Divya Deshmukh and Kazybek Nogerbek are the FIDE World Junior 2024 Girls and Open Champions
IM Divya Deshmukh defeated WGM Beloslava Krasteva (BUL) to clinch Gold at FIDE World Junior 2024 Girls convincingly. She scored an unbeaten 10/11 and finished a half point ahead of the others. She was the top seed and the favorite to win the tournament, the reigning Asian Continental Women's champion achieved it without any trouble. Second seeded, WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan (ARM) kept her pursuit till the very end. She scored 9.5/11 to secure the Silver. WIM Ayan Allahverdiyeva (AZE) scored 8.5/11 to win the Bronze. In the Open event, GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ) scored a big win in the final round over the sole leader GM Mamikon Gharibyan (ARM) to earn the Gold 8.5/11. GM Emin Ohanyan (ARM) also scored the same. He had to be content with Silver as per tie-breaks. GM Luka Budisavljevic (SRB) secured the Bronze scoring 8/11 as per tie-break scores. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
Divya dominates the Girls, Kazybek pulls a surprise in the last round
GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ) had already fulfilled all his requirements to become a GM. Winning this tournament also earned him a Direct GM title. Harshit Pawar and Nandish V S earned their maiden IM-norms. The total prize fund was €10000. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1000 along with a medal and trophy in the Open. For Girls, they were €2000, €1250 and €750 along with a medal and trophy each
Divya - Beloslava: 1-0
IM Divya Deshmukh (2456) started with 1.c4. Her opponent, WGM Beloslava Krasteva (BUL, 2289) quickly transposed the opening to Dutch Defense. In the major piece endgame, the Bulgarian made an incorrect pawn break.
Black had an unpleasant position. She opted for 31...e5? to free up the position, instead it only made things worse. 32.dxe5 dxe5 fragmented Black's queenside pawn structure. 33.Rc5 e4 34.Qc4 Rd8 35.Kg2 e3 break did not have the desired effect. 36.fxe3 Qd2 37.Rxf5 even Kf2 was fine. 37...Qxe3 38.Rf3 Qe5 39.Rcf1 Rcc8 40.R1f2 White consolidated her position, used the extra pawn to her advantage and outplayed her opponent to win the game eventually.
Kazybek - Mamikon
45...Rxg2 46.Nxf6 endgame is where only White can push for a win and Black has to play correctly to salvage a draw. Computer will say it is equal. However, in a practical game it is certainly not easy to defend, especially when you are fighting for Gold on the top board in the last round. Eventually, GM Mamikon Gharibyan (ARM, 2492) blundered and GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ, 2502) won the game and the tournament.
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Round 11 results in Open
| Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | IM | Nogerbek Kazybek | KAZ | 2502 | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 8 | GM | Gharibyan Mamikon | ARM | 2492 | 15 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 10 | GM | Ohanyan Emin | ARM | 2501 | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | IM | Quizon Daniel | PHI | 2448 | 20 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 18 | GM | Budisavljevic Luka | SRB | 2468 | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Cardoso Cardoso Jose Gabriel | COL | 2497 | 11 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 30 | IM | Anuj Shrivatri | IND | 2390 | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | IM | Makarian Rudik | FID | 2524 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 8 | GM | Rodrigue-Lemieux Shawn | CAN | 2510 | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Samant Aditya S | IND | 2469 | 17 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 16 | IM | Koelle Tobias | GER | 2470 | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | IM | Ozenir Ekin Baris | TUR | 2390 | 31 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 34 | IM | Domalchuk-Jonasson Aleksandr | ISL | 2380 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Grebnev Aleksey | FID | 2540 | 2 | PGN | ||
| 8 | 3 | GM | Pranav Anand | IND | 2540 | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | IM | Davtyan Arsen | ARM | 2415 | 27 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 28 | IM | Srihari L | IND | 2400 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Avila Pavas Santiago | COL | 2495 | 12 | PGN | ||
