12 |
Baatardoj Batkhishig |
MGL |
0 |
4.0 |
13 |
Vojdani Sivash |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
14 |
Fahad Saeed Ahmed |
UAE |
0 |
4.0 |
15 |
Paththini Wasam Chathupa Induwar |
SRI |
0 |
4.0 |
16 |
Nasriddinov Umar |
TJK |
0 |
3.5 |
17 |
Kuruppu Kdsd |
SRI |
0 |
3.0 |
18 |
Saeed San |
IRQ |
0 |
2.5 |
19 |
Al Rashedi Mayed |
UAE |
0 |
2.0 |
20 |
Al Zidjali Khalifa |
UAE |
0 |
1.0 |

From left to right: Vice-Champion Khalil Mousavi from Iran, third place
Sidhant Mahapatra and champion Diptayan Ghosh both from India.
Girls U12
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
Khademalsharieh Sarasadat |
IRI |
1769 |
8.0 |
2 |
Rathore Sonakshi |
IND |
1838 |
7.0 |
3 |
Pratyusha Bodda |
IND |
1933 |
7.0 |
4 |
Saduakasova Dinara |
KAZ |
0 |
6.5 |
5 |
Nandhidhaa P.V., |
IND |
1797 |
5.0 |
6 |
Do Hoang MinhTho |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
7 |
Moradi Kimia |
IRI |
1790 |
5.0 |
8 |
Tran Le Dan Thuy |
VIE |
0 |
5.0 |
9 |
Kahramanova Mohinur |
UZB |
1886 |
4.5 |
10 |
Parpieva Nodirabegin |
UZB |
0 |
4.5 |
11 |
Navya Vyshnavi Mannepalli |
IND |
1752 |
4.5 |
12 |
Bagheri Taleghani Nadia |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
13 |
Zhaksybek Yenglik |
KAZ |
0 |
4.0 |
14 |
Bayarsaikhan Yanjinilkham |
MGL |
0 |
3.0 |
15 |
Momynalieva Shaadat |
KGZ |
0 |
3.0 |
16 |
Afolayyan Marjona |
UZB |
0 |
3.0 |
17 |
Egodage Y.p. |
SRI |
0 |
1.0 |
18 |
Reem Al Zadjali |
UAE |
0 |
1.0 |

From left to right: Second place Sonakshi Rathore from India, third place
Bodda Pratyusha also from India and first place Sara Khademalsharieh from the
host country.
Boys U12
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
FM |
Girish A. Koushik |
IND |
2108 |
7.5 |
2 |
|
Javanbakht Nima |
IRI |
1942 |
6.0 |
3 |
|
Gagare Shardul |
IND |
2070 |
6.0 |
4 |
|
Tran Tuan Minh |
VIE |
2029 |
6.0 |
5 |
|
Das Sayantan |
IND |
2135 |
6.0 |
6 |
|
P V S M Praveen Kumar |
IND |
1984 |
6.0 |
7 |
|
Shiven Khosla |
IND |
2141 |
5.5 |
8 |
|
Le Huu Thai |
VIE |
1878 |
5.5 |
9 |
|
Guseynov Alihan |
UZB |
0 |
5.0 |
10 |
|
Sokhanvarian Pedram |
IRI |
0 |
5.0 |
11 |
FM |
Kowsarinia Amir |
IRI |
1990 |
4.5 |
12 |
|
Jung Ho Jin |
KOR |
1869 |
4.5 |
13 |
|
Artemenko Oleg |
UZB |
2012 |
4.5 |
14 |
|
Premachandra DM |
SRI |
0 |
4.5 |
15 |
|
Mirzaei Saleh |
IRI |
1962 |
4.5 |
16 |
|
Zhanbai uulu Zhokhar |
KGZ |
0 |
4.0 |
17 |
|
Saranapala J. Nimantha |
SRI |
0 |
4.0 |
18 |
|
Nazarov Rustem |
TKM |
0 |
4.0 |
19 |
|
Ibrahim Sultan |
UAE |
0 |
3.5 |
20 |
|
Mostafa Abdulwahab |
UAE |
0 |
3.5 |
21 |
|
Moradi Amirmasoud |
IRI |
1920 |
3.0 |
22 |
|
Al Zarooni Eisa |
UAE |
1719 |
2.5 |
23 |
|
Kim Artem |
KAZ |
0 |
2.5 |
24 |
|
Khurelchuluun Bayarkhuu |
MGL |
0 |
2.0 |
25 |
|
Chahrour Ebrahim |
LBA |
0 |
0.0 |
|
|
Chahrour Mohammad |
LBA |
0 |
0.0 |

