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WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2008

Reports
and excellent photos from the squad in Vietnam
are posted on the ECF website
here
but you can view all the tournament results right here.
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| Round 1 | Round 4 | Free day | Round 9 |
| Round 2 | Round 5 | Round 7 | Round 10 |
| Round 3 | Round 6 | Round 8 | Round 11 |
| Introduction |
Our competitors:
| u18 | David Howell | Liam Rabbitte | Chantal Sirisena | Thilagini Anandajeyarajah |
| u16 | Callum Kilpatrick | Akash Jain | Amisha Parmar | Jessica Thilaganathan |
| u14 | Yang-Fan Zhou | Saravanan Sathyanandha | Samuel Franklin | Abigail Pritchard |
| u12 | Felix Ynojosa | Nicholas Clanchy | Radha Jain | |
| u10 | Isaac Sanders | Ravi Haria | ||
| u8 | Matthew Wadsworth |
| Round 1 | 20th October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | w |
David Howell | Cyril Ponizil | 2251 | W |
| u18 | w |
Liam Rabbitte | Alessandro Bonafede | 2327 | L |
| u16 | b |
Callum Kilpatrick | Werner Kannemeyer | 1896 | L |
| u16 | b |
Akash Jain | Haridas Pascua | 2307 | L |
| u14 | w |
Yang-Fan Zhou | W C C Perera | 1930 | W |
| u14 | w |
Samuel Franklin | Thomas Feng | 1610 | W |
| u14 | w |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Robin van Kempen | 2307 | W |
| u12 | b |
Felix Ynojosa | Semen Filaov | 1443 | L |
| u12 | w |
Nicholas Clanchy | Oleg Artemenko | 2003 | L |
| u10 | w |
Ravi Haria | Bersamina Paulo | L |
|
| u10 | w |
Isaac Sanders | Derek Lim De Li | 1715 | W |
| u8 | b |
Matthew Wadsworth | Xiangyi Liu | L |
|
| u18g | b |
Chantal Sirisena | Guliskhan Nakhbayeya | 2201 | W |
| u18g | b |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Maria Gosciniak | 2161 | L |
| u16g | w |
Amisha Parmar | Meganie Mendes | W |
|
| u16g | b |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Klaudia Kulon | 2228 | L |
| u14g | w |
Abigail Pritchard | Lorena Mendoza | 2015 | L |
| u12g | w |
Radha Jain | Claris Koh | W |
| Round 2 | 21st October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | b |
David Howell | Mustafaev Jamshid | 2393 | D |
| u18 | b |
Liam Rabbitte | Kaisar Jenius Hakiki | 2189 | L |
| u16 | w |
Callum Kilpatrick | Jain Akash | 2010 | W |
| u16 | b |
Akash Jain | Callum Kilpatrick | 2184 | L |
| u14 | b |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Grigoryan Karen H | 2072 | W |
| u14 | b |
Samuel Franklin | Huynh Lam Binh Nguyen | 0 | D |
| u14 | b |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Ankit R Rajpara | 2200 | D |
| u12 | w |
Felix Ynojosa | Chia Cheng-Yi Aloysius | 0 | W |
| u12 | b |
Nicholas Clanchy | Aripov Iskandar | 1951 | D |
| u10 | b |
Ravi Haria | Ng Chi Tou | 0 | W |
| u10 | b |
Isaac Sanders | Sanal Vahap | 1873 | L |
| u8 | w |
Matthew Wadsworth | Ip Seng Tou | 0 | W |
| u18g | w |
Chantal Sirisena | Li Panru | 2126 | D |
| u18g | w |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Agrest Inna | 2215 | L |
| u16g | b |
Amisha Parmar | Hoang Thi Nhu Y | 2127 | L |
| u16g | w |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Arnatskaya Zoya | 0 | L |
| u14g | b |
Abigail Pritchard | Fronda Jan Jodilyn | 1996 | L |
| u12g | b |
Radha Jain | Kaliadzich Maryia | 0 | L |
A really unfortunate pairing in the under 16s. Travelling all the way to Vietnam to play another member of your squad.
