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    SHEN YANG AND ZAVEN ANDRIASIAN WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONS

    Chessbase News, Germany
    Oct 17 2006

    17.10.2006 Both are seventeen and have won the girls' and the open
    section of the World Under 20 World Championship that was held in
    Yerevan, Armenia, from October 2nd to 17th 2006. Shen Yang was just
    a couple of tiebreak points ahead of one of the greatest talents in
    chess today, Hou Yifan, who is just twelve! Report and games.

    Junior World Championships in Yerevan

    For our younger readers: a "demo board" is a large wooden or vinyl
    chessboard attached upright to the wall or supported by a stand. The
    pieces attach to the board with magnets, or are cleverly inserted
    into slits at the bottom of the squares. Sometimes, when the boards
    are very large (as in the above pictures) rods are used to move the
    pieces. The transmission of the moves from the game to the board is
    done by non-electronic means - a human agent is used instead.

    World Junior Championship top finishers The open section was won
    by 17-year-old Armenian super-talent Zaven Andriasian, who last
    year won the Boys' Under 16 section of the Youth Championships in
    Herceg Novi. Zaven started as the 29th seed in this event. Second was
    19-year-old IM Nikita Vitiugov of Russia, who was the fourth highest
    rated player in the tournament.

    Photos & score table
    http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?news id=3432

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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