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Chess Life Online 2009 July 25 Player World Youth Squad Set
Chess Life Online 2009 July 25 Player World Youth Squad Set | 25 Player World Youth Squad Set |
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| November 4, 2009 | |
A 25-player squad for the World Youth in Antalya, Turkey is getting ready to leave for the tournament, which begins a week from today, on November 11. Coaches include IM Armen Ambartsumian, FM Aviv Friedman, GM John Fedorowicz, FST (Fide Senior Trainer) Michael Khodarkovsky and GM Sam Palatnik. Michael Khodarkovsky, the head of delegation, told CLO, "Our experienced and dedicated coaches will be working tirelessly to help kids to achieve their goals." The participants include eight-year-old Tanuj Vasudeva, who was featured on the cover of the most recent Chess Life For Kids and is currently the youngest FIDE Master in the world! Tanuj's coach, Ted Castro also recently confirmed that Tanuj broke the record for the youngest FIDE Master ever, and he is currently processing the Guinness Book of World records application. Tanuj also scored a perfect 9-0 in the Pan-Am Youth so he will definitely be one to watch. Many other stars dot the participant list, including current Cadet Champion Andrew Ng and reigning Denker Champ, Abby Marshall. Abby, who wrote about winning the Denker in November's Chess Life, will also be contributing a preview of the event to Chess Life Online. Aviv Friedman told CLO, "This year is a bit of a transition year, with many new kids going, and some of our best players staying home (Robson, Arnold, Melekhina - to name a few). The timing of the event when many students are busy with finals, and cannot take time out of school, played a part in the team's composition (more so than in previous years). Still, such experiences are what will help the youth team's next generation excel. Without mentioning any names (or jinxing anyone :)), we also have some hopefuls even in this transition year. Wish us luck (and skill) !" Follow the action on the official website, check CLO for updates and also look for the Chess Life Magazine story by GM John Fedorowicz. USA World Youth Squad USA VIGNA LIZA U-8 Girls USA WANG ANNIE U-8 Girls USA ZENG WINSTON U-8 Open USA ADELBERG DAVID 2158 U-14 Open USA KRISHNAN VARUN 2061 U-12 Open USA LIAO SIMONE U-10 Girls USA LIN DACHEY 1759 U-10 Open USA MATLIN ANNA 1866 U-14 Girls USA NG ANDREW 2113 U-16 Open USA PAMATMAT JAROD 2008 U-12 Open USA SHEN ARTHUR 2033 U-12 Open USA BROWN MICHAEL 2037 U-12 Open USA VASUDEVA TANUJ U-8 Open USA HE TOMMY 1673 U-10 Open USA CHAWLA ALISHA U-8 Girls USA ROZOVSKY DANIEL U-14 Open USA FINNEY STUART 1985 U-14 Open FM USA GETZ ALEC 2234 U-16 Open USA GUREVICH-GRIGORIEV DANIEL 1942 U-12 Open USA KATS ALENA U-14 Girls USA PALAKOLLU SAMRITHA U-8 Girls WFM USA MARSHALL ABBY 2171 U-18 Girls WCM USA CHIANG SARAH 1674 U-12 Girls USA CHIANG JONATHAN 1623 U-10 Open USA ROBINSON DARRIAN U-16 Girls |