World Youth Chess Championship

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Valentina Golubenko and Ivan Šarić won Under-18 titles in 2008.

The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.

## History

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Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015 (OR 2016), the event has been split into "World Cadets Chess Championship" (categories U8, U10 and U12) and "World Youth Chess Championship" (categories U14, U16 and U18).

The championship is usually held in a single city, although on several occasions, the Under-16 championship was separated from the Under-18 championship (in 1990, 1991, 1995, and 1997). In 1988, the U18 championship was held in Aguadilla, and the others in Timișoara.

The Under-16 (Cadet) category is the oldest of the championships. It was unofficially created in 1974 in France for players under 17 and was recognized in 1977 (or 1976) by the International Chess Federation as the World Cadet Championship. The maximum age was later reduced to under 16, effective January 1 of the year of the championship. The first FIDE-sanctioned women's championship was held in 1981.

The under-14 championship was inaugurated in 1979, and the under-eight championship in 2006.

## Ages

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1. U18: Since 1987
2. U16: Cadets 1974 - 1980 / Since 1981
3. U14: World Infant Cup 1979-1984 / Since 1985
4. U12: Since 1986
5. U10: Since 1986
6. U08: Since 2006

## Editions

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### Standard (Classic)

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# | Year | Type | Host Country | Events

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Unofficial U18 Boys Cadets
- | 1974 | U18 B |  France | 1
- | 1975 | U18 B |  France | 1
U17 Boys Cadets
- | 1976 | U17 B |  France | 1
- | 1977 | U17 B |  France | 1
- | 1978 | U17 B |  Netherlands | 1
U17 Boys Cadets + U14 Boys World Infant Cup
- | 1979 | U17 B + U14 B |  France \-  Mexico | 2
- | 1980 | U17 B + U14 B |  France \-  Mexico | 2
U14 Boys World Infant Cup + U16 B / G
- | 1981 | U14 B + U16 B / G |  Argentina \-  Mexico | 3
- | 1982 | U16 B |  Ecuador | 1
- | 1983 | U16 B |  Colombia | 1
- | 1984 | U14 B + U16 B / G |  Argentina \-  France | 3
World Youth Chess Championship
1 | 1985 | U14 U16 |  Israel \-  Argentina | 4
2 | 1986 | U10 U12 U14 U16 |  Puerto Rico \-  Argentina | 8
3 | 1987 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Puerto Rico \-  Austria | 10
4 | 1988 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Romania \-  Puerto Rico | 10
5 | 1989 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Puerto Rico | 10
6 | 1990 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Singapore \-  United States | 10
7 | 1991 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Brazil \-  Poland | 10
8 | 1992 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Germany | 10
9 | 1993 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Slovakia | 10
10 | 1994 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Hungary | 10
11 | 1995 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Brazil | 10
12 | 1996 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Spain | 10
13 | 1997 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Armenia \-  France | 10
14 | 1998 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Spain | 10
15 | 1999 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Spain | 10
16 | 2000 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Spain | 10
17 | 2001 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Spain | 10
18 | 2002 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Greece | 10
19 | 2003 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Greece | 10
20 | 2004 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Greece | 10
21 | 2005 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  France | 10
22 | 2006 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Georgia | 12
23 | 2007 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Turkey | 12
24 | 2008 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Vietnam | 12
25 | 2009 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Turkey | 12
26 | 2010 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Greece | 12
27 | 2011 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Brazil | 12
28 | 2012 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Slovenia | 12
29 | 2013 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  United Arab Emirates | 12
30 | 2014 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  South Africa | 12
31 | 2015 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Greece | 12
World Cadets Chess Championship (U08 U10 U12) + World Youth Chess Championship (U14, U16 and U18)
32 | 2016 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Russia \-  Georgia | 12
33 | 2017 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Uruguay \-  Brazil | 12
34 | 2018 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Spain \-  Greece | 12
35 | 2019 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  India \-  China | 12
36 | 2020 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 | Online | 10
37 | 2021 | U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 | Online | 10
38 | 2022 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Romania \-  Georgia | 12
39 | 2023 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Egypt \-  Italy | 12
40 | 2024 | U08 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 |  Italy \-  Brazil | 12

### Rapid & Blitz

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Since 2017 World Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship (FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships)

1st FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017, Minsk, Belarus, 1st - 5th of June.[1]

### Cadets

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1. World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017, Minsk, Belarus
2. World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2018, Minsk, Belarus
3. World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019, Minsk, Belarus
4. World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2020, Online
5. World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2021, Online
6. World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2022, Rhodes, Greece
7. World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2023, Batumi, Georgia
8. World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2024, Durres, Albania
9. World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025, Rhodes, Greece

### Youth

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1. World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2017, Crete, Greece
2. World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2018, Halkidiki, Greece
3. World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2019, Salobreña, Granada, Spain
4. World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2020, Online
5. World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2021, Online
6. World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2022, Rhodes, Greece
7. World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2023, Batumi, Georgia
8. World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2024, Terme Čatež, Slovenia
9. World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025, Rhodes, Greece

## World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads (Youth Team)

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2001-2017:[2]

World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads

(World Youth Y16 Olympiad | Children's Olympiads )

no. host city year 1st 2nd 3rd system boards teams players games PGN

FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025 Barranquilla, Colombia

2024 not held

FIDE Word Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2023 Eindhoven, the Netherlands

FIDE Word Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2022 Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

2021 not held

FIDE Word Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2019 Corum, Turkey

FIDE Word Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2018 Konya, Turkey

16\. Ahmedabad View tournament crosstable India 2017 RUS IND IRI S-9 4 30 147 508 PGN

15\. Poprad View tournament crosstable Slovakia 2016 IRI RUS ARM S-9 4 54 261 972 PGN

