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The 15-year old Jeffery Xiong (born 30th October 2000) is one of the greatest talents in the US - and in the world. Which he shows again at the World Junior Chess Championships. With four rounds to go he leads the field with 7.5/9 and has good chances to add another prestigious title to his already long list of impressive wins. With a current rating of 2633 Xiong is number 139 in the world, number 9 in the US and number 6 at the Juniors, but in Bhubaneswar he started as second seed behind Vladislav Artemiev from Russia who has a rating of 2665.
In round eight Xiong scored a crucial win against Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram (born 9th November 1999), another great talent. In a wild game both players tried to mate the enemy king at all costs but it was Xiong who handled the complications a bit better and won.
Jeffery Xiong (left) against Aravindh Chithambaram
In round nine Xiong showed his stylistic versatility by exploiting two small inaccuracies of his opponent to turn a seemingly harmless and quiet position into a better endgame which he won with good and solid technique. With this win Xiong defended his position as sole leader and has a current rating-performance of 2741.
| Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | Rp | |
| 1 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | USA | 2633 | 7,5 | 0,0 | 46,0 | 2741 |
| 2 | IM | Nasuta Grzegorz | POL | 2442 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 42,5 | 2593 |
| 3 | Xu Yinglun | CHN | 2516 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 46,0 | 2616 | |
| 4 | GM | Artemiev Vladislav | RUS | 2665 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 2614 |
| 5 | Ivekovic Bozidar | CRO | 2351 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 41,0 | 2525 | |
| 6 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | IND | 2514 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 2562 |
| 7 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2543 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 46,0 | 2531 |
| 8 | Maghsoodloo Parham | IRI | 2576 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 45,5 | 2514 | |
| 9 | IM | Svane Rasmus | GER | 2546 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 2542 |
| 10 | Beradze Irakli | GEO | 2440 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 42,5 | 2511 | |
| 11 | GM | Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan | IND | 2515 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 2548 |
| 12 | GM | Alekseenko Kirill | RUS | 2582 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 2453 |
| 13 | IM | Menezes Christoph | AUT | 2408 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 2456 |
| 14 | FM | Xu Yi | CHN | 2371 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 43,5 | 2477 |
| 15 | IM | Mosadeghpour Masoud | IRI | 2437 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 43,5 | 2520 |
| 16 | GM | Gagare Shardul | IND | 2486 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 42,0 | 2446 |
| 17 | IM | Visakh N R | IND | 2431 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 42,0 | 2477 |
| 18 | IM | Bersamina Paulo | PHI | 2402 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 41,0 | 2371 |
| 19 | IM | Beukema Stefan | BEL | 2380 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 2470 |
| 20 | GM | Wagner Dennis | GER | 2572 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 40,0 | 2384 |
| 21 | Srijit Paul | IND | 2217 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 40,0 | 2464 | |
| 22 | FM | Grandadam Patrik | SUI | 2325 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 39,0 | 2386 |
| 23 | IM | Lorparizangeneh Shahin | IRI | 2478 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 37,0 | 2417 |
| 24 | IM | Henriquez Villagra Cristobal | CHI | 2520 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 37,0 | 2438 |
| 25 | FM | Praggnanandhaa R | IND | 2429 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 44,5 | 2445 |
... 80 players
Source: chess-results.com
But what exactly is a junior? The organisers in Bhubaneswar offer a clear answer: All players have to born on 1st January 1996 or later, that is, you have to be 20 or younger to play in the World Juniors.
These two young players look as if they would like to win a huge number of games before their 20th birthday
Vishy Anand supports the young talents. In 1987 Anand was the first Indian to become World Junior Champion.
Indian flair
The tournament hall
Top seed Vladislav Artemiev from Russia
In July Jeffery Xiong (right) won the US Junior Championships, one month later he has chances to become World Junior Champion
Photos: Tournament page
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