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May 2025 Top Youth

Details: Written by WJS Director WJS Director; Published: 15 January 2025 15 January 2025

May 2025 Top 100 Youth

Welcome & congratulations to Francesca Schneider, Joanna Marsten, Isabella Garza, Samantha Arnold, Alexander Wu

US Rank	Name	Rating
Top Girls Age 7 and Under
1	Tang, Emily Jiaying	1527
70	Nora Maxfield	585
Top Age 7 and Under
5	Tang, Emily Jiaying	1527
23	Li, Ethan	1264
69	Wu, Alexander	1068
Top Girls Age 8
15	Kumar, Eesha	1157
68	Balivada, Poorvika	783
75	NATALIE HUANG	723
Top Age 8
61	Munkhsuld, Bishrelt	1332
Top Girls Age 9
1	Xin, Stella	1926
2	Xia, Elizabeth	1904
21	Valerie Yan	1396
22	Biswas, Avidha	1379
60	Amireddy, Sadhvi	1053
65	Gopal, Sri Akshika	1025
85	Mahesh, Praakruthi	912
87	Banoth, Shanaya	910
Top Age 9
1	Li, Aiden Linyuan	2081
11	Xin, Stella	1926
15	Xia, Elizabeth	1904
34	Tang, Edward Jiayi	1759
Top Girls Age 10
20	Nali, Sahasra	1485
81	NIRALI MOHAPATRA	1020
Top Age 10
9	Yu, Matthew	2070
38	Silvestre, Lucas	1853
Top Girls Age 11
18	Zhan, Amy	1639
61	Bothe, Devaanshi	1211
67	Sun,Yuanli	1168
72	ALYSSA NAKASONE	1135
99	Dabburi, Reshmitha Sai	1015
Top Age 11
28	Rajkumar, Sachit Srinivas	1979
Top Girls Age 12
30	Bowman, Deborah	1639
49	Saha, Anisha	1473
Top Age 12
5	Khanbutaev, Artemii	2230
15	Baker, Aidan	2156
16	Tikhomirov, Matthew	2127
Top Girls Age 13
2	Wang, Gaofei	1959
18	Chen, Victoria	1704
38	Ranjan, Nysa	1471
40	VANSHIKA BANDARU	1462
55	Jiandani, Mehak S	1294
Top Age 13
25	Justin Lee	2090
58	Pittala, Ashvath Reddy	1976
66	Wang, Gaofei	1959
74	Mahendra Lavanur	1945
Top Girls Age 14
49	Sharad, Suhana	1478
65	Bothe, Nysa	1314
74	Hari, Nila	1244
Top Girls Age 15
23	Pham, Linda	1791
32	Manimaran, Shivani	1696
73	Sheridan, Wayra	1236
Top Age 15
23	Rao, Anjaneya Sripathy	2232
33	Shetty, Anshul P	2198
84	ROHAN DILEEP MENON	2011
86	Das, Debarghya	2006
Top Girls Age 16
27	Raj, Ria	1725
37	Girish, Niyathi	1612
84	Mathew, Anjali	1101
90	FRANCESCA SCHNEIDER	1001
97	JOANNA MARSTEN	940
Top Age 16
2	Mardov, Dimitar	2601
52	Mehrotra, Ekansh	2124
53	Gangavarapu, Sreekar	2123
69	Dmitriev, Andrey	2070
84	Feng, Jay	2035
87	MR. DARIO PJEVIC	2031
Top Girls Age 17
17	MERRILL LEE	1735
22	Himani Musku	1666
29	SHAINA BERMAN	1569
54	Pashyan, Sofia	1205
65	Lucia Scrimenti	1095
66	Liu, Catherine	1043
70	ISABELLA R GARZA	986
92	MEGAN QIU	693
Top Age 17
53	Zhao, Alex	2160
55	Malladi, Sadkrith	2146
Top Girls Age 18
1	Wisniowski, Natalie	2049
4	Cortez, Rebecca	1957
29	Schneider, Rosali	1288
41	Arnold, Samantha	1140
Top Age 18
11	Kaplan, Avi Harrison	2392
70	Wisniowski, Natalie	2049
76	Danilyan, Eduard	2030
78	VRISHANK RAMNATH	2020
82	Whitman Kosak	2004
98	Cortez, Rebecca	1957

Three Illinois Players selected to the 2025 All American Team

Details: Written by Jacob Plotnick - Editor / Staff Reporter Jacob Plotnick - Editor / Staff Reporter; Published: 20 December 2024 20 December 2024

Three Illinois Players selected to the 2025 All American Team

US Chess has announced the 2025 All American Chess Team. Each member of the team received team jackets and plaques for their achievements. Since 1987 being selected to the team has been one of the highest honors attainable for players aged 18 and under. The age groups with minimum ratings are as follows: Age 18 minimum rating of 2500, Age 17 minimum rating of 2475, Age 16 minimum rating of 2450, Age 15 minimum rating of 2425, Age 14 minimum rating of 2400, Age 13 minimum rating of 2350, Age 12 minimum rating of 2300, Age 11 minimum rating of 2225, Age 10 minimum rating of 2159, Age 9 minimum rating of 2050 and Age 8 and under minimum rating of 1950.