14\. Ulaanbaatar View tournament crosstable Mongolia 2015 IRI IND RUS S-10 4 35 165 680 PGN

13\. Győr View tournament crosstable Hungary 2014 IND RUS IRI S-10 4 54 256 1,076 PGN

12\. Chongqing View tournament crosstable China 2013 IND RUS TUR S-10 4 72 332 1,440 PGN

11\. Istanbul View tournament crosstable Turkey 2012 RUS IRI IND S-10 4 39 189 760 PGN

10\. Kocaeli View tournament crosstable Turkey 2011 RUS ARM IRI S-10 4 26 120 520 PGN

9\. Burdur View tournament crosstable Turkey 2010 ARM IND RUS S-10 4 22 99 440 PGN

8\. Akhisar View tournament crosstable Turkey 2009 RUS IND ARM S-10 4 22 101 440 PGN

7\. Mersin View tournament crosstable Turkey 2008 IND RUS PHI S-10 4 26 117 520 PGN

6\. Singapore View tournament crosstable Singapore 2007 IND HUN PHI S-10 4 34 151 680 PGN

5\. Ağrı View tournament crosstable Turkey 2006 UKR GEO CHN S-10 4 24 107 480 PGN

\- Chennai India 2005 Cancelled.

4\. Calicut View tournament crosstable India 2004 CHN HUN UZB S-9 4 20 91 360 PGN

3\. Denizili View tournament crosstable Turkey 2003 HUN UKR IRI S-10 4 24 113 448 PGN

2\. Kuala Lumpur View tournament crosstable Malaysia 2002 CHN UKR INA S-10 4 28 131 560 PGN

1\. Batatais View tournament crosstable Brazil 2001 SWE BRA RSA RR 4 8 38 112 PGN

\- Viborg View tournament crosstable Denmark 1979 ENG SWE SCO PO+4S+4Q 4 16 79 224 PGN

1993-2007:[3]

Children's Chess Olympiads

(World Youth Y16 Olympiad | Children's Olympiads )

no. host city year 1st 2nd 3rd system boards teams players games PGN

8\. Artek View tournament crosstable Ukraine 2000 RUS UKR AZE S-9 4 28 132 504 PGN

7\. Artek View tournament crosstable Ukraine 1999 UKR GEO CHN S-9 4 30 137 528 PGN

6\. Istanbul Turkey 1998 ARM UKR GEO S-9 4 26 N/A ?468 PGN

5\. Belgrade Yugoslavia 1997 RUS ROM UKR S-7 4 18 N/A 252 N/A

4\. Sutomore Yugoslavia 1996 ROM HUN RUS S-9 4 18 N/A N/A N/A

3\. Canaries View tournament crosstable Spain 1995 ISL HUN GEO S-7 4 22 97 308 PGN

2\. St. Andrew's Malta 1994 RUS GRE HUN S-7 4 28 N/A N/A PGN

1\. Linares Spain 1993 RUS GEO RUS3 S-13 4 28 N/A ?728 PGN

International Children’s Chess Games (organized by Mr. Bjelica) no. host city year 1st 2nd 3rd

system boards teams players games PGN

12\. Novi Sad Serbia 2007 HUN SRB SVK S-9 ind. 24 85 378 PGN

11\. Novi Sad Serbia 2006 TUR SRB ROM VOJ S-9 ind. 24 102 444 PGN

10\. Novi Sad Serbia & Montenegro 2005 RUS SCG ROM S-9 ind. 23 88 383 PGN

9\. Banja Luka Bosnia & Herzegovina 2003 RUS 2 11

1.-8. From Linares 1993 to Artek 2000.

## Under-18 winners

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Year | Location | Boys | Girls

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1987 |  San Juan (Puerto Rico) |  Gustavo Hernández (Dominican Republic) |  Hulda Figueroa (Puerto Rico)
1988 |  Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) |  Michael Hennigan (England) |  Amelia Hernández (Venezuela)
1989 |  Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) |  Vladimir Akopian (Soviet Union) |  Katrin Aladjova (Bulgaria)
1990 |  Singapore (Singapore) |  Sergei Tiviakov (Soviet Union) |  Elena-Luminița Cosma (Romania)
1991 |  Guarapuava (Brazil) |  Vladimir Kramnik (Soviet Union) |  Nataša Strižak (Yugoslavia)
1992 |  Duisburg (Germany) |  Konstantin Sakaev (Russia) |  Ilaha Kadimova (Azerbaijan)
1993 |  Bratislava (Slovakia) |  Zoltán Almási (Hungary) |  Ilaha Kadimova (Azerbaijan)
1994 |  Szeged (Hungary) |  Peter Svidler (Russia) |  Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine)
1995 |  Guarapuava (Brazil) |  Robert Kempiński (Poland) |  Corina Peptan (Romania)
1996 |  Cala Galdana (Spain) |  Rafael Leitão (Brazil) |  Marta Zielińska (Poland)
1997 |  Yerevan (Armenia) |  Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) |  Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia)
1998 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Nicholas Pert (England) |  Ruth Sheldon (England)
1999 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Dmitry Kokarev (Russia) |  Aarthie Ramaswamy (India)
2000 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) |  Zeinab Mamedyarova (Azerbaijan)
2001 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) |  Sopio Gvetadze (Georgia)
2002 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Ferenc Berkes (Hungary) |  Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany)
2003 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) |  Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia)
2004 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) |  Jolanta Zawadzka (Poland)
2005 |  Belfort (France) |  Ildar Khairullin (Russia) |  Maka Purtseladze (Georgia)
2006 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Arik Braun (Germany) |  Dronavalli Harika (India)
2007 |  Kemer/Antalya (Turkey) |  Ivan Popov (Russia) |  Valentina Gunina (Russia)
2008 |  Vũng Tàu (Vietnam) |  Ivan Šarić (Croatia) |  Valentina Golubenko (Croatia)
2009 |  Antalya (Turkey) |  Maxim Matlakov (Russia) |  Olga Girya (Russia)
2010 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Steven Zierk (United States) |  Narmin Kazimova (Azerbaijan)
2011 |  Caldas Novas (Brazil) |  Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (Armenia) |  Meri Arabidze (Georgia)
2012 |  Maribor (Slovenia) |  Dariusz Świercz (Poland) |  Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia)
2013 |  Al-Ain (UAE) |  Pouya Idani (Iran) |  Lidia Tomnikova (Russia)
2014 |  Durban (South Africa) |  Olexandr Bortnyk (Ukraine) |  Dinara Saduakassova (Kazakhstan)
2015 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Masoud Mosadeghpour (Iran) |  M. Mahalakshmi (India)
2016 |  Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |  Manuel Petrosyan  (Armenia) |  Stavroula Tsolakidou (Greece)
2017 |  Montevideo (Uruguay) |  José Eduardo Martínez (Peru) |  Laura Unuk (Slovenia)
2018 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Viktor Gažík (Slovakia) |  Polina Shuvalova (Russia)
2019 |  Mumbai (India) |  Praggnanandhaa R (India) |  Polina Shuvalova (Russia)
2020  | Online  |  Nihal Sarin (India) |  Carissa Yip (United States)
2021  | Online  |  Nikolaos Spyropoulos (Greece) |  Govhar Beydullayeva (Azerbaijan)
2022 |  Mamaia (Romania) |  Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (Canada) |  Mariam Mkrtchyan (Armenia)
2023 |  Montesilvano (Italy) |  Aleksey Grebnev (FIDE) |  Ayan Allahverdiyeva (Azerbaijan)
2024 |  Florianopolis (Brazil) |  Aleksey Grebnev (FIDE) |  Olga Karmanova (FIDE)

