Ilamparthi and Arjun Ergiasi win Asian rapid golds!
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- 02/04/2017
The Asian Youth Championships kicked off on 31st of March 2017 with the rapid event. Indians won five medals in the 12 categories. Golds for Ilamparthi A.R. and Arjun Ergiasi, silver for Savitha Shri and Divya Deshmukh and bronze for Rakshitta Ravi. Uzbekistan was clearly the winner of the day with ten medals. We bring to you results from all the categories as well as pictures sent to us by chief arbiter Gopakumar.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan is organizing the Asian Championships from the 31st of March to 10th of April 2017. 18 countries are participating with 381 players in different categories. All three formats Classical, rapid and blitz will be played in the next ten days.
The little stars of Indian chess
The splendid opening ceremony
The splendid playing hall with flags of different countries
Welcoming the participants
Gopakumar is the chief arbiter of the event. In this picture he is seen with Vinod Kumar, ambassador of India in Uzbekistan
Totally 36 medals were at stake at the Asian Youth Rapid championships which were held on the first day. India won two golds, two silver and one bronze. We were the second best country as Uzbekistan clearly crushed the field with 10 medals. Here's the tally:
The medal tally in different categories and country wise
Under-8 open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 2 | Ilamparthi A R | IND | 1765 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 29,0 | 5 | 3,84 | 1,16 | |
| 2 | 11 | Karimov Shakhrombek | UZB | 1239 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 29,5 | 2 | 1,44 | 0,56 | |
| 3 | 6 | Sindarov Khumoyun | UZB | 1439 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 29,0 | 3 | 2,51 | 0,49 |
Ilamparthi, who was featured prominently on ChessBase India just a few days ago, won the gold medal!
Under-8 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 18 | Chen Yining | CHN | 0 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 31,5 | 3,5 | |||
| 2 | 1 | WCM | Khamdamova Afruza | UZB | 1383 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 33,0 | 2 | 1,72 | 0,28 |
| 3 | 24 | Mai Hieu Linh | VIE | 0 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 34,0 | 5,5 | |||
| 4 | 8 | WCM | Suhaani Lohia | IND | 1130 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 28,5 | 0 | 0,19 | -0,19 |
Suhaani Lohia just missed the podium finish as she took the fourth spot
Under-10 open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 3 | Ashraf Artin | IRI | 1616 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 32,5 | 6,5 | 5,14 | 1,36 | |
| 2 | 17 | Saydaliev Akobirkhon | UZB | 1423 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,5 | 3,5 | 1,92 | 1,58 | |
| 3 | 13 | Sharifjonov Abdulbosit | UZB | 1480 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 29,5 | 2 | 1,01 | 0,99 | |
| 4 | 14 | CM | Dev Shah | IND | 1461 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 27,0 | 4 | 2,05 | 1,95 |
Dev Shah finished fourth
Under-10 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 2 | WCM | Wei Yaqing | CHN | 1476 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 30,5 | 6 | 5,13 | 0,87 |
| 2 | 1 | Savitha Shri B | IND | 1636 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 34,0 | 6 | 6,04 | -0,04 | |
| 3 | 15 | Shohradova Leyla | TKM | 1235 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,0 | 4,5 | 2,16 | 2,34 |
Savitha Shri won the silver medal
Under-12 Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 15 | CM | Nguyen Quoc Hy | VIE | 1592 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 28,0 | 5 | 1,95 | 3,05 |
| 2 | 9 | FM | Amartuvshin Ganzorig | MGL | 1687 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 28,5 | 6 | 3,72 | 2,28 |
| 3 | 2 | Kali Yelimzhan | KAZ | 1855 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,5 | 5 | 5,64 | -0,64 | |
| 4 | 3 | Maghsoudloo Amir Ali | IRI | 1850 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,0 | 5 | 5,29 | -0,29 | |
| 5 | 5 | Rohith Krishna S | IND | 1770 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 25,0 | 5 | 4,78 | 0,22 |
Under-12 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 1 | WCM | Kamalidenova Meruert | KAZ | 1777 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 30,0 | 7 | 5,92 | 1,08 |
| 2 | 8 | WFM | Divya Deshmukh | IND | 1535 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 31,5 | 3 | 2,58 | 0,42 |
| 3 | 9 | Rakshitta Ravi | IND | 1471 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,5 | 5 | 3,19 | 1,81 |
Divya Deshmukh won the silver medal
Rakshitta Ravi won bronze
