Tuesday, October 26, 2010

World Youth Chess Championship 2010: Update#2

Lets see which countries stand out for the Girls Categories at half-way mark.

In Under-8 Girls category,


Here we see a completely different scenario from the boys with the domination of contenders from 3 countries namely USA with 3 contenders, followed by Hungary and India with 2 each.

In Under-10 Girls category,


Here, there is 2 Greeks alongside with sole representative from 8 other countries in the Top 10 at the half-way mark.

In Under-12 Girls category,


Again, we see a similar dominance like the U8 category from different 3 countries namely China with 3 contenders, followed by Russia and India with 2 each. Will it be the same after 12 y.o.?

In Under-14 Girls category,


The domination by certain countries seem to mellow down. Nevertheless, there is still 2 Indians and 2 Iranians among the Top 10 contenders.

In Under-16 Girls category,


A similar trend just like in U14. It's good to see 2 Vietnamese alongside with 2 Georgians are currently among the top 10 contenders.

In Under-18 Girls category,


Another round of good news with 2 Vietnamese alongside with sole representative from 8 other countries in the Top 10 standing.

The South East Asia are better represented in the Girls category with 6 contenders coming from Vietnam. A very strong showing from the Vietnamese. Besides them, Indians and Chinese too have 6 contenders each in the Top 10 standing for the 6 categories contested.