

Before the round started there was a minute of silence for the Russian plane that fell the day before

The start of the round

It was the coldest day during the tournament, and several children came down with colds.
Though warm inside the hall, it was cold outside.

In round six, Nguyen Quoc Hy (1583) from Vietnam defeated Javokhir Sindarov (2299) the top
seed of the Boys Under-10, with some spectacular tactics. Even with monthly ratings, they are
sometimes slow to keep up with the kids. Bear in mind that in the first five rounds, he had scored
4.5/5 with four opponents rated around 1900 average.
Javokhir Sindarov (2299) - Nguyen Quoc Hy (1583)
23...Rxf3! 24.Rxe7 24.Kxf3 f5! 24...Rxg3+! 25.Kxg3 Qg5+ 26.Kf3 Qf6+ 27.Kg2 Qxe7 28.Kf1 Qb7 29.Re1 Kf8 30.Kg1 Qb5 31.Kf1 Qxa4 32.bxa4 Rc8 33.Re2 Rc3 34.Ke1 Ra3 35.Re4 Rxa2 36.Rxd4 Rxa4 37.Kd2 a5 38.Kc1 Ra1+ 39.Kb2 Rf1 40.Rf4 g6 41.Kb3 Ra1 42.Re4 h5 43.Re2 Rh1 44.Ka4 Rxh2 45.Kxa5 Rh4 46.Kb5 Rf4 47.Rd2 h4 48.f3 h3 49.d4 Rh4 50.Rh2 g5 51.d5 Ke7 52.Kc6 f5 53.Rh1 Kd8 54.d6 h2 55.Kd5 g4 56.fxg4 fxg4 57.Ke4 g3+ 58.Kf3 Rg4 59.Kg2 Kd7 60.Rd1 Rg6 61.Ra1 Rxd6 62.Kxg3 Rd2 63.Kf3 Rxc2 64.Ke3 b3 65.Kd3 b2 66.Rd1 Rc1 67.Kd4 0–1
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Sindarov,J | 2299 | Nguyen,Q | 1583 | 0–1 | 2015 | B23 | FIDE WYCC 2015 - U10 | 6 |
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German star Vincent Keymer has been struggling in the tournament,
unable to produce his best game. It is always a very different experience
playing these youth tournaments as opposed to adults.

Last year FM Nodirbek Abdusattarov had arrived at the Boys Under-10 as the top seed, but
a loss in round three had left him playing catchup all the rest of the tournament. In the end,
he had only been able to get silver. This year he isn't letting that title out of his sights, in spite
of a much harder level of opposition, and he is leading the Boys Under-12 with 6.5/7.

Alireza Firouzja (2364) has also been a force to reckon with in the Boys
Under-12, with 6.0/7 and the only player to obtain a draw against the
leader Abdusattarov, the image above.

Wondering who the youngest participant is? Meet 5-year-old Ezizova Hatija playing in the
Girls Under-8. Her sister won the Bronze in the World Youth held in Durban last year.

If John McEnroe played chess...

Kiriil Shevchenko from Ukraine was the early leader in the Boys Under-14 with 5.0/5, but a
loss in round six and a draw in round seven have placed him in the pack chasing the leaders

Egyptian FM Adham Fawzy has also been the star of his group the Boys Under-16 and is the
sole leader with 6.5/7 with a 2774 performance so far

Olga Badelka hails from Belarus and is currently in 3rd in the Girls Under-14
with 5.5/7, just a half point behind the leaders

Team Hungary

The King of the Boys Under-18 is Masoud Mosadeghpour from Iran. He is on a roll that has placed
him a full point ahead of his nearest rival, and 1.5 points ahead of the rest. He stands alone with
an amazing 7.0/7. Move over Fabiano, you have company.
Daniil Yuffa - Masoud Mosadeghpour (Annotated by IM Sagar Shah)
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.Ne5 Qd6 7.Nxc6 Qxc6 8.Qxc6+ bxc6 9.b3 Nb4 9...Nxc3 10.Bb2 Ne4?! 11.Bxh8 f6 10.Kd1 Be6 11.Bb2 Bg7 12.Kc1 0-0 13.Na4! Bxb2+ 14.Kxb2 Rfd8 15.d3 Rd5!? 16.Kc3?! 16.e4! Ra5 16...Rd4 17.Nc5 Rad8 18.Be2 Bc8 19.Rac1± 17.d4 Rb8 18.Nc5+- 16...Rb8 17.d4 Rf5 18.f3 Nxa2+! 19.Rxa2 Rxb3+ 20.Kc2 Rb4 21.Nc3? 21.Kc3 Rb3+ 22.Kc2 21.d5!? cxd5!∞ 21...Bxd5? 22.Ra3 21.Ra3? Ra5!-+ 21...Bb3+ 21...Bxa2 22.Nxa2 Rxd4 22.Kd3 Bxa2 23.Nxa2 Rb2 24.Nc3 Ra5 25.g3 c5! 26.Bg2 cxd4 27.Kxd4 Rb4+ 28.Kd3 Rc5 29.f4 e6 30.Ne4! Rb3+ 31.Kd2 Rb2+ 32.Ke3 32.Kd3 Rb3+ 33.Kd2= 32...Rcc2 33.Bf3 Kf8 34.Ra1 Ra2 35.Rd1 Ke7 36.g4 Ra3+ 37.Kf2 f5! 38.gxf5 exf5 39.Nd2 a5 40.Nf1 Rcc3 41.Rd4 a4 42.Rb4 Kd6 43.h4 Ra1 44.Ne3 a3 45.Rd4+ Kc5 46.Rd5+ Kb6 47.Re5 Rf1+! 48.Kxf1 48.Nxf1 a2 48...Rc1+ 49.Kg2 a2 50.Nd5+ Ka7 51.Nxc7 a1Q 52.Re8 Rg1+ 53.Kh2 Qe1 54.Ra8+ Kb6 55.Nd5+ Kc5 56.Rc8+ Kd4 57.e3+ Kd3 58.Bg2 Qf2 59.Nb4+ Kxe3 60.Rc3+ Kd4 61.Rg3 Rxg2+ 62.Rxg2 Qxh4+ 0–1
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Yuffa,D | 2485 | Mosadeghpour,M | 2420 | 0–1 | 2015 | A05 | WYCC Open 18 | 6.1 |
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Kirril Alekseenko, fresh from his win at the Chigorin Memorial, is the only player
who has been able to stay within yelling distance, and is sole second with 6.0/7

Adam C. Taylor came from England and is at 50% after seven rounds

A wide array of keychains, pens, and pins are for sale at the gift shop/stand

There are also jackets, t-shirts, and further wearable memorabilia

Chief Arbiter IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos: president, king, and emperor all

Coming with her crown

Poise beyond her years

"Biting your knuckles" isn't just an expression

Mobina Alinasab (front) represents Iran in the Girls Under-16, where she has scored 4.5/7

The timeless reflection of chess
All photos by Reint Dykema
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About the photographer
Reint Dykema is a passionate chess dad. Both his two sons Dirkho and Joshua compete this year in the World Youth championships.
This is the third World Youth that Dykema has the opportunity to take photos and work closely with ChessBase.
In last year's World Youth championship in Durban, Dykema was the official photographer.
Over weekends he is also a wedding photographer when he is not taking photos in the local tournaments in South Africa.
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