Congratulations to Zaven Andreasian and Shen Yang – 2006 World U20 Champions!!
Here is the official website.
Final top standings by tie-breaks:
1 WGM Shen, Yang 2468 CHN 9
2 WFM Hou, Yifan 2481 CHN 9
3 WGM Melia, Salome 2395 GEO 9
4 WGM Mongontuul, Bathuyag 2383 MGL 9
Final top standings for the World Junior:
1 IM Andriasian, Zaven 2463 ARM 9.5
2 IM Vitiugov, Nikita 2596 RUS 9
3 GM Kryvoruchko, Yuriy 2581 UKR 9
4 GM Pantsulaia, Levan 2596 GEO 9
5 IM Frolyanov, Dmitry 2498 RUS 8.5
6 GM Wang, Yue 2644 CHN 8.5
7 GM Stellwagen, Daniel 2576 NED 8.5
8 Wen, Yang 2416 CHN 8.5
9 GM Wang, Hao 2622 CHN 8.5
10 IM Khairullin, Ildar 2543 RUS 8.5
11 IM Meier, Georg 2484 GER 8.5
12 IM Rodshtein, Maxim 2517 ISR 8.5
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The Chinese are here!
The guy looks like Frodo Baggins about to take the ring of Sauran to the mountains….