| Round 3 | 22nd October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | w |
David Howell | Parry Matt J | 2261 | W |
| u18 | w |
Liam Rabbitte | Saurabh Prasad Pradhan | 0 | W |
| u16 | b |
Callum Kilpatrick | Dong Bao Nghia | 2019 | W |
| u16 | w |
Akash Jain | Boldbaatar Ulziibayar | 0 | W |
| u14 | w |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Mammadov Zaur Fazahir Oglu | 2132 | W |
| u14 | w |
Samuel Franklin | Bukavshin Ivan | 2376 | W |
| u14 | w |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Krzyzanowski Marcin | 2280 | L |
| u12 | b |
Felix Ynojosa | Tran Tuan Minh | 0 | W |
| u12 | w |
Nicholas Clanchy | Lee Kah Meng Elgin | 1811 | L |
| u10 | w |
Ravi Haria | Pichot Anh Trung | 0 | L |
| u10 | b |
Isaac Sanders | Kourkoulos-Arditis Stamatis | 1759 | D |
| u8 | b |
Matthew Wadsworth | Hasane Ilyas | 0 | D |
| u18g | w |
Chantal Sirisena | Gevorgyan Irina | 2179 | L |
| u18g | b |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Du Jasmine | 0 | L |
| u16g | w |
Amisha Parmar | Arnatskaya Zoya | 0 | D |
| u16g | b |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Yang Marguerite | 0 | W |
| u14g | w |
Abigail Pritchard | Rammohan Vaishnavi | 0 | W |
| u12g | w |
Radha Jain | Chetina Elizaveta | 0 | L |
| Round 4 | 22nd October |
A great start. Yang-Fan started this round on board 2 with 3/3, with Samuel closely following on board 6 with 2.5/3, both having smashed their way through higher rated opponents.
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | b |
David Howell | Zaslavsky Michael | 2367 | D |
| u18 | b |
Liam Rabbitte | Sarenac David | 2241 | L |
| u16 | w |
Callum Kilpatrick | Kiuttu Roope | 2075 | W |
| u16 | b |
Akash Jain | Khamroev Ravshan | 2181 | D |
| u14 | b |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2356 | L |
| u14 | b |
Samuel Franklin | Meskovs Nikita | 2247 | D |
| u14 | b |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Bukavshin Ivan | 2376 | L |
| u12 | w |
Felix Ynojosa | Vuong Trung Hieu | 0 | L |
| u12 | w |
Nicholas Clanchy | Moehn Hans | 1876 | L |
| u10 | b |
Ravi Haria | Yuan Zongyuan | 0 | W |
| u10 | w |
Isaac Sanders | Harshal Shahi | 1694 | W |
| u8 | w |
Matthew Wadsworth | Savic Mihailo | 1615 | D |
| u18g | b |
Chantal Sirisena | Ozturk Kubra | 2254 | D |
| u18g | Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | bye |
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| u16g | b |
Amisha Parmar | Anu Bayar | 1826 | D |
| u16g | w |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Arig Busra | 1769 | D |
| u14g | w |
Abigail Pritchard | Anjana Krishna S | 1890 | L |
| u12g | b |
Radha Jain | Kanagarajah Abbie | 0 | L |
and despite the disappointment of the results, the squad marches on.
| Round 5 | 23rd October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | w |
David Howell | Ashwin Jayaram | 2437 | W |
| u18 | w |
Liam Rabbitte | Nguyen Manh Truong | 2187 | D |
| u16 | b |
Callum Kilpatrick | Grandelius Nils | 2464 | L |
| u16 | w |
Akash Jain | Veits Janis | 1809 | D |
| u14 | w |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Idani Pouya | 2067 | L |
| u14 | b |
Samuel Franklin | Stukopin Andrey | 2363 | L |
| u14 | w |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Nyi Hlaing Soe | 0 | W |
| u12 | b |
Felix Ynojosa | Mikes Jan | 1815 | W |
| u12 | b |
Nicholas Clanchy | Moolman Johan | 0 | D |
| u10 | w |
Ravi Haria | Phan Luong | 0 | L |
| u10 | w |
Isaac Sanders | Yeoh Li Tian | 1955 | L |
| u8 | b |
Matthew Wadsworth | Ayazbayev Danat | 0 | D |
| u18g | w |
Chantal Sirisena | Shlakich Anna | 2203 | L |
| u18g | w |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Huynh Thi Hong Suong | 0 | D |
| u16g | w |
Amisha Parmar | Abylkassymova Raushan | 1834 | L |
| u16g | w |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Tjolsen Katrine | 2110 | W |
