Swiercz Dariusz and Cori T Deysi - World Junior Champions!

1-16th August in Chennai, India
Poland's Grandmaster Swiercz Dariusz and Peruvian WGM Cori T Deysi emerged champions in the SDAT- Ramco 50th World Junior & 29th World Junior Girls Championship organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Hotel Vijay Park, Chennai, India. Both the players remained undefeated and both became the first from their countries to win the prestigious World Junior Championship.

Though the tournament leader Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia also finished with 10.5 points, a superior tie-break gave the Polish Grandmaster the World Junior Champion title. Robert Hovhannisyan settled for the Silver medal, as his final round draw, which he had in a difficult rook ending against Azerbaijan's Durarbeyli in 60 moves, pulled him down from the top spot. India's International Master Sahaj Grover (9.5), who scalped two successive GMs in the final two rounds, emerged a clear third. Sahaj Grover won the bronze medal along with a Grandmaster Norm. He played a brilliant final game to down Ter-Sahakyan of Armenia in a 66-move rook ending.

Woman Grandmaster Cori T Deysi, with 11 points, emerged the World Junior Girls champion. It’s because of India's Padmini Rout’s victory over the overnight leader Olga Girya in the final round, Cori was able to overtake the Russian and emerge a clear winner. This is the first time a player from Peru has claimed the World Junior Girls title. Cori Deysi who had picked up a rook for knight on move 23 won it in 45 moves against Tsatsalashvili of Georgia. It was Deysi's second World title as she had won the World under-16 crown at Turkey in 2009. The second place and silver medal went to WGM Olga Girya of Russia at 10.5 points and the top seed Georgian Woman Grandmaster Nazi Paikidze, with 9.5 points, settled for the third spot and bronze medal.

The final round also saw two 13 game Norms being made, a Grandmaster Norm for India's International Master Sahaj Grover and an International Master Norm for the FIDE Master from Brazil Barbosa Evandro Amorim. IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of India (GM Norm), IM Axel Rombaldoni of Italy (GM Norm), FM Girish A Koushik of India (GM Norm), FM Vladislav Kovalev of Belarus (IM Norm), Tihomir Janev of Bulgaria (IM Norm), FM Rajesh V A V of India (IM Norm), Narayanan S L of India (IM Norm), WFM Klaudia Kulon of Poland (WIM Norm), WFM Elena Semenova of Russia (WIM) & Catherina P Michelle of India (WIM Norm) are the 10 others who achieved norms from the 50 nation, 200 player event.

Final Standing:

Open: 1-2. Dariusz Swiercz (Pol, gold), Robert Hovhannisyan (Arm, silver) 10.5/13 each; 3. Sahaj Grover (Ind, bronze) 9.5; 4-8. Ray Robson (USA), Ivan Salgado (Esp), Vasif Durarbeyli (Aze), S.P. Sethuraman (Ind), A. Goganov (Rus) 9 each; 9-15. Ter-Sahakyan (Arm), V. Kovalev (Blr), S. Sjugirov (Rus), B. Adhiban (Ind), M. Matlakov (Rus) Grandelius Nils (Swe), M.R. Lalith Babu (Ind) 8.5 each.

Girls: 1. Cori Deysi (Per, gold) 11/13; 2. Olga Girya (Rus, silver) 10.5; 3. Nazi Paikidze (Geo, bronze) 9.5; 4-5. Padmini Rout (Ind), Kubra Ozturk (Tur) 9 each; 6-7. Irina Bulmaga (Rom), Bhakti Kulkarni (Ind) 8.5 each.

SOME GAMES FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Tournament: World Junior 2011 ; Round: 05
White: GM Durarbeyli Vasif AZE 2515
Black: FM Girish A Koushik IND 2309
Date: Sat Aug 06 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 h6 13. d4 Qc7 14. Ne3 Bf8 15. b3 Bd7 16. h3 g6 17. Bb2 Bg7 18. Qd2 Bc6 19. d5 Bd7 20. c4 Rab8 21. Bd3 Qb6 22. Rab1 b4 23. Kh2 Nh5 24. g3 Nb7 25. Ng4 Kh7 26. Bc1 Rh8 27. Nxh6 Bxh6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qd2 Qd8 30. Bf1 Qf6 31. Ng5 Qe7 32. Bg2 f6 33. Nf3 Nd8 34. Kg1 g5 35. Nh2 Qh7 36. Qe2 Bxh3 37. Bxh3 Nf4 38. Bxf4 Qxh3 39. f3 exf4 40. gxf4 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Rb7 0-1

