All-Vietnam final at World Youth Chess Cup

In the semi-finals on the evening of August 28, Thanh Van and Hong Nhung defeated Xeniya Balabayeva and Sim Jia Ru respectively with the same score of 2-0. In which Thanh Van’s opponent is the number one seed from Kazakhstan, 568 Elo more than her. Female chess player Ninh Binh will meet Hong But in the final at 10pm on Sunday, August 29, Hanoi time. These two players also won a place in the Super Final (Super Final) consisting of six players in December 2021.

The two remaining representatives of Vietnam, Dau Khuong Duy and Dinh Nho Kiet, both lost in the semifinals to the number one seed. In the 10-year-old male group, Khuong Duy lost to Turkish rival Yagiz Khan Erdogmus with a score of 0.5-1.5, while Nho Kiet lost 0-2 to Russian player Savva Vetokhin in the Men’s 12 group. the age.

Despite losing in the semi-finals, Khuong Duy and Nho Kiet still have a chance to attend the Super Final, if they win the match for third place. Khuong Duy met Matfey Yurasov, and Nho Kiet met Ihor Samunenkov. Matches will also take place from 10pm today.

Player An Dinh Minh also won in the quarterfinals against Ediz Gurel with a score of 1.5-0.5. But then, the referee ruled Gurel to win 2-0 and the reason was unknown. Gurel entered the semi-finals, and Dinh Minh still had the opportunity to attend the Young Grand Prix in November 2021, along with the eliminated players in the quarterfinals.

The World Youth Online Chess Final round consists of 10 age groups, taking place from August 26 to August 30, each competition day starts at 10 p.m., Hanoi time. Time for each game in the final round is 15 minutes, adding 10 seconds after each move. Each pair plays two quick chess games to change the color of the pieces, if the armageddon game is a draw.

Xuan Binh