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The Young Masters in Lausamme was a double-round knockout. The participants were Etienne Bacrot (20, France), Luke McShane (19, England), Shakhriyar Mamediyarov (18, Azerbaijan), Arkadij Naiditsch (18, Germany), Sergey Karjakin (13, Ukraine), Alexandra Kosteniuk (18, Russia), Elisabeth Pähtz (18, Germany), Severin Papa (19, Switzerland).
The winner: Luke McShane (England) beat Etienne Bacrot (France) in the final
| Round 1 (September 17-18, 2003) | ||
| McShane, Luke J | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 1/2 1-0 |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 1-0 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 1-0 1-0 |
| Bacrot, Etienne | Papa, Severin | 1-0 1/2 |
| Minor Placings (September 19, 2003) | ||
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 1-0 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Papa, Severin | 1-0 |
| Round 2 (September 19, 2003) | ||
| McShane, Luke J | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz | 1/2 1/2 2-0 |
| Bacrot, Etienne | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 1-0 1/2 |
| Final (September 21-22, 2003) | ||
| McShane, Luke J | Etienne Bacrot | 1/2 1-0 |
Six young masters: Severin Papa, Sergey Karjakin, Luke McShane, Etienne Bacrot,
Elisabeth Pähtz, Alexandra Kosteniuk.
Live transmission on the Playchess.com server (a.k.a. Schach.de)
Chief organiser of the Young Masters: Rene Kesselring