| u14g | b |
Abigail Pritchard | Nel Susanna | 0 | W |
| u12g | w |
Radha Jain | Leonardi Caterina | 0 | W |
| Round 6 | 24th October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | b |
David Howell | Tomczak Jacek | 2461 | D |
| u18 | b |
Liam Rabbitte | Getz Nicolai | 2176 | L |
| u16 | w |
Callum Kilpatrick | Skoda Martin | 2001 | W |
| u16 | b |
Akash Jain | Thavandiran Shiyam | 2338 | L |
| u14 | b |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Leiva Rodriguez Giuseppe | 2082 | W |
| u14 | w |
Samuel Franklin | Malureanu Costin George | 1948 | L |
| u14 | b |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Tran Quang Khai | 2017 | L |
| u12 | w |
Felix Ynojosa | Bulatovic Ilija | 1903 | W |
| u12 | b |
Nicholas Clanchy | Tan Kwang Shing Bryan | 0 | W |
| u10 | b |
Ravi Haria | Palu Andres | 0 | D |
| u10 | b |
Isaac Sanders | Shaikh Nubairshah | 1855 | L |
| u8 | w |
Matthew Wadsworth | Bratkovic Jakob | 0 | W |
| u18g | b |
Chantal Sirisena | Bakhtiyarly Aysel | 1988 | L |
| u18g | w |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Rahimi Tara | 1862 | W |
| u16g | b |
Amisha Parmar | Mcvay Karsten | 1815 | L |
| u16g | b |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Kovaliova Valeria | 2000 | D |
| u14g | w |
Abigail Pritchard | Qurbonboeva Sarvinoz | 1999 | L |
| u12g | w |
Radha Jain | Schmalhorst Sophia | 0 | L |
Some really good scores here. Come on guys, have a good rest and then back to your winning ways.
Positions after 6 rounds
| Section | Name | Points/6 | Position |
| u18 | David Howell | 4.5 | 3rd = |
| u18 | Liam Rabbitte | 1.5 | 67th = |
| u16 | Callum Kilpatrick | 4.0 | 12th = |
| u16 | Akash Jain | 2.0 | 56th = |
| u14 | Yang-Fan Zhou | 4.0 | 10th = |
| u14 | Samuel Franklin | 3.0 | 35th = |
| u14 | Saravanan Sathyanandha | 2.5 | 54th = |
| u12 | Felix Ynojosa | 4.0 | 11th = |
| u12 | Nicholas Clanchy | 2.0 | 69th = |
| u10 | Ravi Haria | 2.5 | 50th = |
| u10 | Isaac Sanders | 2.5 | 50th = |
| u8 | Matthew Wadsworth | 3.5 | 21st = |
| u18g | Chantal Sirisena | 2.0 | 35th = |
| u18g | Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | 2.5 | 29th = |
| u16g | Amisha Parmar | 2.0 | 45th = |
| u16g | Jessica Thilaganathan | 3.0 | 25th = |
| u14g | Abigail Pritchard | 2.0 | 59th = |
| u12g | Radha
Jain |
2.0 | 54th = |
| Round 7 | 26th October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | w |
David Howell | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 2567 | L |
| u18 | Liam Rabbitte | bye | bye |
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| u16 | w |
Callum Kilpatrick | Karayev Assylkhan | 2283 |
W |
| u16 | w |
Akash Jain | Vaarala Eric | 1880 | W |
| u14 | w |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Baboyan Eduard | 2170 | D |
| u14 | b |
Samuel Franklin | Nader Mohamed | 2041 | W |
| u14 | w |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Azhar Muhammad Syakir Shazmeer | 1844 | W |
| u12 | b |
Felix Ynojosa | Georgiadis Nico | 1952 | W |
| u12 | w |
Nicholas Clanchy | Khamidov Komil | 1958 | W |
| u10 | w |
Ravi Haria | Modi Sachin | 0 | W |
| u10 | w |
Isaac Sanders | Davaasuren Buyanzaya | 0 | W |
| u8 | b |
Matthew Wadsworth | Elistratov Semen | 0 | W |
| u18g | w |
Chantal Sirisena | Karunanayake Mayuri | 1707 | W |
| u18g | b |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Ngo Dieu Hoa | 2007 | L |
| u16g | w |
Amisha Parmar | De Oliveira Ana Paula | 1799 | W |
| u16g | w |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Forgues Valerie | 2012 | D |
| u14g | b |
Abigail Pritchard | Tlale Seadion | 0 | W |
| u12g | b |
Radha Jain | Montero Samantha | 0 | W |
With only a few exceptions, an extremely positive winning round. Whatever the chaps did on their rest day has worked a treat. Come on England.
