Dinara Saduakassova is Girls' World Junior Champion U20
8/22/2016 – At the start of the Girls' World Junior Championships in Bhubaneswar, India, Dinara Saduakassova from Kazakhstan had more than 60 rating-points more than her closest rival and was clear favorite to win the tournament. However, things did not go smoothly for Saduakassova. But in the end and with some luck she won the tournament with 9.5/13 to become World Junior Champion 2016!
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Frayna Janelle Mae from the Philippines had led the tournament for a long time but after losing two games in a row in rounds 11 and 12 she had to abandon her hopes to win the tournament.
Frayna Janelle Mae during her game against Saduakassova which ended in a draw
Saduakassova had more luck. In round 12 she won a crucial game against Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda who panicked in a good, almost winning position which helped Saduakassova to an important win.
Dinara Saduakassova
The three medalists: Dinara Saduakassova (center) from Kazakhstan won gold,
Nandidhaa Pv from India (left) won silver and Dinara Dordzhieva from Russia bronze.
Final standings
| Rank | Title | Name | Elo | Country | Pts |
| 1 | WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | 2423 | KAZ | 9½ |
| 2 | WIM | Nandhidhaa Pv | 2151 | IND | 9 |
| 3 | WIM | Dordzhieva Dinara | 2304 | RUS | 9 |
| 4 | IM | Rodriguez Rueda Paula Andrea | 2321 | COL | 8½ |
| 5 | WIM | Frayna Janelle Mae | 2292 | PHI | 8½ |
| 6 | WIM | Vaishali R | 2284 | IND | 8½ |
| 7 | WIM | Uuriintuya Uurtsaikh | 2199 | MGL | 8½ |
| 8 | WIM | Parnali S Dharia | 2203 | IND | 8½ |
| 9 | WIM | Bivol Alina | 2362 | RUS | 8 |
| 10 | WIM | Michelle Catherina P | 2205 | IND | 8 |
| 11 | WIM | Mahalakshmi M | 2101 | IND | 8 |
| 12 | WIM | Styazhkina Anna | 2315 | RUS | 8 |
| 13 | Du Yuxin | 1957 | CHN | 8 | |
| 14 | WGM | Buksa Nataliya | 2261 | UKR | 7½ |
| 15 | WFM | Ivanova Karina | 2129 | RUS | 7½ |
| 16 | WIM | Gu Tianlu | 2239 | CHN | 7½ |
| 17 | WFM | Alinasab Mobina | 2199 | IRI | 7½ |
| 18 | Priyanka K | 2048 | IND | 7½ | |
| 19 | WFM | Gomez Barrera Javiera Belen | 2055 | CHI | 7½ |
| 20 | WFM | Injac Teodora | 2252 | SRB | 7 |
... 57 players
Games
Photos: Tournament page
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