Illinois had 3 out the 58 players entering this year’s class of the 2025 All American Team.

We had one player in the Age 15 group and two in the Age 8 and under group.

Dimitar Mardov is in the Age 15 group.

Picture courtesy of his parents

Aiden LI was in the under 8 group

Picture courtesy of his parents.

Matthew Yu is in the under 8 group

Picture courtesy of his parents.

The Illinois Chess Association want to congratulate the three Illinois players selected to the 2025 class. The complete US Chess article can be found here.

2024 National K-12 Grade Champonships

Details: Written by Jacob Plotnick - Editor / Staff Reporter - Edwin Walker Data Jacob Plotnick - Editor / Staff Reporter - Edwin Walker Data; Published: 13 December 2024 13 December 2024

2024 National K-12 Grade Champonships

The USCF expertly ran their 2024 National K-12 Grade Championship last week in National Harbor, Maryland from December 6-8, 2024

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The tournament had thirteen sections: Kindergarten and grades one to twelve and consisted of over 2700 players from 45 states. Of those 2700, Illinois sent 77 players across all age ranges. The following players participated in their first US Chess National event at this event:

9^th - SHANE ASBRA

11^th - RAJINDER SINGH ATLURI

9^th - JAMES BEDNARZ

9^th - PIERCE BLANCHARD

10^th - SOHAN CHAMARTHI

11^th - ARITRA JANA

11^th - LUCAS LAZARO

11^th - GRIFFIN LEWIS

2^nd - ADHVIK MOHAN

K - ANVITHA MOHAN

6^th - ANISHA SAHA

4^th - MADHUVANTI SATHISH

11^th - SAMUEL TAN

10^th - ISHAAN TANNEERU

K - ALEXANDER WU

10^th - YUXUAN XIE

12^th - IMMANUEL ZEREGA

12^th Grade Championship Section

Illinois was represented by 13 players including:

Avi Kaplan

Joseph Dai

Rebecca Cortez

Somil Bose

Evan Haddox

Immanuel Zerega

Daniel Dligach

Alexander Alvarez

William Zalmezak

Akshay Naik

Yinuo Huang

Lucia Scrimenti

Weijun Bao

Of whom, Avi Kaplan won the section with 6.0 points

Picture courtesy of Avi’s parents

[Event "National K-12 Grade Championships"] [Site "National Harbor, MD"] [Date "2024-12-06"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Massiah, Maxwell"] [Black "Kaplan, Avi Harrison"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1982"] [WhiteFideId "39908542"] [BlackElo "2378"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [BlackFideId "30934559"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Trompowsky Attack"] [StudyName "2024 National K-12 Grade Championships"] [ChapterName "Massiah, Maxwell - Kaplan, Avi Harrison"] 
 1. d4 { [%clk 1:26:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Bg5 { [%clk 1:25:54] } 2... c5 { While many of the top boards featured the higher-rated player opting for safer opening choices, Kaplan takes the fight right to White in this Trompowsky. } { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. d5 { [%clk 1:25:54] } (3. Bxf6 { This is the main approach to the Trompowsky, damaging Black's pawns before they have a chance to do anything about it. } 3... gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 { is the old main line. }) 3... d6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. Nc3 { White prepares for e2-e4, but this is actually a bit inconsistent with the threat of Bg5xf6, as ... e7xf6 introduces ideas of ... f6-f5 to undermine White's center. } { [%clk 1:25:54] } 4... h6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. Bh4?! { Already, Black should be thrilled with the opening choice. } { [%clk 1:22:20] } (5. Bc1 { This is the engine's favorite move, and it's even been played at the top level. The reasoning, simply enough, is that Black might not have chose to play what is essentially an Old Benoni with 1. .... c5 if they had the choice, and that the resulting closed-center position is forgiving of the tempo loss of Bc1-g5-c1. }) 5... g5 { [%clk 1:25:37] } 6. Bg3 { White's bishop is "caged" and out of play. Since Black does not need to play for ... e7-e6, the d6-pawn is strong and thus the g3-bishop is misplaced opposite it. } { [%clk 1:22:11] } 6... Nh5 { Not the sharpest move, but a bishop pair is still a bishop pair! Instead, the thematic } { [%clk 1:24:44] } (6... b5 { carves out massive space on the queenside, and } 7. Nxb5?! Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Ne4 { exploits White's misplaced dark-squared bishop, as now } 9. Qd3 { is well-met with } 9... Bg7! $17 { when White really wishes the bishop could come to the d2-square! }) 7. e3 { [%clk 1:19:06] } 7... Nxg3 { [%clk 1:24:07] } 8. hxg3 { [%clk 1:19:06] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 1:23:44] } 9. Nf3 { [%clk 1:11:32] } 9... Qa5 { [%clk 1:21:21] } 10. Qd2 { [%clk 1:11:14] } 10... a6 { [%clk 1:20:59] } 11. Be2 { [%clk 1:10:47] } 11... b5 { Black's pieces will comfortably develop on the queenside now. } { [%clk 1:20:24] } 12. O-O { [%clk 1:08:22] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:17:27] } 13. Nd1 { [%clk 1:05:43] } 13... Qc7!? { Typically the side with less space (and more bishops) is happy to trade queens. But the position is very dynamic, and after Nc3-d1, White's "lead" in development hardly amounts to an initiative. } { [%clk 1:15:11] } (13... Qxd2 14. Nxd2 f5 $17 { is consistent with having played to win the bishop pair. }) 14. e4 { [%clk 1:04:34] } 14... e6 { [%clk 1:11:23] } 15. c3 { [%clk 1:02:00] } (15. a4 b4 16. Bc4 $14 { was a chance to keep Black's pieces tangled, as now both ... Nb8-d7 and ... Bc8-b7 lose the e6-pawn. }) 15... exd5 { [%clk 1:11:23] } 16. exd5 { [%clk 1:01:49] } 16... Nd7 { [%clk 1:08:38] } 17. Ne3 { [%clk 0:59:41] } 17... f5 { The center is clogged by White's d-pawn, so Black begins the kingside attack. } { [%clk 1:06:48] } 18. Qc2 { [%clk 0:48:49] } 18... Nb6 { This is the critical moment. White's d-pawn is under pressure and must be addressed. } { [%clk 1:05:26] } 19. Rfd1?! { White chooses to defend the d-pawn, which turns into a continued commitment to passive defense. } { [%clk 0:36:40] } (19. Bd3! { was necessary, not because counterplay is always better than defense, but because it certainly is here. } 19... Qf7 { seems to both defend the f5-pawn and further hammer the d5-pawn, but } 20. g4! $13 { gives White control of a long open line, totally changing the character of the play and arguing that Black's kingside pawn pushes are less justified now. } { [%csl Gh2][%cal Gf3h2,Rf5g4,Rf5f4,Yc2h7] }) 19... Qf7 { [%clk 1:01:05] } 20. Ne1 { Realizing that ... Bc8-b7 is coming, White prepares Be2-f3 for further defense! } { [%clk 0:31:32] } 20... Bd7 { Surprise! Black keeps the f5-pawn well-guarded as to limit any intended counterplay after ... Bc8-b7. } { [%clk 0:57:51] } 21. Bf3?! { White has managed to keep the pawn, but he has lost any semblance of counterplay and his pieces do not coordinate well. Black's last move 20. ... Bd7 really reinforces this discrepancy. } { [%clk 0:29:48] } 21... Rae8 { [%clk 0:57:01] } 22. Rac1 { [%clk 0:28:10] } 22... h5 { With no ability to use the e-file or the b1-h7 diagonal, the center is functionally closed as far as White is concerned. This justifies Kaplan's slow expanse of pawns, as there is no quick way to use any of the resulting weak squares. } { [%clk 0:53:59] } 23. Be2 { [%clk 0:18:24] } 23... Bh6 { [%clk 0:47:45] } 24. Ra1 { [%clk 0:16:16] } 24... Kh8 { [%clk 0:42:19] } 25. a4 { [%clk 0:14:36] } 25... g4 { With an attack on the e3-knight. } { [%clk 0:39:28] } 26. Nf1 { [%clk 0:12:49] } 26... Qe7 $19 { This is a striking position. White's bishop is attacked twice, and after Be2-d3 it is trapped by ... c5-c4. And yet, White has no ways to safely defend it. A fantastic display of positional dominance by Kaplan! } { [%clk 0:37:57] } 27. axb5 { [%clk 0:10:12] } 27... Qxe2 { [%clk 0:37:36] } 28. Rxa6 { [%clk 0:09:27] } 28... Bxb5 { [%clk 0:36:41] } 29. Qxe2 { [%clk 0:09:27] } 29... Bxe2 { [%clk 0:36:41] } 30. Rxb6 { [%clk 0:09:27] } 30... Bxd1 { [%clk 0:36:41] } 31. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 31... Rxe1 { [%clk 0:36:41] } 32. Rxh6+ { [%clk 0:08:54] } 32... Kg7 { [%clk 0:36:41] } 33. Re6 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 33... Be2 { [%clk 0:36:41] } 34. Kh2 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 34... Rxf1 { [%clk 0:36:21] } 35. Rxe2 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 35... Ra8 { [%clk 0:36:21] } 36. d6 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 36... Raa1 { [%clk 0:36:21] } 37. d7 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 37... Rh1# { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:36:21] } 0-1