From left to right: Silver Medallist Nima Javanbakht from Iran, Bronze
Medallist Shardul Gagare and Gold Medallist A. Koushik Girish, both from India.
Girls U14
Rank after Round 7
Rk. |
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
WIM |
Padmini Rout |
IND |
2257 |
5.5 |
2 |
|
Qurbonboyeva Sarvinoz |
UZB |
1963 |
5.0 |
3 |
|
Priyanka Kumari |
IND |
1925 |
4.5 |
4 |
|
Mohana Priya J. |
IND |
2048 |
4.5 |
5 |
|
Azadvari Zahra |
IRI |
0 |
4.5 |
6 |
|
Velieva Hurma |
TKM |
0 |
4.5 |
7 |
|
Asgarizadeh Minoo |
IRI |
1846 |
4.0 |
8 |
WFM |
Hakimifard Ghazal |
IRI |
2018 |
4.0 |
9 |
WFM |
Nguyen Thi Mai Hung |
VIE |
2158 |
3.5 |
10 |
WFM |
Nguyen Thao Han |
VIE |
1923 |
3.0 |
11 |
|
Nlv Anusha |
IND |
2033 |
3.0 |
12 |
|
Vakilpour Azin |
IRI |
1777 |
3.0 |
13 |
|
Karabayeva Zhanna |
KAZ |
2016 |
3.0 |
14 |
|
Sydykova Myrzagul |
KGZ |
0 |
2.0 |
15 |
|
Ranasinghe S.D. |
SRI |
1796 |
1.0 |
16 |
WFM |
Amal Abdulaziz |
UAE |
1637 |
1.0 |

From left to right: Third place Kumari Priyanka from India, Uzbekistani
Sarvinoz Qurbonboyeva, second place, and Indian Rout Padmini, first place.
Boys U14
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
FM |
Prasanna Rao |
IND |
2233 |
7.5 |
2 |
FM |
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |
IND |
2356 |
7.5 |
3 |
|
Ankit R. Rajpara |
IND |
2194 |
6.5 |
4 |
|
Golubev Roman |
UZB |
0 |
6.0 |
5 |
|
Ismailov Mukhit |
KAZ |
1915 |
5.5 |
6 |
|
Idani Pouya |
IRI |
1937 |
5.5 |
7 |
|
Fenil Shah |
IND |
2129 |
5.0 |
8 |
|
Vakhidov Jahongir |
UZB |
2165 |
5.0 |
9 |
|
Igambergenov Alibek |
KAZ |
2001 |
5.0 |
10 |
|
Hosseinipour Mehdi |
IRI |
2067 |
4.5 |
11 |
|
Oliazadeh Pouya |
IRI |
0 |
4.0 |
12 |
|
Pourhassannedjad Arash |
IRI |
2007 |
4.0 |
13 |
|
Perera W C C |
SRI |
1941 |
4.0 |
14 |
|
Pranav Shetty |
IND |
2138 |
4.0 |
15 |
|
Valerio Axel John |
PHI |
1851 |
3.5 |
16 |
|
Saleh Naif |
UAE |
0 |
3.5 |
17 |
|
Mirzozoda Shodmon |
TJK |
0 |
3.5 |
18 |
|
Yagmurov Sultan |
TKM |
0 |
3.0 |
19 |
|
Amanbaev Kaium |
KGZ |
0 |
2.5 |
20 |
|
Chohrour Hassan |
LEB |
0 |
0.0 |

From left to right: Bronze Medallist R. Rajpara Ankit, Silver Medallist
Santosh Gujrathi Vidit and Gold Medallist Rao Prasanna all from India.
Girls U16
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
WFM |
Hoang Thi Nhu Y |
VIE |
2103 |
7.5 |
2 |
WFM |
Hejazipour Mitra |
IRI |
2137 |
6.5 |
3 |
WFM |
Bhakti Kulkarni |
IND |
2166 |
6.0 |
4 |
WFM |
Pon N Krithika |
IND |
2156 |
6.0 |
5 |
|
Rysbayeva Korlan |
KAZ |
1959 |
5.5 |
6 |
|
Gagare Shalmali |
IND |
2092 |
5.0 |
7 |
|
Mamatkulova Maftuna |
UZB |
0 |
5.0 |
8 |
WFM |
Chan Wei-Yi Victoria |
SIN |
1898 |
5.0 |
9 |
|
Niji A |
IND |
2015 |
5.0 |
10 |
|
Enxtuul Altanolzii |
MGL |
1997 |
4.5 |
11 |
|
Mohammadi Pari |
IRI |
0 |
4.5 |
12 |
|
Muhtojzoda Asila |
TJK |
1655 |
4.0 |
13 |
|
Vardkar Mariam |
IRI |
1732 |
4.0 |
14 |
|
Fatima Abdulghani |
UAE |
0 |
4.0 |
15 |
|
Esenbaeva Alina |
KGZ |
0 |
3.5 |
16 |
|
Ataei Mahdieh |
IRI |
0 |
2.5 |
17 |
|
Chathuri Karunanayake |
SRI |
0 |
2.5 |
18 |
|
Velmamedova Zeykina |
TKM |
0 |
0.0 |

