8 October 2019

Russians Maintain Leadership at World Youth Championship

Free day is ahead.


The seventh round of the World Youth Championship among boys and girls under 14, 16, and 18 years old was played on October 7 in Mumbai. 

In the Open U14 group, Volodar Murzin and Andrey Tsvetkov have scored 4.5 points. Ekaterina Nasyrova is sharing the first place in the girls' tournament with 6 points. 

Rudik Makarian has got 5.5 points in the Open U16 group, while Stefan Pogosyan is half a point behind. Leya Garifullina is sharing the lead with 6 points, while Viktoriya Loskutova has scored 5 points.  

Oleg Bykov is on the 20th place with 4.5 points in the Open U20 category. Polina Shuvalova is leading the race with 6 points in the girls' tournament. Alexandra Obolentseva and Anna Afonasieva have got 5 points. 

October 8 is the tournament's free day. 

Tournament on Chess-Results

Official website 

Photos by Ekaterina Murzina