Tournament: World Junior 2011; Round: 05
White: Stany G A IND 2435
Black: GM Pap Gyula HUN 2513
Date: Sat Aug 06 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Bb2 Nh6 10. Bd3 Na5 11. Nbd2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. Rc1 Qb5 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Ne3 Rxc1+ 17. Bxc1 Rc8 18. Qxb5 Bxb5 19. Bd2 a5 20. bxa5 Bxa3 21. Kd1 Bb2 22. Re1 Bd3 23. Bb4 Nf5 24. Kd2 Be4 25. Bc5 h6 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Re3 Bd5 28. g3 g5 29. Ne1 Ra8 30. Nd3 Ba1 31. Nb4 Bc4 32. Bb6 Rc8 33. Bc5 Ra8 34. Bb6 Rc8 35. f4 Bb2 36. Kc2 Ba1 37. Kb1 1-0

Tournament: World Junior 2011; Round: 07
White: GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2629
Black: FM Girish A Koushik IND 2309
Date: Tue Aug 09 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Ra5 Qc8 17. Qa1 h5 18. Ra7 Rb7 19. Rxb7 Qxb7 20. Qc1 Qc8 21. Bg5 Qd8 22. h4 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Qxg5 24. hxg5 Re8 25. Ra1 Re7 26. Ra7 Be8 27. f4 Kh7 28. Kf2 Kg6 29. c3 h4 30. g4 hxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Kf5 32. Bd1 Re3+ 33. Bf3 f6 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Kf2 Kxf4 36. Be2 dxc3 37. bxc3 Bg6 38. Rxc7 Bxd3 39. Bh5 Re5 40. Bf3 Be4 41. Be2 Rxd5 42. Ke1 f5 43. Rg7 Bf3 44. Bf1 Ke3 45. Re7+ Be4 46. Ra7 f4 47. c4 bxc4 48. Bxc4 Rc5 49. Ra3+ Kd4 50. Be2 Rc3 51. Ra6 d5 52. Kd2 Rc2+ 53. Kd1 Rxe2 0-1

Tournament: World Junior 2011; Round: 12
White: GM Adhiban B IND 2542 - Black: IM Grover Sahaj IND 2496
Date: Sun Aug 14 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1.d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 Qe7 9. h4 g5 10. hxg5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 e5 12. Nf3 e4 13. Nd2 Rg8 14. g5 Qe6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nb5 Nb6 17. b3 Bb8 18. Ba3 Bd7 19. Qc5 Bc6 20. Bh3 Nbd7 21. Nd6+ Qxd6 22. Qxd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Nf8 24. Rg2 Rh8 25. Rh2 N6h7 26. f4 exf3 27. Nxf3 Bd7 28. Bxd7+ Kxd7 29. Bxf8 Raxf8 30. Ne5+ Ke7 31. Rc1 Nxg5 32. Rc7+ Ke6 33. Rg2 Ne4 34. Rxb7 Rc8 35. Kf1 Rh1+ 36. Ke2 Rc2+ 0-1

Tournament: World Junior 2011 ; Round: 13
White: IM Grover Sahaj IND 2496
Black: GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2558
Date: Mon Aug 15 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 Ng6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 a6 14. Na4 Be7 15. Nc5 Bd6 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qe7 18. Rfc1 Nf8 19. a4 Ne6 20. Rab1 a5 21. b5 b6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qg4 c5 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Ne5 Qd6 26. Nd3 Rac8 27. Rb3 e5 28. e4 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rxc1 30. Nxc1 Qc5+ 31. Kg3 Qxc1 32. exd5 e4 33. Kh2 Qc7+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 e3 36. Rb1 Re5 37. Kf4 Rxd5 38. Kxe3 Re5+ 39. Kd4 Re2 40. g4 Rd2+ 41. Ke4 Kf7 42. Rc1 Ke6 43. Rc6+ Rd6 44. Rc7 Rd1 45. Rxg7 Ra1 46. Rxh7 Rxa4+ 47. Kf3 Kf6 48. Rh6+ Kg5 49. Rxb6 Rb4 50. Rb8 a4 51. b6 Rb3+ 52. Ke4 a3 53. Ra8 Rb4+ 54. Kd5 Rxb6 55. Rxa3 Kh4 56. Re3 Rb8 57. Kd6 Rf8 58. Ke7 Rg8 59. Kf7 Rg5 60. Rf3 Ra5 61. Rd3 Ra7+ 62. Ke6 Ra6+ 63. Rd6 Ra3 64. Kf5 Kxh3 65. g5 Kh4 66. Kg6 1-0

The First Post On The Championship HERE!