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Friday, 14 Jun 2024 12:13
Nogerbek Kazybek and Divya Deshmukh triumph at Word Junior Championship 2024

The FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2024 is in the books. Nearly 230 players from 42 countries participated in this fascinating event in Gujarat, India. Both Open and Girls competitions were 11-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control.

The open section was a tightly contested tournament that came down to the wire. Going into the final 11th round, Mamikon Gharibyan of Armenia was in the lead with 8/10, closely followed by his compatriot Emin Ohanyan and IM Nogerbek Kazybek (Kazakhstan), both on 7.5/10. To add excitement to the finale, the leader faced Kazybek with black pieces, while Ohanyan took on IM Daniel Quizon of the Philippines.

Nogerbek’s persistence and determination in a roughly even endgame earned him a crucial victory over Mamikon, which allowed him to leapfrog the leader. Meanwhile, Emin Ohanyan defeated Daniel Quizon, who blundered a nice intermezzo in a balanced position and caught up with Nogerbek. Both scored an impressive 8.5/11, tying for the top position, but the title goes to Nogerbek Kazybek, thanks to a slightly better Buchholz.

Three players netted 8/11 and shared third place with Luka Budisavljevic taking bronze with the help of superior Buchholz.

Final standings Open:

1

IM

Nogerbek Kazybek

KAZ

2502

2

GM

Ohanyan Emin

ARM

2501

3

GM

Budisavljevic Luka

SRB

2468

8

4

GM

Gharibyan Mamikon

ARM

2492

8

5

IM

Koelle Tobias

GER

2470

8

6

GM

Grebnev Aleksey

FID

2540

7

GM

Cardoso Cardoso Jose

COL

2497

8

IM

Makarian Rudik

FID

2524

9

IM

Quizon Daniel

PHI

2448

10

GM

Pranav Anand

IND

2540

Complete final standings

In the Girls section, the top seed Divya Deshmukh (India) seized the lead after Round 6 and never looked back. The home player turned in a commanding performance and won the title with a spectacular score of 10/11.  The second seed WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan (Armenia) stayed in the race for gold to the final round but finished a half-point behind the champion and took silver. Ayan Allahverdiyeva collected 8.5/11 and earned bronze.

Final standings Girls:

1

IM

Divya Deshmukh

IND

2456

10

2

WIM

Mkrtchyan Mariam

ARM

2300

3

WIM

Allahverdiyeva Ayan

AZE

2133

4

WFM

Shubhi Gupta

IND

1943

8

5

WGM

Rakshitta Ravi

IND

2271

6

 

Abdinova Narmin

AZE

2121

7

WFM

Rindhiya V

IND

1965

8

WIM

Mrudul Dehankar

IND

2028

9

WIM

Hryzlova Sofiia

SUI

2246

7

10

 

Norman Kseniya

FID

2134

7

Complete final standings

Photos: ChessBase India