Dmitry Andreikin, 2009 SPICE Cup A group Co-Champ, just won the 2010 World Junior Championship. He earned the title with a final round draw against GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, Norway’s #2, and also a participant of the 2009 SPICE Cup A group.
Congratulations Dmitry!
Final top 15 standings:
| Pl | Name | Ti | NAT. | RtgI | Pts | Prog. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreikin, Dmitry | GM | RUS | 2650 | 10.0 | 74.0 |
| 2 | Sjugirov, Sanan | GM | RUS | 2610 | 10.0 | 70.0 |
| 3 | Swiercz, Dariusz | GM | POL | 2492 | 9.0 | 67.0 |
| 4 | Matlakov, Maxim | GM | RUS | 2603 | 9.0 | 66.0 |
| 5 | Salem, A.R. Saleh | GM | UAE | 2469 | 9.0 | 64.5 |
| 6 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | GM | NOR | 2636 | 9.0 | 63.5 |
| 7 | Cordova Daza, Emilio Arturo | GM | PER | 2560 | 8.5 | 66.0 |
| 8 | Tomczak, Jacek | IM | POL | 2509 | 8.5 | 66.0 |
| 9 | Stupak, Kirill | IM | BLR | 2504 | 8.5 | 65.0 |
| 10 | Bindrich, Falko | GM | GER | 2522 | 8.5 | 64.0 |
| 11 | Negi, Parimarjan | GM | IND | 2615 | 8.5 | 63.0 |
| 12 | Nabaty, Tamir | IM | ISR | 2523 | 8.5 | 61.5 |
| 13 | Martinovic, Sasa | IM | CRO | 2505 | 8.5 | 59.0 |
| 14 | Can, Emre | IM | TUR | 2477 | 8.5 | 58.5 |
| 15 | Safarli, Eltaj | GM | AZE | 2603 | 8.5 | 56.0 |
| 16 | Nyzhnyk, Illya | IM | UKR | 2543 | 8.5 | 53.5 |
Full standings here: http://www.chessarbiter.to.pl/turnieje/t_3905/tournament_table_acc_places.html
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
It’s a brutal event.
After having lost the title in the last round last year, I thought the same would happen this year, but Sjugirov couldn’t win his last round. Andreikin deserves it!