| 10 | 14 | IM | Srihari L R | IND | 2495 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | FM | Pham Tran Gia Phuc | VIE | 2444 | 22 | PGN |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | IM | Nogerbek Kazybek | KAZ | 2502 | 8,5 | 0 | 69 | 74,5 | 5 | 6 | 2620 | 10 | 17,9 | |
| 2 | 10 | GM | Ohanyan Emin | ARM | 2501 | 8,5 | 0 | 67 | 72 | 5 | 7 | 2552 | 10 | 9,9 | |
| 3 | 18 | GM | Budisavljevic Luka | SRB | 2468 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 2517 | 10 | 9,5 | |
| 4 | 15 | GM | Gharibyan Mamikon | ARM | 2492 | 8 | 0 | 65,5 | 70 | 6 | 7 | 2432 | 10 | -0,4 | |
| 5 | 16 | IM | Koelle Tobias | GER | 2470 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 2376 | 10 | -6,9 | |
| 6 | 2 | GM | Grebnev Aleksey | FID | 2540 | 7,5 | 0 | 71,5 | 77 | 6 | 5 | 2524 | 10 | -0,3 | |
| 7 | 11 | GM | Cardoso Cardoso Jose Gabriel | COL | 2497 | 7,5 | 0 | 71,5 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 2542 | 10 | 9,7 | |
| 8 | 6 | IM | Makarian Rudik | FID | 2524 | 7,5 | 0 | 71 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 2518 | 10 | 1,2 | |
| 9 | 20 | IM | Quizon Daniel | PHI | 2448 | 7,5 | 0 | 69 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 2489 | 10 | 9,1 | |
| 10 | 3 | GM | Pranav Anand | IND | 2540 | 7,5 | 0 | 68 | 73,5 | 5 | 6 | 2530 | 10 | 0,3 |
Round 11 results in Girls
| Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Divya Deshmukh | IND | 2456 | 9 | 1 - 0 | 7 | WGM | Krasteva Beloslava | BUL | 2289 | 3 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 2 | WIM | Mkrtchyan Mariam | ARM | 2300 | 8½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | WGM | Rakshitta Ravi | IND | 2271 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 12 | Norman Kseniya | FID | 2134 | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7½ | WIM | Allahverdiyeva Ayan | AZE | 2133 | 13 | PGN | |||
| 4 | 14 | WFM | Sachi Jain | IND | 2124 | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7 | WFM | Shubhi Gupta | IND | 1943 | 39 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 27 | WIM | Mrudul Dehankar | IND | 2028 | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 7 | WIM | Wikar Martyna | POL | 2272 | 5 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 18 | WFM | Kaldarova Ayaulym | KAZ | 2100 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | WIM | Balabayeva Xeniya | KAZ | 2246 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 24 | WIM | Tejaswini G | IND | 2059 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | WIM | Hryzlova Sofiia | SUI | 2246 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 8 | 48 | WFM | Bristy Mukherjee | IND | 1902 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | WFM | Zhurova Anna | FID | 2239 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 34 | WFM | Rindhiya V | IND | 1965 | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | WFM | Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini | SRI | 1980 | 32 | PGN | ||
| 10 | 19 | Sulyok Eszter | HUN | 2100 | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6½ | Abdinova Narmin | AZE | 2121 | 15 | PGN |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Divya Deshmukh | w | IND | 2456 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 79,5 | 5 | 9 | 2520 | 10 | 7,6 | |
| 2 | 2 | WIM | Mkrtchyan Mariam | w | ARM | 2300 | 9,5 | 0 | 73,5 | 77,5 | 5 | 8 | 2387 | 20 | 28 | |
| 3 | 13 | WIM | Allahverdiyeva Ayan | w | AZE | 2133 | 8,5 | 0 | 75 | 80,5 | 6 | 8 | 2293 | 20 | 46,6 | |
| 4 | 39 | WFM | Shubhi Gupta | w | IND | 1943 | 8 | 0 | 64,5 | 67 | 6 | 7 | 2137 | 40 | 110,4 | |
| 5 | 6 | WGM | Rakshitta Ravi | w | IND | 2271 | 7,5 | 0 | 73,5 | 77,5 | 6 | 7 | 2200 | 20 | -11,2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Abdinova Narmin | w | AZE | 2121 | 7,5 | 0 | 72,5 | 77,5 | 6 | 7 | 2193 | 40 | 56,4 | ||
| 7 | 34 | WFM | Rindhiya V | w | IND | 1965 | 7,5 | 0 | 67 | 71 | 5 | 6 | 2202 | 20 | 67,4 | |
| 8 | 27 | WIM | Mrudul Dehankar | w | IND | 2028 | 7,5 | 0 | 59,5 | 63,5 | 5 | 6 | 2046 | 20 | 7,6 | |
| 9 | 8 | WIM | Hryzlova Sofiia | w | SUI | 2246 | 7 | 0 | 76,5 | 81,5 | 6 | 5 | 2177 | 20 | -13,6 | |
| 10 | 12 | Norman Kseniya | w | FID | 2134 | 7 | 0 | 73,5 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 2164 | 40 | 23,2 |