From left to right: Iranian Mitra Hejazipour, Vice-Champion, third place
Kulkarni Bhakti from India and Vietnamese Hoang Thi Nhu Y, champion.
Boys U16
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. |
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
FM |
Salem A.R. Saleh |
UAE |
2443 |
7.5 |
2 |
IM |
Adhiban B. |
IND |
2422 |
6.5 |
3 |
|
Ilhomzade Ikrom |
TJK |
0 |
6.5 |
4 |
IM |
Shyam Sundar M. |
IND |
2312 |
6.0 |
5 |
IM |
Sethuraman S.P. |
IND |
2425 |
6.0 |
6 |
|
Nguyen Van Thanh |
VIE |
2194 |
5.5 |
7 |
FM |
Nitin S. |
IND |
2303 |
5.0 |
8 |
|
Rahimov Rahmatjon |
UZB |
2218 |
5.0 |
9 |
|
Dalir Alireza |
IRI |
2089 |
4.5 |
10 |
|
Azemati Amir |
IRI |
2088 |
4.5 |
11 |
|
Pourramezanali Amirreza |
IRI |
2098 |
4.5 |
12 |
|
Amanbaev Islomjon |
KGZ |
2083 |
4.5 |
13 |
|
Karayev Assylkhan |
KAZ |
2261 |
4.0 |
14 |
|
Salehian Sina |
IRI |
2079 |
4.0 |
15 |
FM |
Priyadharshan K. |
IND |
2297 |
4.0 |
16 |
|
Kottahachchy K.O.V. |
SRI |
1967 |
4.0 |
17 |
FM |
Saeed Ishaq |
UAE |
2219 |
4.0 |
18 |
|
Antonio Viani D'cunha |
IND |
2114 |
3.5 |
19 |
|
Kavinda Akhila |
SRI |
2029 |
3.0 |
20 |
|
Amarasena Kaveesha |
SRI |
1900 |
2.5 |
21 |
|
Al-Kaabi Abdulla |
UAE |
1790 |
2.0 |
22 |
|
Al-Hasnawi Haider |
IRQ |
0 |
2.0 |

From left to right: Third place Ikrom Ilhomzade from Tajikstan, second
place B. Adhiban from India and first place A.R. Saleh Salem from United Arab
Emirates.
Girls U18
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
Rk. |
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
|
Uthra P. |
IND |
2067 |
5.5 |
2 |
|
Muminova Nafisa |
UZB |
2242 |
5.0 |
3 |
|
Preethi R. |
IND |
2183 |
5.0 |
4 |
WFM |
Rysbayeva Aigerim |
KAZ |
2163 |
4.0 |
5 |
|
Esonboeva Gulruhsor |
UZB |
1998 |
4.0 |
6 |
|
Alavi Homa |
IRI |
1723 |
4.0 |
7 |
|
Jafari Golnaz |
IRI |
2046 |
3.5 |
8 |
|
Manasa K. |
IND |
1987 |
3.5 |
9 |
|
Shalukhina Tatyana |
KAZ |
2004 |
3.5 |
10 |
|
Nazriddimova Morvorid |
TJK |
0 |
3.5 |
11 |
|
Rahimi Tara |
IRI |
1903 |
3.5 |
12 |
|
Faiga Saleh |
UAE |
0 |
3.0 |
13 |
|
Karunanayake Mayuri |
SRI |
1706 |
3.0 |
14 |
|
Goli Pour Haleh |
IRI |
0 |
2.5 |
15 |
|
Yashmada Lokunarangoda |
SRI |
0 |
1.5 |
16 |
|
Jayathilake Navoda |
SRI |
0 |
1.0 |

From left to right: Uzbekistani Silver Medallist Nafisa Muminova, Bonze
Medallist R. Preethi and Gold Medallist P. Uthra, both from India.
Boys U18
Rank after Round 7
Rk. |
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
1 |
FM |
Toufighi Homayoon |
IRI |
2425 |
6.0 |
2 |
FM |
Tologontegin Semetey |
KGZ |
2374 |
4.5 |
3 |
|
Debashis Das |
IND |
2294 |
4.5 |
4 |
|
Darini Pouria |
IRI |
2262 |
4.5 |
5 |
FM |
Djuraev Sokhib |
TJK |
2324 |
4.0 |
6 |
|
Saravana Krishnan P. |
IND |
2256 |
4.0 |
7 |
|
Otchiyev Arslan |
TKM |
2225 |
4.0 |
8 |
|
Sadeh Shahin |
IRI |
2247 |
3.5 |
9 |
|
Khoroshev Nikita |
UZB |
2136 |
3.5 |
10 |
|
Golizadeh Asghar |
IRI |
2271 |
3.0 |
11 |
|
Ali Akar |
IRQ |
2025 |
2.5 |
12 |
|
Maleki Amir |
IRI |
2086 |
2.0 |
13 |
|
Pradeep Kumar.R.A. |
IND |
2250 |
1.5 |
14 |
FM |
Marwan Abdulwahab |
UAE |
2078 |
1.5 |

From left to right: Indian Das Debashis, Kyrgyzstani Semetey Tologontegin
and Iranian Homayoon Toufighi. The colour of their medals shows their rank!
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