Artem Lebedev, Savva Vetokhin and Galina Mikheeva Become World Youth Champions

Our congratulations!

The FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships among boys and girls under 8, 10 and 12 years old finished in Weifan, China. Russian players won three gold medals. 

Results:

Boys U8:

1. Artem Lebedev (Russia) - 9 points out of 11, 2. Dinmukhammed Tulendinov (Kazakhstan) - 9, 3. Dau Khuong Duy (Vietnam) - 8.5;

Girls U8:

1. Yuan Zhilin - 9, 2. Wang Qinxuanyi - 8.5, 3. Gao Muziyan (all from China) - 8. The Russian Diana Preobrazhenskaya is on the fifth place with 8 points. 

Boys U10:

1. Savva Vetokhin (Russia) - 9, 2. Meng Yihan - 8.5, 3. Wei Jianzhou (both from China) - 8.5;

Girls U10:

1. Alice Lee (USA) - 10, 2. Chen Yining (China) - 10, 3. Rachael Li (USA) - 8;

Boys U12:

1. Zhou Liran (USA) - 9.5, 2. Chen Yuan (China) - 9, 3. Lkhagvajamts Ochirbat (Mongolia) - 8. Artem Pingin (Russia) also scored 8 points, but has become fourth due to inferior tie-break.

Girls U12:

1. Galina Mikheeva (Russia) - 9.5, 2. Alua Nurmanova (Kazakhstan) - 9.5, 3. Yan Ruiyang (USA) - 9. Alexandra Shvedova (Russia) is fourth with 8 points. 

Tournament on Chess-Results

Official website

Congratulations to our young chess players, their parents and coaches on the successful performance in China!