World Youth Chess Championship December 2013
The 2013 FIDE World Youth Chess
Championship was held in Abu Dhabi from the 18th December to the 29th.
There were a total of 1773 players from 121 countries competing at the
Championships with England sending 24 players, two of which were from Kent.
Anantha Anilkumar, was one of the
four England players in the U12 open section and Jessica Wen represented
England in the under 16 Girls section
Anantha, who currently as an U11, has
one more year in the U12 section and finished in the top half with an excellent
5.5 points from 11 including a win
against a player rated 1970 (FIDE).
Jessica playing in U16 girls, had a
tough draw and played 4
titled players. She had an excellent victory against a WCM in the 10th round and
played many long, close games including a five hour marathon in the final
round.
Please see the weblink below for the
results and ranking.
http://www.worldyouth2013.com/ranking
In addition, Jackson Wen played in
the Al-Ain classic B tournament
which was being held at the same time as the WYCC. He finished with 5 points out of 9, including
a draw against a WIM. 
