Archive for October 28th, 2008

Youngest participant in the World Youth 2008

Posted by GilaChess
October 28, 2008

This is Nguyen Huynh Minh Thien - a Vietnamese who is the youngest participant in the World Youth Chess Championship.
He learnt the game at the tender age 2½ years old!! His mother is a Women National Champion and is a coach. He picked up the game after showing interest while seeing her mother coach [...]

Scholastic
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Malaysia @ World Youth after Round 8

Posted by GilaChess
October 28, 2008

So far the highest scorers are Yeoh Li Tian and NWM Alia Anin Azwa Bakri with 5 points out of 8 each. Li Tian lost vs Pavlo Vorontsov  of Ukraine while Alia beat WFM Efroimski Masrel of Israel.  Only 3 more rounds to go … 

 
Name
Rtg
FED
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pts.
Group

 
Yeoh Li Tian
1955
MAS
0
1
½
1
1
1
½
0
5,0
Open 10

 
Aron Teh Eu Wen
0
MAS
1
0
0
1
0
½
1
1
4,5
Open 10

 
Lee Kah Meng [...]

Malaysian Chess
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