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Tournament leader Yesuntumur Tugstumur has led the Boys Under-8
throughout and conceded only two draws, one of which was to...
...Ilya Makoveev, the second seed and in hot pursuit. They will
decide gold, and it all comes down to the last round.
Resistance was futile
A scene of the battlefield
This is what a World Youth championship looks like
Indian Sarin Nihal has virtually guaranteed gold a round in advance
with 9.0/10 since his only challenger is a full point behind
Ezizova Bagul, a little princess who loves a four-hour struggle
On your marks! Get set!... Go!
Indian WFM Deshmukh Divya is one of the few players with a near perfect
9.5/10, yet in spite of this, she has not guaranteed gold, since her rival...
... top seed WFM Bibissara Assaubayeva (1927) is in hot pursuit with 9.0/10.
After that, there is a two-point gap with the rest of the field.
The last players standing...
... sort of.
American David Peng continues his great tournament in the Boys Under-12,
but is hanging on to the gold by a thread with 8.0/10 and six a half point behind
Argentine IM Alan Pichot is trying to make history in the Boys Under-16,
but in the hardest fought section of the tournament. Not only are there
two more with the same 8.0/10 as he has, but a further three with 7.5/10
All hail the champion, since top seed Dinara Saduakassova (2409) has
won the Girls Under-18 a round in advance with 9.0/10, a point and a
half ahead of the rest
Watching the games from afar
Rivals and buddies for a lifetime
We would like to extend special thanks to Reint Dykema who has provided wonderful pictures at the South African Chess federation's Facebook page. The pictures presented here are but the smallest sample of his work.
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About the photographer Reint Dykema has been taking photos for 24 years. He developed a passion for photography and this has lead him on the path of capturing the emotions at weddings in wedding photography, and this passion followed his children’s passions of which chess is but one. A chess player himself and Fide development trainer, this also helps him to understand the position the players are in and trying to reflect that. Not good at waiting for hours at chess games, chess photography has become a natural outlet for a photography and chess enthusiast. |
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