FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2013 for boys & girls under 20 is taking place in Kocaeli, Turkey, from 12th to 27th September 2013.

The first round was played today and there were already a couple of unexpected results.

Yan Fang (China 2281) made a draw against World Cup participant GM Jorge Cori (Peru 2587), while CM Luthfi Ali Muhammad (Indonesia 2277) defeated GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (Armenia 2575).

Another Chinese player, Chao Chu Wei (2270), excelled as he stunned IM Vladislav Kovalev (Belarus 2568) on the 7th board. Full results below.

Replay the games with computer analysis

Video From Opening Ceremony & First Round (by Vijay Kumar)

Tournament website

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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