Under-14 Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 1 | CM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2158 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 32,0 | 6,5 | 6,10 | 0,40 |
| 2 | 19 | FM | Ngo Duc Tri | VIE | 1646 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 32,0 | 5,5 | 1,88 | 3,62 |
| 3 | 10 | FM | Batsuren Dambasuren | MGL | 1781 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 29,0 | 3 | 2,40 | 0,60 |
Arjun Ergiasi won the gold in under-14 open
Under-14 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 4 | WFM | Asadi Motahare | IRI | 1697 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 31,5 | 5,5 | 4,64 | 0,86 |
| 2 | 7 | WFM | Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong | VIE | 1631 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,5 | 4,5 | 3,44 | 1,06 |
| 3 | 1 | WFM | Zahedifar Anahita | IRI | 1990 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,0 | 5,5 | 6,21 | -0,71 |
| 4 | 5 | WFM | Nurgali Nazerke | KAZ | 1686 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 31,0 | 5,5 | 3,82 | 1,68 |
| 5 | 3 | Jishitha D | IND | 1715 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 31,5 | 5 | 4,52 | 0,48 |
Under-16 Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 1 | IM | Vokhidov Shamsiddin | UZB | 2240 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 30,5 | 6 | 5,53 | 0,47 |
| 2 | 5 | Bekturov Tamerlan | KAZ | 2067 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 32,5 | 5 | 5,05 | -0,05 | |
| 3 | 14 | CM | Sezdbekov Ruslan | KGZ | 1811 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 28,5 | 5 | 2,33 | 2,67 |
| 4 | 15 | Eminjonov Muzaffarjon | UZB | 1805 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 26,0 | 4 | 2,31 | 1,69 | |
| 5 | 11 | Gholami Orimi Mahdi | IRI | 1848 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 28,0 | 4 | 1,40 | 2,60 | |
| 6 | 2 | Zhalmakhanov Ramazan | KAZ | 2186 | 4,5 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 31,0 | 4,5 | 5,45 | -0,95 | |
| 7 | 9 | Vakhidov Daler | UZB | 1915 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 28,0 | 4,5 | 3,22 | 1,28 | |
| 8 | 6 | FM | Mitrabha Guha | IND | 2035 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 27,5 | 4 | 4,81 | -0,81 |
Under-16 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 5 | WFM | Serikbay Assel | KAZ | 1790 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 30,0 | 6 | 4,69 | 1,31 |
| 2 | 2 | WCM | Yang Yijing | CHN | 1858 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 5,0 | 29,5 | 4,5 | 4,35 | 0,15 |
| 3 | 9 | Azali Tannaz | IRI | 1642 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 4,0 | 30,5 | 4,5 | 2,20 | 2,30 | |
| 4 | 13 | Khusainova Ozoda | UZB | 1567 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 27,5 | 4 | 1,36 | 2,64 | |
| 5 | 28 | Usmonova Zebo | UZB | 0 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 27,0 | 4,5 | |||
| 6 | 22 | WCM | Wijesuriya G P Y | SRI | 1353 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 26,0 | 3,5 | 1,28 | 2,22 |
| 7 | 10 | Bakytzhan A | KAZ | 1641 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 25,5 | 4 | 3,72 | 0,28 | |
| 8 | 1 | Nguyen Vu Thu Hien | VIE | 1957 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 30,0 | 3,5 | 4,96 | -1,46 | |
| 9 | 7 | Saparova Sitora | UZB | 1690 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 27,0 | 3 | 3,48 | -0,48 | |
| 10 | 4 | Zairbek Kyzy Begimay | KGZ | 1812 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 27,0 | 4 | 4,63 | -0,63 | |
| 11 | 24 | De Silva Tenara | SRI | 1322 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 23,0 | 3 | 1,82 | 1,18 | |
| 12 | 3 | Toshali V | IND | 1837 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 31,5 | 4 | 5,09 | -1,09 |
Under-18 Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 5 | FM | Nigmatov Ortik | UZB | 2176 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 28,5 | 6 | 4,26 | 1,74 |
| 2 | 3 | FM | Tran Minh Thang | VIE | 2209 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 28,0 | 4,5 | 4,18 | 0,32 |
| 3 | 9 | Shvanov Georgiy | UZB | 2078 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 25,0 | 4,5 | 3,55 | 0,95 | |
| 4 | 7 | FM | Zhu Yi | CHN | 2079 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 5,0 | 31,0 | 5 | 3,37 | 1,63 |
| 5 | 4 | Tahbaz Arash | IRI | 2207 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 27,5 | 5 | 4,12 | 0,88 | |
| 6 | 13 | CM | Le Minh Hoang | VIE | 1948 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 26,5 | 4 | 1,90 | 2,10 |
| 7 | 2 | IM | Atabayev Saparmyrat | TKM | 2232 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 30,0 | 3,5 | 4,45 | -0,95 |
| 8 | 1 | IM | Makhnyov Denis | KAZ | 2424 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 25,0 | 3 | 5,38 | -2,38 |