## Cadets and Under-16 winners

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### Unofficial U18 Cadets

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Year | Location | Boys

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1974 |  Pont St. Maxence (France) |  Jonathan Mestel (England)
1975 |  Creil (France) |  David Goodman (England)

### Official U17 Cadets

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Year | Location | Boys

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1976 |  Wattignies (France) |  Nir Grinberg (Israel)
1977 |  Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) |  Jon Arnason (Iceland)
1978 |  Sas van Gent (Netherlands) |  Paul Motwani (Scotland)
1979 |  Belfort (France) |  Marcelo Javier Tempone (Argentina)
1980 |  Le Havre (France) |  Valery Salov (Soviet Union)

### Under-16

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Year | Location | Boys | Girls

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1981 |  Embalse, Córdoba (Argentina)(†) |  Stuart Conquest (England) |  Susan Polgar (Hungary)
1982 |  Guayaquil (Ecuador) |  Evgeny Bareev (Soviet Union) | not held
1983 |  Bucaramanga (Colombia) |  Alexey Dreev (Soviet Union) | not held
1984 |  Champigny-sur-Marne (France) |  Alexey Dreev (Soviet Union) |  Ildikó Mádl (Hungary)
1985 |  Petah Tikva (Israel) |  Eduardo Rojas Sepulveda (Chile) |  Mirjana Marić (Yugoslavia)
1986 |  Río Gallegos (Argentina) |  Vladimir Akopian (Soviet Union) |  Katrin Aladjova (Bulgaria)
1987 |  Innsbruck (Austria) |  Hannes Stefánsson (Iceland) |  Alisa Galliamova (Soviet Union)
1988 |  Timișoara (Romania) |  Alexei Shirov (Soviet Union) |  Alisa Galliamova (Soviet Union)
1989 |  Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) |  Sergei Tiviakov (Soviet Union) |  Krystyna Dąbrowska (Poland)
1990 |  Singapore (Singapore) |  Konstantin Sakaev (Soviet Union) |  Tea Lanchava (Soviet Union)
1991 |  Guarapuava (Brazil) |  Dharshan Kumaran (England) |  Nino Khurtsidze (Soviet Union)
1992 |  Duisburg (Germany) |  Ronen Har-Zvi (Israel) |  Almira Skripchenko (Moldova)
1993 |  Bratislava (Slovakia) |  Đào Thiên Hải (Vietnam) |  Elina Danielian (Armenia)
1994 |  Szeged (Hungary) |  Peter Leko (Hungary) |  Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine)
1995 |  Guarapuava (Brazil) |  Hrvoje Stević (Croatia) |  Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia)
1996 |  Cala Galdana (Spain) |  Alik Gershon (Israel) |  Anna Zozulia (Ukraine)
1997 |  Yerevan (Armenia) |  Levente Vajda (Romania) |  Xu Yuanyuan (China)
1998 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Ibragim Khamrakulov (Uzbekistan) |  Wang Yu (China)
1999 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Leonid Kritz (Germany) |  Sopiko Khukhashvili (Georgia)
2000 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Zviad Izoria (Georgia) |  Sopiko Khukhashvili (Georgia)
2001 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Konstantine Shanava (Georgia) |  Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia)
2002 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Levan Pantsulaia (Georgia) |  Tamara Chistiakova (Russia)
2003 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Borki Predojević (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |  Polina Malysheva (Russia)
2004 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Maxim Rodshtein (Israel) |  Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia)
2005 |  Belfort (France) |  Alex Lenderman (United States) |  Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia)
2006 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Jacek Tomczak (Poland) |  Sopiko Guramishvili (Georgia)
2007 |  Kemer/Antalya (Turkey) |  Ioan-Cristian Chirilă (Romania) |  Keti Tsatsalashvili (Georgia)
2008 |  Vũng Tàu (Vietnam) |  Adhiban Baskaran (India) |  Nazí Paikidze (Georgia)
2009 |  Antalya (Turkey) |  S. P. Sethuraman (India) |  Deysi Cori (Peru)
2010 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Kamil Dragun (Poland) |  Nastassia Ziaziulkina (Belarus)
2011 |  Caldas Novas (Brazil) |  Jorge Cori (Peru) |  Nastassia Ziaziulkina (Belarus)
2012 |  Maribor (Slovenia) |  Urii Eliseev (Russia) |  Anna Styazhkina (Russia)
2013 |  Al-Ain (UAE) |  Murali Karthikeyan (India) |  Gu Tianlu (China)
2014 |  Durban (South Africa) |  Alan Pichot (Argentina) |  Laura Unuk (Slovenia)
2015 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Roven Vogel (Germany) |  Stavroula Tsolakidou (Greece)
2016 |  Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |  Haik M. Martirosyan (Armenia) |  Hagawane Aakanksha (India)
2017 |  Montevideo (Uruguay) |  Andrey Esipenko (Russia) |  Annie Wang (United States)
2018 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Shant Sargsyan (Armenia) |  Annmarie Muetsch (Germany)
2019 |  Mumbai (India) |  Rudik Makarian (Russia) |  Leya Garifullina (Russia)
2020  | Online  |  Frederik Svane (Germany) |  Rakshitta Ravi (India)
2021  | Online  |  Volodar Murzin (Russia) |  Xeniya Balabayeva (Kazakhstan)
2022 |  Mamaia (Romania) |  Pranav Anand (India) |  Munkhzul Davaakhuu (Mongolia)
2023 |  Montesilvano (Italy) |  Jakub Seemann (Poland) |  Wang Chuqiao (China)
2024 |  Florianopolis (Brazil) |  Javier Habans Aguerrea (Spain) |  Afruza Khamdamova (Uzbekistan)

