Chief Arbiter IA Patrick Lee (left) awards trophies and medals in standard chess. From left are IM Artem Uskov of Russia (best u16) playing under FIDE flag, silver medalist IM Munkhdalai Amilal of Mongolia, gold medalist GM Aleksey Grebnev, bronze medalist IM S. Aswath of India, Charles Chong (best u18) of Philippines and tournament coordinator Mike Lapitan of Tagaytay Chess Club.
Defending champion GM Aleksey Grebnev of Russia, playing under the FIDE flag, drew with IM S. Aswath of India to finish alone with 7.5 points and win the Asian Juniors Chess Championship held 11-19 October 2024 at the Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City, Philippines.
IM Mukhdalai Amilal of Mongolia used the Nimzo Indian defense to beat IM Michael Concio, Jr. of the Philippines in 69 moves of a Rook and Pawn endgame to win the silver medal with 7 points. Aswath settled for the bronze medal with 6.5 points.
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A total of 32 juniors and 22 girls are participating from thirteen countries, namely Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia under FIDE flag, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam and host Philippines. The event is hosted by the Tagaytay Chess Club under the auspices of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, Asian Chess Federation and International Chess Federation in cooperation with the City of Tagaytay, Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee
WIM Anna Shukhman tops Asian Girls Chess Championship Alone with 8 points out of 9 rounds
Chief Arbiter IA Patrick Lee (left) awarding medals in Asian Girls standard chess championship, from left, Ainul Madhiah Mohd Afif of Malaysia (best u16), bronze medalist WIM G. Tejaswini of India, gold medalist WIM Anna Shukhman of Russia, playing under FIDE flag, silver medalist Halder Sneha of India, Dhanashree Khairmode of India (best u18) and tournament coordinator Mike Lapitan of Tagaytay Chess Club.
WIM Anna Shukhman of Russia (above left), playing under the FIDE flag, beat World Cadets U12 champion WFM Oshini of Sri Lanka (above right) in 54 moves of a Rook and pawn endgame to win the concurrent Asian Girls Chess Championships. Indians Halder Sneha and top seed WIM G. Tejaswini (below left) finished with 7 points each for the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Sri Lanka Delegation, from left, Buddhi Charana Walpola, Dinuya Kodithuwakku Kodithuwakku Kankanange, Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana and Pushpa Chandima Kumari Rathnayaka Jayaweera Mudiyanselage.