| 9 | 12 | Kaustuv Kundu | IND | 2026 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 22,0 | 2 | 1,69 | 0,31 |
Under-18 girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | w | we | w-we | |
| 1 | 1 | WGM | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | UZB | 2178 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 32,5 | 6 | 6,18 | -0,18 |
| 2 | 15 | Yakubbaeva Nilufar | UZB | 1678 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 28,0 | 4 | 2,25 | 1,75 | |
| 3 | 5 | WCM | Dong Khanh Linh | VIE | 1800 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 28,0 | 5 | 4,18 | 0,82 |
| 4 | 3 | WFM | Alinasab Mobina | IRI | 1955 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 29,0 | 5 | 4,76 | 0,24 |
| 5 | 13 | WCM | Chandreyee Hajra | IND | 1686 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 26,5 | 4 | 2,28 | 1,72 |
| 6 | 7 | WCM | Ananya Suresh | IND | 1749 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 27,5 | 3,5 | 2,80 | 0,70 |
| 7 | 8 | WIM | Aakanksha Hagawane | IND | 1742 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 26,5 | 4,5 | 3,95 | 0,55 |
Classical round 1
| SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | Pts. | Rk. | Group | |
| 1 | Ilamparthi A R | 1765 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 1 | AYCC 2017 U8O | |
| 6 | Priansh Das | 1342 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 6 | AYCC 2017 U8O | |
| 9 | Sriansh Das | 1258 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 9 | AYCC 2017 U8O | |
| 6 | WCM | Shefali A N | 1165 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 4 | AYYC 2017 U8G |
| 7 | WCM | Suhaani Lohia | 1125 | IND | 0 | 0,0 | 19 | AYYC 2017 U8G |
| 14 | Saineha R M | 1008 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 6 | AYYC 2017 U8G | |
| 2 | CM | Dev Shah | 1857 | IND | 0 | 0,0 | 27 | AYCC 2017 U10O |
| 7 | Tanmay Jain | 1596 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 4 | AYCC 2017 U10O | |
| 1 | Savitha Shri B | 1636 | IND | 0 | 0,0 | 22 | AYCC 2017 U10G | |
| 4 | Sahithi Varshini M | 1368 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 3 | AYCC 2017 U10G | |
| 14 | Patel Riddhi R | 1285 | IND | ½ | 0,5 | 16 | AYCC 2017 U10G | |
| 4 | Manish Anto Cristiano F | 1947 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 3 | AYCC 2017 U12O | |
| 7 | Rohith Krishna S | 1934 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 6 | AYCC 2017 U12O | |
| 9 | Pranesh M | 1792 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 8 | AYCC 2017 U12O | |
| 1 | WFM | Divya Deshmukh | 2012 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 1 | AYCC 2017 U12G |
| 2 | Rakshitta Ravi | 1923 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 2 | AYCC 2017 U12G | |
| 7 | WCM | Dhyana Patel | 1695 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 6 | AYCC 2017 U12G |
| 8 | Bhagyashree Patil | 1658 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 7 | AYCC 2017 U12G | |
| 15 | WCM | Chinnam Vyshnavi | 1450 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 13 | AYCC 2017 U12G |
| 17 | Vishwa Vasnawala | 1354 | IND | 0 | 0,0 | 20 | AYCC 2017 U12G | |
| 21 | Kriti Mayur Patel | 1291 | IND | 0 | 0,0 | 23 | AYCC 2017 U12G | |
| 2 | CM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2300 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 2 | AYCC 2017 U14O |
| 4 | Jishitha D | 1859 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 4 | AYCC 2017 U14G | |
| 5 | Jyothsna L | 1848 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 5 | AYCC 2017 U14G | |
| 7 | WFM | Bommini Mounika Akshaya | 1753 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 7 | AYCC 2017 U14G |
| 4 | FM | Mitrabha Guha | 2348 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 3 | AYCC 2017 U16O |
| 2 | Toshali V | 1997 | IND | 0 | 0,0 | 18 | AYCC 2017 U16G | |
| 7 | WFM | Mishra Anwesha | 1872 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 5 | AYCC 2017 U16G |
| 8 | Sai Vishwesh.C | 2274 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 6 | AYCC 2017 U18O | |
| 11 | Kaustuv Kundu | 2195 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 9 | AYCC 2017 U18O | |
| 12 | Pranavananda V | 2169 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 10 | AYCC 2017 U18O | |
| 2 | WIM | Aakanksha Hagawane | 2272 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 2 | AYCC 2017 U18G |
| 5 | WIM | Ivana Maria Furtado | 2111 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 5 | AYCC 2017 U18G |
| 7 | WCM | Chandreyee Hajra | 1919 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 7 | AYCC 2017 U18G |
| 9 | WCM | Ananya Suresh | 1900 | IND | 1 | 1,0 | 8 | AYCC 2017 U18G |
A special thanks to S. Gopakumar for sending material from the event in Uzbekistan.