(†) The girls tournament was held separately, in Westergate, England.

## Under-14 winners

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### World Infant Cup

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Year | Location | Boys

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1979 |  Durango (Mexico) |  Miroljub Lazić (Yugoslavia)
1980 |  Mazatlán (Mexico) |  Julio Granda (Peru)
1981 |  Xalapa (Mexico) |  Saeed Ahmed Saeed (United Arab Emirates)
1984 |  Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) |  Lluís Comas Fabregó (Spain)

### Boys & Girls

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Year | Location | Boys | Girls

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1985 |  Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) |  Ilya Gurevich (United States) |  Sandra Villegas (Argentina)
1986 |  San Juan (Puerto Rico) |  Joël Lautier (France) |  Zsofia Polgar (Hungary)
1987 |  San Juan (Puerto Rico) |  Miroslav Marković (Yugoslavia) |  Cathy Haslinger (England)
1988 |  Timișoara (Romania) |  Eran Liss (Israel) |  Tea Lanchava (Soviet Union)
1989 |  Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) |  Anna Segal (Soviet Union)
1990 |  Fond du Lac (United States) |  Judit Polgár (Hungary) |  Diana Darchia (Soviet Union)
1991 |  Warsaw (Poland) |  Marcin Kamiński (Poland) |  Corina Peptan (Romania)
1992 |  Duisburg (Germany) |  Jurij Tihonov (Belarus) |  Elina Danielian (Armenia)
1993 |  Bratislava (Slovakia) |  Vladimir Malakhov (Russia) |  Ruth Sheldon (England)
1994 |  Szeged (Hungary) |  Alik Gershon (Israel) |  Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia)
1995 |  São Lourenço (Brazil) |  Valeriane Gaprindashvili (Georgia) |  Xu Yuanyuan (China)
1996 |  Cala Galdana (Spain) |  Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia) |  Wang Yu (China)
1997 |  Cannes (France) |  Sergey Grigoriants (Russia) |  Ana Matnadze (Georgia)
1998 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Bu Xiangzhi (China) |  Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia)
1999 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine) |  Zhao Xue (China)
2000 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine) |  Humpy Koneru (India)
2001 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Viktor Erdős (Hungary) |  Salome Melia (Georgia)
2002 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Luka Lenič (Slovenia) |  Laura Rogule (Latvia)
2003 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Sergei Zhigalko (Belarus) |  Valentina Gunina (Russia)
2004 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Ildar Khairullin (Russia) |  Dronavalli Harika (India)
2005 |  Belfort (France) |  Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) |  Elena Tairova (Russia)
2006 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Vasif Durarbayli (Azerbaijan) |  Klaudia Kulon (Poland)
2007 |  Kemer/Antalya (Turkey) |  Sanan Sjugirov (Russia) |  Nazí Paikidze (Georgia)
2008 |  Vũng Tàu (Vietnam) |  Vidit Gujrathi (India) |  Padmini Rout (India)
2009 |  Antalya (Turkey) |  Jorge Cori Tello (Perù) |  Marsel Efroimski (Israel)
2010 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Kanan Izzat (Azerbaijan) |  Dinara Saduakassova (Kazakhstan)
2011 |  Caldas Novas (Brazil) |  Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) |  Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia)
2012 |  Maribor (Slovenia) |  Kayden Troff (United States) |  M. Mahalakshmi (India)
2013 |  Al-Ain (UAE) |  Li Di (China) |  Stavroula Tsolakidou (Greece)
2014 |  Durban (South Africa) |  Liu Yan (China) |  Qiyu Zhou (Canada)
2015 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Shamsiddin Vokhidov (Uzbekistan) |  R. Vaishali (India)
2016 |  Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |  Semen Lomasov (Russia) |  Zhu Jiner (China)
2017 |  Montevideo (Uruguay) |  Batsuren Dambasuren (Mongolia) |  Jishitha D  (India)
2018 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Pedro Antonio Ginés Esteo (Spain) |  Ning Kaiyu (China)
2019 |  Mumbai (India) |  Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijan) |  Meruert Kamalidenova (Kazakhstan)
2020  | Online  |  Gukesh Dommaraju (India) |  Eline Roebers (Netherlands)
2021  | Online  |  Ediz Gürel (Turkey) |  Zsóka Gaál (Hungary)
2022 |  Mamaia (Romania) |  Ilamparthi A R (India) |  Zarina Nurgaliyeva (Kazakhstan)
2023 |  Montesilvano (Italy) |  Pawel Sowinski (Poland) |  Afruza Khamdamova (Uzbekistan)
2024 |  Florianopolis (Brazil) |  Patryk Cieslak (Poland) |  Diana Khafizova (FIDE)

