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The Young Masters in Lausamme is a double-round knockout, and the games can be watched live on the Playchess.com server. The participants are Etienne Bacrot (20, France), Luke McShane (19, England), Shakhriyar Mamediyarov (18, Azerbaijan), Arkadij Naiditsch (18, Germany), Sergey Karjakin (13, Ukraine), Alexandra Kosteniuk (18, Russia), Elisabeth Pähtz (18, Germany), Severin Papa (19, Switzerland).
| Round 1 (September 17-18, 2003) | ||
| McShane, Luke J | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 1/2 1-0 |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 1-0 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 1-0 1-0 |
| Bacrot, Etienne | Papa, Severin | 1-0 1/2 |
| Minor Placings (September 19, 2003) | ||
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 1-0 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Papa, Severin | 1-0 |
| Winners Round 1 (September 19, 2003) | ||
| McShane, Luke J | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz | 1/2 |
| Bacrot, Etienne | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 1-0 |
Alexandra Kosteniuk, world women's vice champion
Elisabeth Pähtz, Germany's under 18 women's world champion
Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov and his sister Zeinab promoting a French chess magazine.
There is also a younger sister named Turkan in this amazing family. Sh won the
European Under 14 Championship last year.
The youngest of the young masters, Sergey Karjakin
The favourites: Luke McShane of England, Etienne Bacrot of France
The French GM beat the local Swiss FM
The German WGM succumbed to the British GM
The 13-year-old GM didn't have a chance against the talented German GM
How do young masters relax between game? With blitz chess naturally
Photos: ChessBase, Europe Echecs
