World Youth Olympiad-India finishes seventh

At the recently concluded World Youth Olympiad (U-16) held in Corum, Turkey, the Indian team (Seeded 19th) performed above par to finish seventh out of 48 teams. The tournament consisted of players from 38 countries and witnessed the participation of prodigies from around the world.

The Indian team consisted of CM Aronyak Ghosh (2380), FM Ajay Karthikeyan (2214), Utsab Chatterjee (2211) and WFM Lakshmi Chidambaram (1859). Rating average -2235.

The team Captain/Coach was GM Priyadarshan Kanappan.

Team-Composition

19. INDIA (RtgAvg:2235 / TB1: 12 / TB2: 172,5) Captain: GM, FT Kannappan Priyadharshan
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED	FideID	Pts.	Games	Rp
1	CM	Aronyak Ghosh	2380	IND	25072846	5,0	8,0	2450
2		Srihari Lakshmi	2136	IND	46642056	5,5	9,0	2271
3	FM	Ajay Karthikeyan	2214	IND	35011685	6,5	9,0	2270
4		Utsab Chatterjee	2211	IND	46609148	3,0	7,0	2022
5	WFM	Lakshmi Chidambaram	1859	IND	25035347	2,0	3,0	1944

Ajay Karthikeyan (Photo by Swati Biswas)

Utsab Chatterjee ( Photo by Shahid Ahmed)

Team India won six rounds and lost only three to Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan and Belarus respectively.

Team India Results

Round 1

Bo.

INDIA

Rtg

–

THAILAND – B

Rtg

4 : 0

19.1

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

–

Asavasaetakul, Chawit

1746

1 – 0

19.2

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

–

Burbach, Brunel Baron

1642

1 – 0

19.3

Utsab, Chatterjee

2211

–

Mekarapiruk, Chawit

1657

1 – 0

19.4

WFM

Lakshmi, Chidambaram

1859

–

Jingjang, Shin

1584

1 – 0

Round 2 o

Bo.

TURKMENISTAN

Rtg

–

INDIA

Rtg

0 : 4

8.1

Nurmamedov, Azat

2368

–

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

0 – 1

8.2

Shirliyev, Allayar

2149

–

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

0 – 1

8.3

Annageldiyev, Azatgeldi

1790

–

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

0 – 1

8.4

Halynyazow, Vepaly

1903

–

Utsab, Chatterjee

2211

0 – 1

Round 3

Bo.

INDIA

Rtg

–

KAZAKHSTAN

Rtg

1½:2½

1.1

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

–

Nogerbek, Kazybek

2387

½ – ½

1.2

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

–

Assaubayeva, Bibisara

2381

0 – 1

1.3

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

–

Isanzhulov, Arystan

2305

1 – 0

1.4

Utsab, Chatterjee

2211

–

WFM

Nurgali, Nazerke

2194

0 – 1

Round 4

Bo.

UZBEKISTAN

Rtg

–

INDIA

Rtg

3½: ½

4.1

Abdusattorov, Nodirbek

2608

–

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

1 – 0

4.2

Sindarov, Javokhir

2513

–

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

1 – 0

4.3

Kasimov, Ali

2166

–

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

½ – ½

4.4

Madaminov, Mukhiddin

2045

–

Utsab, Chatterjee

2211

1 – 0

Round 5

Bo.

INDIA

Rtg

–

MALAYSIA – B

Rtg

3½: ½

11.1

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

–

Singh, Eshwant

1910

1 – 0

11.2

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

–

Cheah, Kah Hoe

1815

½ – ½

11.3

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

–

Foo, Jiu Weir Brien

1731

1 – 0

11.4

WFM

Lakshmi, Chidambaram

1859

–

WCM

Ding, Dao En

1731

1 – 0

Round 6

Bo.

INDIA

Rtg

–

CZECH REPUBLIC

Rtg

2½:1½

8.1

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

–

Sprenar, Petr

2329

1 – 0

8.2

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

–

Svanda, Ondrej

2268

1 – 0

8.3

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

–

Kusa, Jakub

2156

½ – ½

8.4

Utsab, Chatterjee

2211

–

WFM

Laurincova, Kristyna

2006

0 – 1

Round 7

Bo.

BELARUS

Rtg

–

INDIA

Rtg

4 : 0

5.1

Lazavik, Denis

2368

–

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

1 – 0

5.2

Tsaruk, Maksim

2230

–

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

1 – 0

5.3

Runets, Ivan

2288

–

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

1 – 0

5.4

WFM

Tarasenka, Aliaksandra

2142

–

WFM

Lakshmi, Chidambaram

1859

1 – 0

Round 8

Bo.