## Under-12 winners

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Year | Location | Boys | Girls

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1986 |  San Juan (Puerto Rico) |  Dharshan Kumaran (England) |  Dalines Borges (Puerto Rico)
1987 |  San Juan (Puerto Rico) |  Hedinn Steingrimsson (Iceland) |  Yvonne Krawiec (United States)
1988 |  Timișoara (Romania) |  Judit Polgár (Hungary) |  Zhu Chen (China)
1989 |  Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) |  Marcin Kamiński (Poland) |  Diana Darchia (Soviet Union)
1990 |  Fond du Lac (United States) |  Boris Avrukh (Soviet Union) |  Corina Peptan (Romania)
1991 |  Warsaw (Poland) |  Rafael Leitão (Brazil) |  Dalia Blimke (Poland)
1992 |  Duisburg (Germany) |  Giorgi Bakhtadze (Georgia) |  Iweta Radziewicz (Poland)
1993 |  Bratislava (Slovakia) |  Evgeny Shaposhnikov (Russia) |  Eugenia Chasovnikova (Russia)
1994 |  Szeged (Hungary) |  Levon Aronian (Armenia) |  Nguyen Thi Dung (Vietnam)
1995 |  São Lourenço (Brazil) |  Étienne Bacrot (France) |  Viktorija Čmilytė (Lithuania)
1996 |  Cala Galdana (Spain) |  Kamil Mitoń (Poland) |  Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia)
1997 |  Cannes (France) |  Alexander Riazantsev (Russia) |  Zhao Xue (China)
1998 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) |  Humpy Koneru (India)
1999 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Wang Yue (China) |  Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia)
2000 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Deep Sengupta (India) |  Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran)
2001 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) |  Shen Yang (China)
2002 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) |  Tan Zhongyi (China)
2003 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Wei Chenpeng (China) |  Ding Yixin (China)
2004 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Zhao Nan (China) |  Klaudia Kulon (Poland)
2005 |  Belfort (France) |  Srinath Narayanan (India) |  Meri Arabidze (Georgia)
2006 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Robert Aghasaryan (Armenia) |  Mariam Danelia (Georgia)
2007 |  Kemer/Antalya (Turkey) |  Daniel Naroditsky (United States) |  Marsel Efroimski (Israel)
2008 |  Vũng Tàu (Vietnam) |  Sayantan Das (India) |  Zhai Mo (China)
2009 |  Antalya (Turkey) |  Bobby Cheng (Australia) |  Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Iran)
2010 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Wei Yi (China) |  Iulija Osmak (Ukraine)
2011 |  Caldas Novas (Brazil) |  Karthikeyan Murali (India) |  Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan)
2012 |  Maribor (Slovenia) |  Samuel Sevian (United States) |  R. Vaishali (India)
2013 |  Al-Ain (UAE) |  Aram Hakobyan (Armenia) |  Zhao Shengxin (China)
2014 |  Durban (South Africa) |  Nguyễn Anh Khôi (Vietnam) |  Jennifer Yu (United States)
2015 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Mahammad Muradli (Azerbaijan) |  Nurgyul Salimova (Bulgaria)
2016 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Nikhil Kumar (United States) |  Bibisara Assaubayeva (Russia)
2017 |  Poços de Caldas (Brazil) |  Vincent Tsay (United States) |  Divya Deshmukh (India)
2018 |  Santiago de Compostela (Spain) |  Gukesh Dommaraju (India) |  Savitha Shri B (India)
2019 |  Weifang (China) |  Liran Zhou (United States) |  Galina Mikheeva (Russia)
2020  | Online  |  Dimitar Mardov (United States) |  Alice Lee (United States)
2021  | Online  |  Ihor Samunenkov (Ukraine) |  Alice Lee (United States)
2022 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Artem Uskov (FIDE) |  Shubhi Gupta (India)
2023 |  Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) |  Khuong Duy Dau (Vietnam) |  Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (Sri Lanka)
2024 |  Montesilvano (Italy) |  Mark Smirnov (Kazakhstan) |  Xue Tianhao (China)

## Under-10 winners

[edit]

