6/15/2024 – Kazybek Nogerbek from Kazakhstan and Divya Deshmuk from India are the new U20 World Champions. Bogerbek won the decisive game in the final round against former leader Mamikon Gharibyan from Armenia, while Divy also won her final round game to end the event with a remarkable 10/11 score. | Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
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A clutch win
Kazybek Nogerbek is the new U20 World Junior Champion. The 20-year-old Kazakh grandmaster won the decisive game in the final round of the World Junior Championships in Gandhinagar (India) against Armenian grandmaster Mamikon Gharibyan, who entered the final round leading the standings with 8 points.
Emin Ohanyan, also from Armenia, overtook Gharibyan in the final standings as well. Ohanyan beat Daniel Quizon from the Philippines in the eleventh round. Both Nogerbek and Ohanyan finished with 8½ points. Tiebreak criteria favoured Nogerbek.
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ChessBase India captured the decisive moment on video.
Top 3 Open: Silver - GM Emin Ohanyan (ARM) 8½/11, Gold - GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ) 8½/11 and Bronze - GM Luka Budisavljevic (SRB) 8/11
Behind the two leaders, a group of three players finished with 8 points. In addition to Luka Budisavljevic from Serbia and Gharibyan, this group also included Tobias Kölle, one of two German representatives in the open world championship. Kölle won his game against Baris Ozenir Ekin in the final round. With fifth place in the final ranking and 31st place in the seeding list, Kölle clearly exceeded expectations. He also remained undefeated over the course of the tournament.
IM Tobias Kölle gewinnt überzeugend die letzte Runde der U20 WM und ist damit Fünfter geworden.
India’s Divya Deshmuk won the title at the World Junior Women’s Championship with 10 points from 11 rounds. In the final round, she won against Beloslava Krasteva from Bulgaria.
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🇮🇳 IM Divya Deshmukh wins her game and becomes the 2024 FIDE World U20 Girls Chess Champion! 👑 pic.twitter.com/WFYO03cEae
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) June 13, 2024
However, Mariam Mkrtchian from Armenia was hot on the heels of the clear rating favourite throughout the tournament. The former U18 world champion scored 9½ points and grabbed silver. Third place went to Ayan Allahverdiyeva from Azerbaijan, who ended the event with 8½ points to her name.
Top 3 Girls: Silver - WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan (ARM) 9½/11, Gold - IM Divya Deshmukh 10/11 and Bronze - WIM Ayan Allahverdiyeva (AZE) 8½/11
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