| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Jerry Nash |
| July 28, 2005 | (931) 787-1234 #128 |
| Press Release #34 of 2005 |
jnash@uschess.org |
LENDERMAN FINISHES FIRST!!
2005 World Youth Chess Championship Update – Final Scores
(CROSSVILLE, TN)
Alex Lenderman won his final game to take first place in the Under-16 Male division of
the 2005 World Youth Championship in Belfort, France. Daniel Naroditsky, Ray Robson,
Parker Zhao, and Robert Hess also finished the tournament in the top ten of their
divisions (see final scores below).
The U.S. team finished in sixth place after Russia, Poland, India, Georgia, and China.
Rounding out the top ten teams were France, Spain, Germany, and Armenia.
Our congratulations go to all the players, their families, and the coaches of the U.S. team!
The following players placed in the top 10 of their divisions:
U10 Male
DANIEL A NARODITSKY - 7.0 - 5th Place
U12 Male
RAY S ROBSON - 8.0 - 6th Place
PARKER BI GUANG ZHAO - 8.0 - 10th Place
U14 Male
ROBERT L HESS - 7.5 - 5th Place
U16 Male
ALEX LENDERMAN - 9.0 - 1st Place
Final U.S. Player Scores:
U10 Male - State - Score
DANIEL A NARODITSKY- CA - 8.0
ANDREW C WANG- MA - 6.0
JUSTIN D KARP- NY - 5.0
LUCAS VAN BEUZEKOM- FL - 5.0
CHRISTOPHER HEUNG- FL - 5.5
U12 Male - State - Score
PARKER BI GUANG ZHAO- NY - 8.0
RAY S ROBSON- FL - 8.0
U14 Male - State - Score
ROBERT L HESS- NY - 8.0
MARC TYLER ARNOLD- NY - 6.5
EVAN D JU- NJ - 7.0
U16 Male - State - Score
ALEXANDER S BARNETT- MD - 6.0
ALEX LENDERMAN- NY - 9.0
ELLIOTT LIU- CA - 5.0
MAX ENKIN- MA - 5.5
NICOLAS A YAP- CA - 6.0
TEDDY COLEMAN- NY - 5.0
ALEKSANDR PELEKHATY- NY - 5.5
U18 Male - State - Score
LEV MILMAN- NY - 7.0
ROBERT HUNGASKI- CT - 5.5
U10 Female - State - Score
SYLVIA S YANG- TX - 6.0
EVE D ZHURBINSKIY- NJ - 6.0
U12 Female - State - Score
GAYATRI S VEMPATI- TX - 5.5
JORDANA WILLIAMS- LA - 5.0
U14 Female - State - Score
ALISA MELEKHINA- PA - 7.0
MEDINA PARRILLA- NY - 6.5
KARSTEN A MC VAY- NJ - 6.5
COURTNEY JAMISON- TX - 5.0
U16 Female - State - Score
KATHARINE A PELLETIER- NY - 7.0
ETTIE NIKOLOVA- VA - 5.0
U18 Female - State - Score
LAURA R ROSS- NY - 5.5
HANA ITKIS- NJ - 5.5
TOP 10 COUNTRIES, SCORES, AND NUMBER OF PLAYERS
COUNTRY--TEAM SCORE--# OF PLAYERS
RUSSIA - 85 PTS - 27
POLAND - 81 PTS - 25
INDIA - 80.5 PTS - 34
GEORGIA - 80 PTS - 18
CHINA - 77 PTS - 21
USA - 75.5 PTS - 31
FRANCE - 75 PTS - 107
SPAIN - 72 PTS - 40
GERMANY - 72 PTS - 35
ARMENIA - 71 PTS - 14
Special thanks go to the following who served as coaches for the U.S. delegation:
Michael Khodarkovsky, Head of Delegation:
Aviv Friedman
John Fedorowicz
Joel Benjamin
Source– French Chess Federation website –
http://www.echecs.asso.fr/(fgvcugm2om2hho55szbr0ey3)/Resultat2.aspx?URL=
Tournois/2005/Belfort/BelfortEquipes&Action=Cl
For more tournament coverage log on to:
http://www.echecs.asso.fr/(tre22mjdnei2el45sw5cza45)/Default.aspx?lg=en
Or: http://www.belfort-echecs.com/?lang=en.
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