Year | Location | Boys | Girls

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1986 |  San Juan (Puerto Rico) |  Jeff Sarwer (Canada) |  Julia Sarwer (Canada)
1987 |  San Juan (Puerto Rico) |  John Viloria (United States) |  Suzanna Urminska (United States)
1988 |  Timișoara (Romania) |  John Viloria (United States)
Horge Hasbun (Honduras) |  Corina Peptan (Romania)
1989 |  Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) |  Irwin Irnandi (Indonesia) |  Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria)
1990 |  Fond du Lac (United States) |  Nawrose Farh Nur (United States) |  Evelyn Moncayo Romero (Ecuador)
1991 |  Warsaw (Poland) |  Adrien Leroy (France) |  Carmen Voicu (Romania)
1992 |  Duisburg (Germany) |  Luke McShane (England) |  Parvana Ismaïlova (Azerbaijan)
1993 |  Bratislava (Slovakia) |  Étienne Bacrot (France) |  Ana Matnadze (Georgia)
1994 |  Szeged (Hungary) |  Sergey Grishchenko (Russia) |  Svetlana Cherednichenko (Ukraine)
1995 |  São Lourenço (Brazil) |  Boris Grachev (Russia) |  Alina Motoc (Romania)
1996 |  Cala Galdana (Spain) |  Pentala Harikrishna (India) |  Maria Kursova (Russia)
1997 |  Cannes (France) |  Javad Alavi (Iran) |  Humpy Koneru (India)
1998 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Evgeny Romanov (Russia) |  Vera Nebolsina (Russia)
1999 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Dmitry Andreikin (Russia) |  Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine)
2000 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (Vietnam) |  Tan Zhongyi (China)
2001 |  Oropesa del Mar (Spain) |  Tamas Fodor Jr. (Hungary) |  Tan Zhongyi (China)
2002 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan) |  Lara Stock (Croatia)
2003 |  Halkidiki (Greece) |  Sanan Sjugirov (Russia) |  Hou Yifan (China)
2004 |  Heraklio (Greece) |  Yu Yangyi (China) |  Meri Arabidze (Georgia)
2005 |  Belfort (France) |  Sahaj Grover (India) |  Wang Jue (China)
2006 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Koushik Girish (India) |  Choletti Sahajasri (India)
2007 |  Kemer/Antalya (Turkey) |  Wang Tongsen (China) |  Anna Styazhkina (Russia)
2008 |  Vũng Tàu (Vietnam) |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) |  Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia)
2009 |  Antalya (Turkey) |  Bai Jinshi (China) |  Gunay Mammadzada (Azerbaijan)
2010 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Jason Cao (Canada) |  Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel (Mongolia)
2011 |  Caldas Novas (Brazil) |  Zhu Yi (China) |  Alexandra Obolentseva (Russia)
2012 |  Maribor (Slovenia) |  Nguyễn Anh Khôi (Vietnam) |  Nutakki Priyanka (India)
2013 |  Al-Ain (UAE) |  Awonder Liang (United States) |  Saina Salonika (India)
2014 |  Durban (South Africa) |  Nihal Sarin (India) |  Divya Deshmukh (India)
2015 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  R. Praggnanandhaa (India) |  Ravi Rakshitta (India)
2016 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Ilya Makoveev (Russia) |  Rochelle Wu (United States)
2017 |  Poços de Caldas (Brazil) |  Liran Zhou (United States) |  Wei Yaqing (China)
2018 |  Santiago de Compostela (Spain) |  Jin Yueheng (China) |  Samantha Edithso (Indonesia)
2019 |  Weifang (China) |  Savva Vetokhin (Russia) |  Alice Lee (United States)
2020  | Online  |  Sina Movahed (Iran) |  Omya Vidyarthi (United States)
2021  | Online  |  Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey) |  Diana Preobrazhenskaya (Russia)
2022 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  David Lacan Rus (France) |  Nika Venskaya (FIDE)
2023 |  Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) |  Danis Kuandykuly (Kazakhstan) |  Xue Tianhao (China)
2024 |  Montesilvano (Italy) |  Roman Shogdzhiev (FIDE) |  Alanna Berikkyzy (Kazakhstan)

## Under-8 winners

[edit]

Year | Location | Boys | Girls

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2006  |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Chennamsetti Mohineesh (India) |  Ivana Maria Furtado (India)
2007 |  Kemer/Antalya (Turkey) |  Konstantin Savenkov (Russia) |  Ivana Maria Furtado (India)
2008 |  Vũng Tàu (Vietnam) |  Tran Minh Thang (Vietnam) |  Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan)
2009 |  Antalya (Turkey) |  Aryan Gholami (Iran) |  Chu Ruotong (China)
2010 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Abdulla Gadimbayli (Azerbaijan) |  Li Yunshan (China)
2011 |  Caldas Novas (Brazil) |  Awonder Liang (United States) |  Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan)
2012 |  Maribor (Slovenia) |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) |  Motahare Asadi (Iran)
2013 |  Al-Ain (UAE) |  R. Praggnanandhaa (India) |  Harmony Zhu (Canada)
2014 |  Durban (South Africa) |  Ilya Makoveev (Russia) |  Davaakhuu Munkhzul (Mongolia)
2015 |  Porto Carras (Greece) |  Bharath Subramaniyam (India) |  Nguyen Le Cam Hien (Vietnam)
2016 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Shageldi Kurbandurdyew (Turkmenistan) |  Aisha Zakirova (Kazakhstan)
2017 |  Poços de Caldas (Brazil) |  Emrikian Aren C (United States) |  Alserkal Rouda Essa (UAE)
2018 |  Santiago de Compostela (Spain) |  Yuvraj Chennareddy (United States) |  Zhao Yunqing (China)
2019 |  Weifang (China) |  Artem S. Lebedev (Russia) |  Yuan Zhilin (China)
2020  | Not held |  |
2021  | Not held |  |
2022 |  Batumi (Georgia) |  Marc Llari (France) |  Charvi A (India)
2023 |  Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) |  Roman Shogdzhiev (FIDE) |  Bodhana Sivanandan (England)
2024 |  Montesilvano (Italy) |  Divith Reddy Adulla (India) |  Chen Zhihan (China)

## See also

[edit]

* World Junior Chess Championship
* European Junior Chess Championship
* European Youth Chess Championship
* North American Youth Chess Championship
* World Rapid Chess Championship Since 2012
* World Blitz Chess Championship Since 2012

## Notes

[edit]

The main source of reference is indicated beneath each year's entry.

