22 October 2019

Polina Shuvalova Leads World Junior Girls Championships

Round 8 games were played in New Delhi.


Round 8 of the World Junior Championships was played in New Delhi on October 22.

Evgeny Shtembuliak (Ukraine) and Miguel Santos (Spain) are leading the race in the open event with 6.5 points scored. Four players are half a point behind. The Russian Sergey Drygalov has got 5.5 points, Semen Khanin, Stefan Pogosyan, and Volodar Murzin have scored 5 points.  

In the girls' tournament, Polina Shuvalova (Russia) has become the sole leader with 7 points. Mobina Alinasab (Iran) is trailing by half a point. The Russians Anastasiya Protopopova and Dinara Dordzhieva have scored 5.5 points.

Tournament on Chess-Results

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Photos by Ekaterina Murzina