WYCC Video Highlights
Nov 02, 2010
A special 4-minute video with highlights from the World Youth Chess Championships was broadcasted on the big screen during the closing ceremony.
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WYCC Video Highlights
A special 4-minute video with highlights from the World Youth Chess Championships was broadcasted on the big screen during the closing ceremony.
An Interview with Chief Arbiter WYCC 2010
Immediately after the WYCC closing ceremony, Chief Arbiter Panagiotis Nikolopoulos, obviously relieved after successfully completing the monumental event, gave an interview for the official website.
WYCC Closing Ceremony
The 2010 World Youth Chess Championship concluded with a grandiose closing ceremony in the packed Olympic Hall. After the final greetings from the members of the Organising Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Porto Carras Resort Mr Vasilis Vasilakis, the Chief Arbiter Mr Panagiotis Nikolopoulos announced the winners of all twelve age categories [...]
Title norms earned at the 2010 WYCC
Besides the Champions and medal winners from the 2010 World Youth Chess Championships, another group of players will feel a great satisfaction after the competition. A total of 15 have earned the title norms, increasing the number of norms from the earlier round nine report. GM Norm: Steven Zierk (Open U18) IM Norms: Liu [...]
World Youth Chess Championships Round 11 Report
The record breaking World Youth Chess Championships concluded in Porto Carras, Greece. The winners and the medalists are already known and will be awarded at the closing ceremony. Only one group was decided before the last day, and R11 turned out to be one of the most exiting WYCC finishes ever. The players continued battling [...]
WYCC Round 11 Photo Gallery
Round 11 of the World Youth Chess Championships 2010 is underway in Porto Carras, Greece. The first photos are already available in the gallery, more will be added to it all day long. Live games here
WYCC video round 10
Round 10 video of the World Youth Chess Championships and interviews with the leaders of the Open U18 section.
World Youth Chess Championships Round 10 Report
Li Yunshan (CHN) is the first player to secure the gold medal at the 2010 World Youth Chess Championships in Porto Carras. The Chinese young talent has 9,5/10 and is the winner of the Girls U8 section, as the closest competitors are 1,5 points behind. One round before the end of the WYCC none of [...]
WYCC Round 10 Photo Gallery
Round 10 of the World Youth Chess Championships 2010 is underway in Porto Carras, Greece. The first photos are already available in the gallery, more will be added to it all day long. Live games here
Norms after 9 rounds of the WYCC
The record breaking World Youth Chess Championships is past round 9 and already eleven players have reached norms The results so far confirm 7 new IM norms in the Open U18 section – FM Steven Zierk (USA) (interview with him here and here) , FM Angel Arribas Lopez (ESP), FM Pouya Idani (IRI), FM Ayaz [...]
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The WYCC 2010 is taking place in Porto Carras, Halkidiki / GREECE, 19 – 31 October.
The luxury Porto Carras Grand Resort is set like a gem in 1763(!) hectares (17 million sq. m.!) of incredibly beautiful grounds fringed by seemingly endless sandy beaches, in fact 9 kilometres of them!
Registration deadline is August 20, 2010