Tournament history

The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 edition was for U17 but the age limit was not enforced. The 1976 featured very young players such as Julian Hodgson (12) and Garry Kasparov (13) and was recognised by FIDE as the World Championship for Cadets for players under 17 . In 1981 the age limit was reduced to under 16, applicable at the start of the year the championship is played in. It was also the year in which the first girls' championship for U16 was played.

In 1979, International Year of the Child, the first edition of the World Infant Cup was played for under 14. This cup had four editions, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984. In 1985 the U14 event was included in the first edition of the World Youth Chess Festival for Peace. Subsequently, the age categories U10, U12 and U18 were introduced. In 1987 the festival included the sections U10, U12, U14 and U18, while the U16 was held separately. In 1988, U16 was incorporated, but U18 was held separately. It was not until 1989 that the festival included all five age categories. Later, the U16 and U18 were sometimes played at separately from the U10, U12 and U14, as was the case in 1990, 1991, 1995 and 1997. In 1997 the name of tournament was changed to the World Youth Chess Championships. The under 8 category was first introduced in 2006.

1974 – Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France, 2–13 July – The first World Cadet Championship was an Under-18 event, organised by the French chess authorities. Thirty players took part in an 11-round Swiss. Englishman Jonathan Mestel won by a one-and-a-half point margin, scoring +8−0=3. The silver and bronze medals went to Evgeny Vladimirov and Oskar Orel, respectively. Also competing were the Canadian Jean Hébert and the Lebanese Bachar Kouatly.

\
 The Batsford Chess Yearbook, Kevin J O'Connell (ed.) (1975, Batsford) p. 128

1975 – Creil, France, 1–12 July – The second World Cadets was once again a French organised Under-18 event, comprising twenty-five players in an 11-round Swiss. David Goodman of England won the gold medal (8½/11), with silver going to Terence Wong of Singapore (8/11) and bronze to Predrag Nikolić of Yugoslavia (7/11). Also with 7 points was Australia's Ian Rogers, taking a share of third place. The West German Eric Lobron and Lebanese Bachar Kouatly were two future grandmasters who also took part.

\
 The Batsford Chess Yearbook 1975/76, Kevin J O'Connell (ed.) (1976, Batsford) p. 73

1978 – Sas-van-Gent, Netherlands, December 1978 – January 1979 – The World Cadets tournament was held over the New Year. Scotland gained its first ever world champion in chess, Paul Motwani from the city of Dundee. Following closely were England's Nigel Short, aged only 13, and Jose Huergo of Cuba, who required a tie-break to separate them. Other well known players in the pack included Ivan Morovic of Chile and Jóhann Hjartarson of Iceland.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 44. March p. 191

1979 – Belfort, France – (July) – For a second successive year, England's Nigel Short (age 14) narrowly failed to take the World Cadets title, after losing out to his Argentine rival, Marcelo Tempone on the sum of opponent's scores rule (a method of tie-break). Third place was taken by Ivan Morovic and further down the field were future grandmasters Gilberto Milos, Joel Benjamin, Jan Ehlvest, Alon Greenfeld and Jóhann Hjartarson.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 44. October p. 368

1980 – Le Havre, France – (? – ?) – The World Cadet Championship (for players under 17 on 1 September 1980) was played alongside the familiar Le Havre Open chess tournament. A total of fifty-one 'cadets' represented forty-nine different countries. France fielded three players, two by right and a third when immigration officials mysteriously refused entry to the Pakistan entrant. The winner, Valery Salov, displayed the usual Soviet formula of good preparation and technique, with strategically planned draws against his nearest rivals, Alon Greenfeld and Joel Benjamin. Greenfeld might have tied first, but lost his crucial last round game with Benjamin, despite having the white pieces. Some of the players and their seconds were unhappy about the conditions, particularly the dormitory-style accommodation and food quality. Many also felt that the Brazilian, Gilberto Milos, was unfairly treated when his twice adjourned game was concluded on the free day without prior warning. He was awoken at 9.10 am and told that his clock had been started. Understandably upset, he played and lost, his follow-up protest falling on deaf ears. The list of entries also contained future grandmasters Suat Atalık and Dibyendu Barua, among others.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 45. Aug–Sept p. 237

1989 – Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – (28 July – 9 August) – There were 54 countries and 281 juniors participating. Living conditions were quite stretched as the organisers were not expecting the players to be accompanied by more than 200 adults. Regrettably, there was a shortage of competent decision-making organisers, but a friendly, good humoured atmosphere prevailed and the problems were resolved amicably. A variety of tie-breaking systems were used to separate the final places. In the case of the Boys Under-10 category, the resulting split was particularly harsh on the Brazilian Rafael Leitão, who was deprived of a gold medal on the basis of 'strength of first round opponent'. Antoaneta Stefanova, the winner of the girls Under-10 event, was already being talked about as a future women's world champion. IM Bob Wade attended the event and felt that the most successful countries were those that prepared their competitors best in terms of 'basic' rather than 'opening' training. Among the lesser medals were; Alex Sherzer (silver, U-18), Christopher Lutz (bronze, U-18), Matthew Sadler (silver, U-16), Vladimir Kramnik (silver, U-14), Peter Leko (bronze, U-10). In the girls events, Tea Lanchava took silver in the U-16 and Corina Peptan, bronze in the U-12.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 54. November pp. 26–27

