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2024 Asian Junior Chess Championship Final Results

  • GM Aleksey Grebnev and WIM Anna Shukhman (both FIDE) emerged as the winners of the 2024 Asian Junior Chess Championship.
  • Grebnev won in the Open section, while Shukhman triumphed in the Girls section.
  • The competitions were 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control.
  • The event took place from October 13-19, 2024, at the Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City, Philippines.
  • Indian IM Aswath secured 3rd spot with 6/9 score in open category.
  • Rapid and blitz tournaments in both sections were also held in the 2024 Asian Junior Championship.
  • Grebnev and Shukhman, the classical champions, strengthened their standing by capturing double crowns in the rapid tournaments.
  • IM Artem Uskov (FIDE) won in the Blitz Open tournament.
  • Mukherjee Bristy (India) won the Blitz Girls tournament.

The open division was dominated by the defending champion and top seed, Aleksey Grebnev, who took the lead in Round 3 and never looked back. He went into the final round a full point ahead of Mongolia’s IM Munkhdalai Amilal, drew his game with Aswath S, and won the title with an exceptional score of 7.5/9. The winner became the event’s sole undefeated contestant.

Final standings Open Asian Junior Chess Championship:

1GMGrebnev, AlekseyFID2530
2IMAmilal, MunkhdalaiMGL23887
3IMAswath, SIND2473
4IMRohith, Krishna SIND24746
5IMUskov, ArtemFID24286
6FMAkhilbay, ImangaliKAZ22826
7IMDau, Khuong DuyVIE24226
8FMArca, Christian Gian KarloPHI21996
9IMConcio, Michael Jr.PHI2368
10 Kodithuwakku, K K DinujayaSRI1933

The winner had an even more dominant performance in the girls’ segment. Anna Shukhman got out to a tremendous start, winning five straight games, and after losing to Tejaswini G in Round 6, she ended strong with three more victories to win the title.

Both Indian players Halder Sneha and Tejaswini G matched for second place with scores of 7/9, with the former winning silver owing to a better Buchholz.

Final standings Girls Asian Junior Chess Championship:

1WIMShukhman, AnnaFID21638
2 Sneha, HalderIND20637
3WIMTejaswini, GIND22077
4 Khairmode, DhanashreeIND1876
5WFMPopandopulo, KristinaKAZ2069
6ACMMohd Afif, Ainul MardhiahMAS18675
7WFMBristy, MukherjeeIND19655
8WFMRindhiya, VIND2005
9 Luong, Hoang Tu LinhVIE1907
10WFMGunawardhana, DevindyaSRI2069