
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.
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Video impressions
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
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Impressions by Vijay Kumar from the seventh
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Open section

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
Top standings Open group after seven rounds
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
Top standings girls after seven rounds
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 |
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