1990 – Fond du Lac, USA – (14–22 July) – Wisconsin's Marian College hosted the 5th World Youth Festival, which attracted 170 players from 44 nations. With federation officials and parental entourages, this number swelled to more than 300. It was the first time that the USA had hosted a chess event of this size and importance and the accommodation and conditions received high praise from the competitors. Judit Polgár celebrated victory on her fourteenth birthday (23 July), by taking the gold medal in the Boys U-14 event. This was the second occasion on which she had successfully competed in the Boys category. Her father, Laszlo Polgar, pointed out that Judit's last three 'world' competitions, including the Thessaloniki Olympiad, had resulted in a score of +26 =9 -0. Vasily Emelin of the USSR and Gabriel Schwartzman of Romania finished in silver and bronze medal places. Russia's Diana Darchia won the corresponding Girls' U-14 event from the USSR's Inna Gaponenko and Hungarian Monika Grabics. In the Boys U-12, Boris Avrukh outdistanced second placed John Viloria and third placed Peter Leko. Corina Peptan was triumphant in the Girls U-12, ahead of Monika Bobrowska and Nikoletta Lakos. In the Boys U-10, Nawrose Nur won by a good margin from the Romanian Alin Berescu and Adrien Leroy of France. Ecuador's Evelyn Moncayo took gold in the Girls U-10, while Claudia Bilciu of Romania and Jovanka Houska of England took silver and bronze, respectively. New In Chess Best Game awards were chaired by Arnold Denker and won by Judit Polgár, Yvonne Krawiec, Tal Shaked, Corina Peptan, Francisco Vallejo Pons and Claudia Bilciu. Polgar made it a clean sweep by winning an Under-14 Blitz tournament from Vasily Emelin and Ronan Har-Zvi of Israel.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 55. October p. 5 and November p. 26

1992 – Duisburg, Germany – (29 June – 13 July) – The venue, a large sports complex, was playing host to over 500 competitors engaged in 10 World Junior Championships. There were initially some problems with overcrowding, but these were quickly sorted out by the organisers. There was a commentary room where those who had finished their games could benefit from the expert opinion of Grandmaster Helmut Pfleger. TV screens were displayed throughout the venue to cover the positions on the top boards. Peter Leko of Hungary, the world's youngest IM at the time, played in the U-14 event and was expected to win with an enormous Elo rating advantage over his closest rival. However, his opponents had not read the script and he finished a disappointing fourth. There was a shock too in the Girls' U-14 section, when the Romanian Corina Peptan, top seed and national champion at 14, only managed to secure the silver medal. In contrast, the U-18 events went according to expectation with Sakaev (in the Boys/Open) and Kadimova (in the Girls) totally dominant. There was a good showing from the English contingent; by comparison other western European nations failed miserably. McShane won the Boys/Open U-10 event, despite being the youngest competitor at 8. Ruth Sheldon took silver in the U-12 Girls and Harriet Hunt a bronze in the U-14 Girls, even though she was heavily outrated.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 57. September pp. 20–22

1993 – Bratislava, Slovakia – (17–29 July) – Held at the Park of Culture and Leisure, the Slovakian Federation played host to a record number of participants from a staggering 78 nations. Unfortunately the tournament got off to a bad start, before even a game had been played. The organisers had implemented an arduous registration process, designed to catch late registrants and penalise them or their federation with a $100 U.S. late entry fee. It appeared to be a cynical attempt at earning the organising committee a tidy sum. There were a number of protests; some paid up and others refused. Before things turned too nasty, Florencio Campomanes stepped in and ordered a reduction in the fee, which helped patch things up. However, the French were so upset that they decided to boycott the opening celebrations. Attending the closing ceremony was former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, the guest of honour replacing Campomanes on his departure. The contest contained a few surprises; Malakhov edged out Peter Leko in the Boys U-14 and a similar fate awaited the rapidly improving Vallejo Pons in the Boys U-12.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 58. October pp. 16–18

1994 – Szeged, Hungary – (August) – Peter Leko finally got his gold medal, this time in the U-16 Boys event. Bearing in mind his past disappointments, other high-profile players missed gold medals at this event, including 2 future World Champions. In retrospect, this underlines the strength of the event. Among those taking home silver medals, were Alexandra Kosteniuk (U-10 Girls), Étienne Bacrot (U-12 Boys) and Rustam Kasimdzhanov (U-16 Boys). There was an impressive showing from the Ukrainian Girls Squad, taking 3 of the 5 gold medals on offer.

\
 CHESS magazine Vol 59. January p. 48

1998 – Oropesa del Mar, Spain – (October – November) – The Marina d'Or venue played host to over 1000 players from 48 countries. Russia's bright prospect Alexander Grischuk, already an International Master with a near Grandmaster rating, was (at 15 years) participating in the U-18 category. England turned up with a strong looking squad and performed even above their own expectations, landing two gold medals. Russia's Kosintseva sisters did enough to suggest they might become a powerful force in Ladies chess for years to come; Nadezhda took gold in the U-14 and Tatiana took silver in the U-12. The Boys / Open U-14 category comprised an unusually strong list of entrants, with David Navara and Zahar Efimenko taking silver and bronze respectively.

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 CHESS magazine Vol 63. December pp. 37–40

## Results

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20241015132507/https://www.torneionline.com/loto.php
* https://web.archive.org/web/20250221143957/http://www.torneionline.com/loto.php?path=albi/03_Campionati_Mondiali
* https://web.archive.org/web/20240620195758/http://www.torneionline.com/loto.php?path=albi/05_Unione_Europea
* https://web.archive.org/web/20220625080259/http://www.torneionline.com/loto.php?path=albi/02_Campionati_Europei

## External links

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* Several results, all age categories: 1974–2004
* Several results, all age categories: 1974–2004
* World Cadet Chess Championship: 1974–2007
* Results 1997 edition: U16,U18 Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
* Results from chess.gr: 1996 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 1998 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 2001 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2002 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2003 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
* Homepages: 2004, 2007, 2012 2018
* Romanian successes in the championship: 1974–2007 Archived 17 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
* 2007 edition from Chessbase: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]
* 2009 official site
* On the 1987 edition: 1987

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Openings|

| Flank opening|

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|

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Endgames|

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