A Huge Success For The 2010 World Youth Chess Championships

A Huge Success For The 2010 World Youth Chess Championships In The Beautiful Porto Carras Resort, Greece

Under the auspice of FIDE, Greek Chess Federation, Athens Chess Club, Technical Olympic (1381) youth chess players from all over the world participated in the 2010 World Youth Chess Championships which takes place at the 5 star luxury Porto Carras Grand Resort which is situated in an enchantingly verdant landscape in Halkidiki in the beautiful country of Greece from 19th -31st of October.

After 6 rounds in the boys section :(U-8) years Shevchenko Kirill from Ukraine leads (over 124 players) with 6 points (U-10)years Sevian Samuel from USA leads (over 154 players) with 5.5 points ;(U-12)years FMDuda Jan-Krzysztof from Poland leads (over 156 players) with 5.5 points; (U-14)years Laurusas Tomas from Lithuania leads (over 128 players) with 6 points (U-16)years Dragun Kamil from Poland leads (over 140 players) with 5.5 points ;(U-18)years GMTer-Sahakyan Samvel from Armenia leads (over 110 players) with 5.5 points.

In the Girls section :(U-8)years Li Yunshan from China leads (over 80 players) with 6 points ;(U-10)years Obolentseva Alexandra from Russia leads (over 104 players) with 6 points ;(U-12)years Malatsilava Volha from Belarus leads (over 119 players) with 5.5 points ;(U-14) years Lei Ting Jie from China leads (over 98 players) with 6 points ; (U-16)years WIMZiaziulkina Nastassia from Belarus leads (over 96 players) with 5.5 points ; (U-18)years WIMKazimova Narmin Nizami from Azerbaijan leads (over 72 players) with 5.5 points.

The Organizing Committee has done a huge effort to guarantee the success of the tournament.Special thanks to Mr.Georgios Makropoulos -the Fide deputy president and the president of the Greek Chess Federation- and Chief Organizer Mr.George Mastrokoukos ;Tournament directorIA SIotiris Logothetis and Chief-Arbiter IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos and Deputy Chief Arbiters IAMihalis Prevenios and IAArgyris Kitharidis.

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