By EKCC President
First Posted 02:37 PM 09/07/2008
FINAL STANDINGS:
28.5 points – India, Russia2
7.0 - Philippines
24.5 - Azerbaijan
24.0 — Armenia, Georgia,
23.0 – Turkey-A
22.0 – Turkey-B
21.0 – Slovakia, Turkey-C, Greece, Turkey-Mersi
The fourth-ranked Philippine junior chess squad trounced 20th-ranked Isek Aquamatch, 3-1, in Sunday’s 10th and final round to capture the bronze medal with 27.0 points at the conclusion of the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad at the Mersin Great Municipality Sport Hotel in Mersin, Turkey.
National Master (NM) Haridas Pascua (Elo 2171) and John Alcon Datu (Elo 2138) scored full-point wins after defeating Benan Kazdagli (Elo 1754) and Tevfikcan Karanfil (Elo 1653) on boards 2 and 3, respectively.
Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So (Elo 2577), currently the world’s youngest GM at 14 years old, and Jan Emmanuel Garcia (Elo 2232) settled for draws against Nasir Ekin Zeytinoglu (Elo 1883) and Esat Baglan (unrated) on boards 1 and 4, respectively.
GM So of Bacoor, Cavite, is the best performer on Board 1 winning the prestigious gold medal with a total of 9.0 points on eight wins and two draws after 10 games of play.
Meanwhile, 2nd-ranked India topped the under-16 Olympiad and went home with the over-all championship trophy after accumulating a higher tie break score against top-seeded Russia.
Both countries tote similar 28.5 points after India crushed 9th-ranked England, 3.5-0.5, and Russia edged 3rd-ranked Azerbaijan, 2.5-1.5 in the final round.
In solo fourth place was Azerbaijan with 24.5 points, while Armenia and Georgia shared fifth and sixth spots with 24.0 points. Turkey-A and Turkey-B were in solo seventh and eight places with 23.0 and 22.0 points respectively while Slovakia, Turkey-C, Greece and Turkey-Mersi followed with 21.0 points.
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