TURKEY – WHITE

Rtg

–

INDIA

Rtg

1½:2½

8.1

Tarlabasi, Emirhan

2365

–

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

½ – ½

8.2

Uzumcu, Ahmet Utku

2304

–

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

0 – 1

8.3

Aydincelebi, Kagan

2285

–

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

0 – 1

8.4

Ozenir, Ekin Baris

2274

–

Utsab, Chatterjee

2211

1 – 0

Round 9

Bo.

INDIA

Rtg

–

SERBIA

Rtg

3½: ½

7.1

Aronyak, Ghosh

2380

–

Budisavljevic, Luka

2432

1 – 0

7.2

Srihari, Lakshmi

2136

–

Milosevic, Milos

2312

1 – 0

7.3

Ajay, Karthikeyan

2214

–

Tadic, Stefan

2295

½ – ½

7.4

Utsab, Chatterjee

2211

–

Ivanovic, Marko

2269

1 – 0

The top scorer of the team was FM Ajay Karthikeyan with 6.5/9.0. Aronyak Ghosh also performed well performance on the top board to score 5.0/9.0 with a rating performance of 2450.

Player Performance

Aronyak Ghosh CM 2380 IND Rp:2450
Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Rp	Pts.	Res.	Bo.
2	32	FM	Nurmamedov Azat	2368	TKM	2405	6,0	s 1	1
3	21	FM	Nogerbek Kazybek	2387	KAZ	2347	3,5	w ½	1
4	1	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	2608	UZB	2532	6,5	s 0	1
5	153		Singh Eshwant	1910	MAS	1885	3,0	w 1	1
6	42	FM	Sprenar Petr	2329	CZE	2269	4,0	w 1	1
7	31	FM	Lazavik Denis	2368	BLR	2537	6,5	s 0	1
8	34	FM	Tarlabasi Emirhan	2365	TUR	2297	3,5	s ½	1
9	7	FM	Budisavljevic Luka	2432	SRB	2254	4,5	w 1	1
Srihari Lakshmi 2136 IND Rp:2271
Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Rp	Pts.	Res.	Bo.
1	184		Asavasaetakul Chawit	1746	THA	1864	3,5	w 1	1
2	98		Shirliyev Allayar	2149	TKM	2141	4,0	w 1	2
3	23	FM	Assaubayeva Bibisara	2381	KAZ	2372	5,0	s 0	2
4	2	GM	Sindarov Javokhir	2513	UZB	2551	7,5	w 0	2
5	173		Cheah Kah Hoe	1815	MAS	1967	4,5	s ½	2
6	74	FM	Svanda Ondrej	2268	CZE	2314	6,5	s 1	2
7	83		Tsaruk Maksim	2230	BLR	2332	5,0	w 0	2
8	56	FM	Uzumcu Ahmet Utku	2304	TUR	2429	5,5	w 1	2
9	50	FM	Milosevic Milos	2312	SRB	2028	2,5	s 1	2
Ajay Karthikeyan FM 2214 IND Rp:2270
Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Rp	Pts.	Res.	Bo.
1	199		Burbach Brunel Baron	1642	THA	1617	1,5	s 1	2
2	175		Annageldiyev Azatgeldi	1790	TKM	1895	1,5	s 1	3
3	54	FM	Isanzhulov Arystan	2305	KAZ	2485	6,0	w 1	3
4	94	FM	Kasimov Ali	2166	UZB	2327	4,5	s ½	3
5	187		Foo Jiu Weir Brien	1731	MAS	1882	5,5	w 1	3
6	96		Kusa Jakub	2156	CZE	2150	5,5	w ½	3
7	63	FM	Runets Ivan	2288	BLR	2367	5,0	s 0	3
8	65	FM	Aydincelebi Kagan	2285	TUR	2250	4,0	s 1	3
9	59	FM	Tadic Stefan	2295	SRB	2087	4,5	w ½	3
Utsab Chatterjee 2211 IND Rp:2022
Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Rp	Pts.	Res.	Bo.
1	195		Mekarapiruk Chawit	1657	THA	1682	3,5	w 1	3
2	155		Halynyazow Vepaly	1903	TKM	2087	2,5	w 1	4
3	90	WFM	Nurgali Nazerke	2194	KAZ	2403	6,5	s 0	4
4	121		Madaminov Mukhiddin	2045	UZB	2155	3,5	w 0	4
6	129	WFM	Laurincova Kristyna	2006	CZE	2062	3,0	s 0	4
8	72	FM	Ozenir Ekin Baris	2274	TUR	2336	7,0	w 0	4
9	73		Ivanovic Marko	2269	SRB	2045	3,0	s 1	4
Lakshmi Chidambaram WFM 1859 IND Rp:1944
Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Rp	Pts.	Res.	Bo.
1	204		Jingjang Shin	1584	THA	1821	6,5	s 1	4
5	186	WCM	Ding Dao En	1731	MAS	1575	3,0	s 1	4
7	99	WFM	Tarasenka Aliaksandra	2142	BLR	2134	2,5	w 0	4