Leaders jockeyed for position after six rounds of the Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship on 17th July in Penang, Malaysia. FM Ivan Travis Cu of the Philippines (left) beat FM Battulga Temiimbold of Mongolia in the sixth round of the 8th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship boys under-18 division to grab a share of the lead with 5 points together with FM Poh Yu Tian of Malaysia (center) and Dang Anh Minh of Vietnam (right) who drew with each other.
Tyrhone James Tabernilla of the Philippines beat compatriot Io Aristotle Nikolai Calica in the 6th round to grab solo lead with 5 points followed by three players with 4.5 points each in the boys under-16 category.
Mohan Kavin of Malaysia drew with compatriot Abd, Aziz A Qil A Lauddin to maintain 1-2 position in the boys under-14 with 5.5 and 5 points, respectively, followed by four players with 4.5 points each.
Haoxuan Zi Zhang of China drew with compatriot and namesake Haoxuan Zhang while Suyog Bagul Aaradhya of Singapore beat Munkhzul Batmanlai of Mongolia to share the lead with 5 points each in the boys under-12 division. Three players follow a half point close behind with 4.5 points each.
Zuo Junyu of China bet Wu Haoyang of Hong Kong to grab solo lead with 5.5 points in the boys under-10 division.
Zolbayar Unumunkh of Mongolia beat Wu Chenyu of Singapore while Yap Ray Jin of Malaysia beat Kim Echae of Korea to follow in second slot with 5 points each in tge boys under-10 division.
Yu Zixiao of China beat Tsengel, Ganbat of Mongolia to maintain his perfect score of six points in as many rounds of the boys under-8 division. Enkhbat Enkhtushig of Mongolia beat compatrios Khabul, Chinzorig while Zhang Beichen of China beat compatriot Guo Tailai to share second slot in a tie with 5 points each.
WFM Amin-Erdene, Bayanmunkh of Mongolia (above left) beat Faris Hashya Nawwaarah Mohd of Malaysia to maintain solo lead with 5 points in the girls under-18 division. Yu Yaochen of China (above right) beat Ulayya, Adeeba Izzah Mumtaztaqiyya of Indonesia to stay close behind in second slot with 4.5 points.
Nguyen Ngoc Hien of Vietnam beat Suyamin, Bonjoure Fille of the Philippines to grab solo lead with 5 points in the girls under-16 division. Erstwhile leaders Davaakhuu Unurzul and Edenebat Tugstuguldur, both of Mongolia, drew with each other and are tied for second slot with 4.5 points each.
Afif Ainul Mardhiah Mohd of Malaysia drew with compatriot Kumaran, Ashwiniy to maintain solo lead with 5 points in the girls under-14 division. Kumaran and Lila Alyssa Serina of the Philippines follow a half point behind with 4.5 points each.
Xue Tianhao of China beat compatriot Xia, Miaoyan while Tselmeg Myagmar of Mongolia beat Sreekarthika, Velmurugan of Singapore to tie for the lead with 5 points each in the girls under-12 division. Sreekarthika is in third slot with 4.5 points followed by three players with 4 points each.
Wu Sinian of China beat Myagmar Misheel of Myanmar in the 6th round to maintain solo lead of the girls under-10 division. Banglish Cao of Singapore beat compatriot En Rui Audelle Sim while Maha Nathan of Malaysia beat Monali, Roy of Singapore to follow a half point behind with 4.5 points each.
Chen Zhiha of China beat Peng, Lixiao Sonia of Hong Kong to maintain a perfect score of six points in as many rounds of the girls under 8 division. Khurelbaatar Kajidmaa of Mongolia beat Chen, Qinran of China to hug second slot with 4.5 points.
