China youths dominated the Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship with 5 gold medals followed by Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines with two gold medals each. Malaysia finished in second slot with two silver and two bronze medals. Vietnam had two silver medals while Philippines had one silver and one bronze medal. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
The Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship standard event was held 14-20 July 2024 in Penang, Malaysia organized by the Penang Chess Association and Malaysian Chess Federation under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE. All photos by Quah Seng Sun.
FM Poh Yu Tian of Malaysia (above left) beat John Dave Lavandero of the Philippines (above right) in the final 9th round to win the gold medal in the boys under-18 division with 8 points. Dang Anh Minh of Vietnam was held to a draw by Tuguldur, Soninbayar of Mongolia to finish second with 7 points for the silver medal. Reynard Kristopher beat FM Ivan Travis Cu of the Philippines to land third place with 6.5 points for the bronze medal.
Boys under-18 (left to right): silver medalist Dang Anh Minh of Vietnam, gold medalist FM Poh Yu Tian of Malaysia and bronze medalist Reynard Kristopher of Indonesia.
Tyrhone James Tabernilla of the Philippines (second from right) won the gold medal in the boys under-16 division alone with 7 points. The 16-year old Grade 11 student of De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Vermosa scored 5 wins and 4 draws. Burentegsh of Mongolia (right) won the silver medal with 6.5 points and a better tie break over Lin diangi of China (second from left) who won the bronze also with 6.5 points.
Jaymiel Piel of the Philippines (right) beat Shen, Ree Herng of Malaysia (left) in the final round to win the gold medal in the boys under-14 division finishing first alone with 7.5 points. Mohan Kavini of Malaysia drew with Cheng, Gongpu of China to win the silver medal with 7 points. Ganganbars Zev of Mongolia won the bronze with 6.5 points.
Boys under-14: Gold medalist Jaymiel Piel of Philippines (second from left), then silver medalist Mohan Kavin of Malaysia and bronze medalist Ganganbars Zev of Mongolia (right).
Zhang Haoxuan (Zj) beat Poon, Pak Yu of Hong Kong to finish alone with 7 points for the gold medal. Le Anh Tu of Vietnam and Chinese Zhang Haoxuan and Wang, Zihao(Sh) tied with 6.5 points each. Le and Zhang prevailed by tie break to win the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Boys Under-12 (left to right): bronze medalist Zhang Haoxuan of China, gold medalist Zhang Haoxuan (Zj) of China and silver medalist Le Anh Tu of Vietnam.
Zuo Junyu of China continued his winning ways by beating Erdenebat Enkhtulga of Mongolia in the 9th round to win the gold medal with 8.5 points. Chow Yi Chen of Malaysia beat Zolbayar Unumunkh of Mongolia to win the silver medal with 7 points. Yap Ray Jin of Malaysia drew with Aleander Philip Kurniawan of Indonesia for 6.5 points to win the bronze medal. Khangai, Khurelbat of Mongolia tied with Yap but lost on Direct Encounter tie break.
Under-10 gold medalist Zuo Junyu of China (left), silver medalist Chow Yi Chen of Malaysia (center) and bronze medalist Yap Ray Jin of Malaysia (right).
Foreshadowing the future, the top four in the under-8 boys were all from China. Yu Zixiao (above left) beat Ong, Qi Yi of Singapore to finish alone with 8.5 points out of 9 rounds for the gold medal. Zhang Beichen (above right) beat Enkhtushig, Enkhbat of Mongolia to register 7.5 points for the silver medal. Guo Tailai beat Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan of Korea to earn the bronze medal with 6.5 points and a better tie break over compatriot She, Sicheng who tied with 6.5 points.
Nguyen My Hanh An of Vietnam beat Abd, Aziz A Dira A Ddawiyah of Malaysia to register 6.5 points in the girls under-18 division in a tie with Shi Yige of China who beat Malaysian Chong Rou Yi in the 9th round. My Hang An (second from left) won the tie break by Direct Encounter to earn the gold medal while Shi Yige (left) settled for the silver medal. Yu Yaochen of China (second from right) beat Mohd, Faris Hashsya Nawwaarah of Malaysia to win the bronze medal, prevailing by tie break over Amin-Erdene, Bayanmunkh of Mongolia.
Nguyen Ngoc Hien of Vietnam (second from left) beat Enkhkhaliun, Zoljargal of Mongolia to finish alone with 8 points for the gold medal in girls under-16. Mongolians Altankhuyag Maral (left) and Davaakhuu Unurzul (second from right) finished in a tie with 6.5 points each but Maral prevailed in the tie break for the silver medal.
Mohd, Afif Ainul Mardhiah of Malaysia (third from left) drew with Hong Jueun of Korea in the final round to finish alone with 7.5 points and win the gold medal in the girls under-14 category. Dorjsuren Tselmuun of Mongolia and Lila Alyssa Serina of the Philippines followed in a tie with 6.5 points each. Tselmuun won the Direct Encounter tie break having beatn Serina in a previous round,
Tselmeg Myagmar of Mongolia beat Liu, Chengxi of China to tally 7.5 points for the gold medal in the girls under-12 division. Veluruga Sreekarthika of Singapore beat Lim, Yijia Claire of Malaysia to tie at 7.5 points for the silver medal. Myagmar (second from left) won the Direct Encounter tie break having beaten Sreekarthika (left) in a previous round. Erstwhile leader Xue Tianhao of China (right) ended in third place with 6.5 points despite a final round loss to compatriot Chen, Sihan(Sh).
Wu Sinian of China (left) beat compatriot Cai Qingmu in the final round to finish alone with 7.5 points for the gold medal in the girls under-10 category. Elle Castronuevo of the Philippines beat Maha Nathan of Malaysia to follow with 6.5 points for the silver medal with higher tie break over Cao Bangling of Singapore (right) who drew with compatriot Yeo Si En Faith for the bronze medal.
Chen Zhihan of China (above center) beat Oyunsunder, Chagdar of Mongolia in the 9th round to maintain a perfect score and win the gold medal in the girls under-8 division. Chen Qinran of China (left) beat Peng Litan Elena of Hong Kong to win the silver medal with 6.5 points in a tie with Peng Lixiao Sonia of Hong Kong (right) who won the bronze medal after drawing with Tselmuun, Nyamkhuu of Mongolia.
