In May 22 earlier this year the Turkish Chess Federation announced that the World Junior Chess Championship for boys and girls would be held in the city of Hatay, Turkey. Many chess players and federations were unhappy with this decision, as Hatay is a mere 20 kilometers away from the Syrian border – a stone's throw away from Aleppo. With accusations of the Syrian government engaging in chemical warfare, and the threat of US missile strikes, the TCF decided to change the venue of the tournament to Kocaeli, which is as far away from Syria as you can get in Turkey.
Vijay Kumar has been providing daily videos of the playing hall and surroundings
Impressions by Vijay Kumar from the fourth round
Impressions by Vijay Kumar from the fifth round
Impressions by Vijay Kumar from the sixth round
Impressions by Vijay Kumar from the seventh round
Top seed Yu Yangyi (left) has lived up to his billing so far and leads with 6.5/7
14-year-old GM Wei Yi has had a decent event so far with 5.0/7
Brazilian Vitor Roberto Castro Carneiro
Indian GM S.P. Sethuraman is third with 5.5/7
Milovan Ratkovic
Peruvian GM Jorge Cori
Ponce Jerry Meza
Atilla Koksal Yuksel
Mihovil Vucic from Croatia
| Rk | SNo. | Tit. | Name | Rtg | Nat | Pts |
|
1
|
1
|
GM
|
YU YANGYI |
2662
|
CHN
|
6½ |
|
2
|
2
|
GM
|
IPATOV ALEXANDER |
2601
|
TUR
|
6 |
|
3
|
9
|
GM
|
SETHURAMAN S.P. |
2553
|
IND
|
5½ |
|
4
|
19
|
GM
|
GROVER SAHAJ |
2479
|
IND
|
5½ |
|
5
|
18
|
IM
|
IDANI POUYA |
2480
|
IRI
|
5½ |
|
6
|
3
|
GM
|
CORI JORGE |
2587
|
PER
|
5½ |
|
7
|
6
|
GM
|
SALEM A.R. SALEH |
2570
|
UAE
|
5 |
|
8
|
11
|
IM
|
ELISEEV URII |
2550
|
RUS
|
5 |
|
9
|
8
|
GM
|
VIDIT SANTOSH GUJRATHI |
2565
|
IND
|
5 |
|
10
|
15
|
IM
|
DEBASHIS DAS |
2489
|
IND
|
5 |
|
11
|
10
|
GM
|
WEI YI |
2551
|
CHN
|
5 |
|
12
|
16
|
IM
|
KANAREK MARCEL |
2483
|
POL
|
5 |
|
13
|
7
|
IM
|
KOVALEV VLADISLAV |
2568
|
BLR
|
5 |
|
14
|
17
|
IM
|
NARAYANAN SRINATH |
2483
|
IND
|
5 |
Girls
Lilia İvonne Fuentes Godoy from Mexico
Gonulden Seda Alev
Irina Bulmaga, fifth seed, leads with 6.0/7
Zsofia Edes from Slovakia
Lena Miladinovic from Serbia
Ayça Nuriye Gülay from Turkey
Photos by Zeynep Yetisgin and Fatma Koc Ozturk
|
Rank
|
SNo.
|
Tit.
|
Name |
Rtg
|
FED
|
Pts |
|
1
|
5
|
WGM
|
BULMAGA IRINA |
2387
|
ROU
|
6 |
|
2
|
11
|
WIM
|
MEDINA WARDA AULIA |
2301
|
INA
|
5½ |
|
3
|
1
|
WGM
|
KASHLINSKAYA ALINA |
2434
|
RUS
|
5½ |
|
4
|
2
|
WGM
|
CORI T. DEYSI |
2433
|
PER
|
5½ |
|
5
|
6
|
WGM
|
ARABIDZE MERI |
2379
|
GEO
|
5½ |
|
6
|
3
|
WGM
|
GORYACHKINA ALEKSANDRA |
2418
|
RUS
|
5 |
|
7
|
13
|
WIM
|
ABDUMALIK ZHANSAYA |
2277
|
KAZ
|
5 |
|
8
|
16
|
WIM
|
RODRIGUEZ RUEDA PAULA ANDREA |
2225
|
COL
|
5 |
|
9
|
8
|
WGM
|
PADMINI ROUT |
2312
|
IND
|
5 |
|
10
|
14
|
WIM
|
HEJAZIPOUR MITRA |
2256
|
IRI
|
5 |
|
11
|
4
|
WGM
|
WANG JUE |
2392
|
CHN
|
4½ |
|
12
|
9
|
WIM
|
ZHAI MO |
2309
|
CHN
|
4½ |
|
13
|
7
|
WGM
|
SADUAKASSOVA DINARA |
2326
|
KAZ
|
4½ |
|
14
|
23
|
WIM
|
IBRAHIMOVA SABINA |
2202
|
AZE
|
4½ |
|
15
|
27
|
WFM
|
XIAO YIYI |
2163
|
CHN
|
4½ |
|
16
|
40
|
WFM
|
DERAKHSHANI DORSA |
2078
|
IRI
|
4½ |
|
17
|
10
|
WIM
|
KHADEMALSHARIEH SARASADAT |
2303
|
IRI
|
4½ |