Even
after a loss, David is still 11th=.
Callum is 5th= in the under 16s.
Yang-Fan stands 13th= in the under 14s.
Felix is flying the flag in 5th= in the under 12s.
Matthew is steadily climbing through the under 8s and is now 13th=.
With 4 rounds to go, it's all to play for. Watch this space.
| Round 8 | 27th October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | b |
David Howell | Bao Khoa | 2142 | D |
| u18 | w |
Liam Rabbitte | Teixeira Rafael Goltsman | 2192 | L |
| u16 | b |
Callum Kilpatrick | Shimanov Aleksandr | 2476 | L |
| u16 | b |
Akash Jain | Morris James | 2087 | L |
| u14 | w |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Malureanu Costin George | 1948 | D |
| u14 | w |
Samuel Franklin | Galehdari Bardia | 1912 | L |
| u14 | w |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Navalgund Niranjan | 2064 | D |
| u12 | w |
Felix Ynojosa | Kowsarinia Amir | 1961 | L |
| u12 | b |
Nicholas Clanchy | Liu Yi | 0 | L |
| u10 | b |
Ravi Haria | Savenkov Konstantin | 0 | L |
| u10 | b |
Isaac Sanders | Chen Yan-Fong | 1865 | W |
| u8 | w |
Matthew Wadsworth | Grahesh Y | 0 | L |
| u18g | b |
Chantal Sirisena | Maroroa Sue | 1938 | W |
| u18g | b |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Karayaylali Pinar | 1625 | D |
| u16g | b |
Amisha Parmar | Kagramanov Dalia | 0 | D |
| u16g | b |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Sia Xin-Jie Selina | 1762 | D |
| u14g | b |
Abigail Pritchard | Shristi J Shetty | 1959 | L |
| u12g | b |
Radha Jain | Setiabudi Megan | 0 | W |
A very disappointing day for the boys, but a successful one for the girls. Let's look to tomorrow.
| Round 9 | 28th October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | w |
David Howell | Aitbayev Aslan | 2296 | W |
| u18 | b |
Liam Rabbitte | Solo Muzenda | 0 | W |
| u16 | w |
Callum Kilpatrick | Yilmaz Mustafa | 2387 | L |
| u16 | w |
Akash Jain | Naidu Sayen | 0 | W |
| u14 | b |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Berchtenbreiter Maximilian | 2116 | L |
| u14 | b |
Samuel Franklin | Talipov Nafis | 2029 | L |
| u14 | b |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Nakauchi Gene | 2104 | W |
| u12 | w |
Felix Ynojosa | Chu Wei Chao | 0 | W |
| u12 | w |
Nicholas Clanchy | Chen Pin-Hung | 1700 | D |
| u10 | w |
Ravi Haria | Ruan Harry | 0 | D |
| u10 | w |
Isaac Sanders | Li Dongcheng | 0 | L |
| u8 | b |
Matthew Wadsworth | Gulsoy Mustafa Alpago | 0 | W |
| u18g | w |
Chantal Sirisena | Palkova Katerina | 2057 | D |
| u18g | w |
Thilagini Anandajeyarajah | Maroroa Sue | 1938 | W |
| u16g | w |
Amisha Parmar | De La Parra Hurtado Daniela | 1847 | W |
| u16g | w |
Jessica Thilaganathan | Trubitsyna Yulia | 1908 | D |
| u14g | w |
Abigail Pritchard | Khalikyan Astghik | 0 | W |
| u12g | w |
Radha Jain | Priadarshni Mohan Roy | 1449 | W |
| Round 10 | 29th October |
| Section | Colour |
Name | Opponent | Rating | Result |
| u18 | b |
David Howell | Ludwig Daniel | 2400 | D |
| u18 | w |
Liam Rabbitte | Dang The Nam | 2142 | L |
| u16 | b |
Callum Kilpatrick | Tran Ngoc Lan | 2160 | W |
| u16 | w |
Akash Jain | Martchenko Alexander | 2039 | L |
| u14 | w |
Yang-Fan Zhou | Harshkou Mikita | 2057 | L |
| u14 | w |
Samuel Franklin | Lindgren Philip | 0 | W |
| u14 | b |
Saravanan Sathyanandha | Idani Pouya | 2067 | D |
| u12 | b |
Felix Ynojosa | Cheng Bobby | 2088 | W |
| u12 | b |
Nicholas Clanchy | Tan Justin | 1873 |