Illinois Swept the class prizes for 1000-1299

Immanuel Zerega won 1st place

Note from coach: Manu (Immanuel) Zerega broke his right wrist the week before the tournament, so he had to notate using his left hand

Daniel Dligach won 2nd place

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Daniel Supplied last game postion and his medal

Lucia Scrimenti won 3rd place

Weijun Bao won the class prize for under 1000 in the 12 Grade Championship.

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Finally, Evanston Township High School came in 5th place as a team.

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Picture courtesy of the High School

Players left to right: Lucia Scrimenti, Wayra Sheridan, Sam Kemeny, Will Zalmezak, Ryan Cowan, Adam Elgat, Manu Zerega, Adam Sklar, Alastair Keely-Walker, Lucas Lazaro, Daniel Dligach, Asa Lieberman, Griffin Lewis, Shane Asbra, Somil Bose.

11th Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 11 players including:

David Chen

Adam Elgat

Dimitrios Deligiannis

Alastrir Keely-Walker

Lucas Lazaro

Nithin Ramasamy

Griffin Lewis

Samuel Tan

Ryan Cowan

Rajinder Atluri

Aritta Jana

Samuel Tan won 3rd place class for 1000-1299

Lucas Lazaro won 1st place class for under 1000

Ryan Cowan won 2nd place class for under 1000

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10th Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 13 players including:

Justin Zhang

Asa Lieberman

William Wang

Theodore Han

Micah Mostovoy

Andy Cao

Yuxuan Xie

Atharva Naik

Ishann Tanneeru

Sohan Chamarthi

Vincent Lan

Joanna Marsten

Adam SklarYuxuan

Theodore Han won 1st place class 1300-1599

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Theodore-s picture courtesy of his parents

Micah Mostovoy won 1st place class 1100-1299

Sohan Chamarthi won 2nd place class under 1000.

Sohan's picture courtesy of his parents

9th Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 5 players including:

Timur Turba

Shane Asbra

James Bednarz

Wayra Sheridan

Pierce Blanchard

8th Grade Championship section

There were not any Illinois players who represented at the tournament.

7th Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 2 players including:

Ashvath Pittala

Arjun Kota

6th Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 1 player:

Anisha Saha

5th Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 1 player:

Anfad Saran

Anfad Saran won 2nd place class under 1100-1300.

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4th Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 2 players including:

Avidhas Biswas

Maduvanti Sathish

3rd Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 2 players including:

Aiden Li

Bishrelt Munkshuld

Aiden Li won his section with 6.5 points.

aiden

Picture courtesy of his parents.

[Event "2024 National K-12 Grade Championships: 3rd Grade"] [Site "National Harbor, MD"] [Date "2024-12-06"] [Round "1.27"] [White "Li, Aiden Linyuan"] [Black "Rohan Iyengar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [WhiteFideId "39917487"] [BlackElo "1166"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit"] [StudyName "2024 National K-12 Grade Championships"] [ChapterName "Li, Aiden Linyuan - Rohan Iyengar"] [Source " https://lichess.org/study/BpCvdq2G/jM8ZilJU "] [Orientation "white"] 
 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:53] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:29:58] } 4... Bc5 { [%clk 1:29:31] } 5. c3 { [%clk 1:29:12] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:29:02] } 6. Bxc6 { [%clk 1:28:21] } 6... bxc6 { [%clk 1:29:02] } 7. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:27:14] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:28:55] } 8. d4 { [%clk 1:26:39] } 8... Bb6 { [%clk 1:28:55] } 9. Qf3 { [%clk 1:21:49] } 9... h6 { [%clk 1:27:23] } 10. Nc4 { [%clk 1:18:16] } 10... d5 { [%clk 1:27:21] } 11. e5 { [%clk 1:17:30] } 11... Ne4 { [%clk 1:23:08] } 12. Bf4 { [%clk 1:16:18] } 12... c5 { [%clk 1:19:58] } 13. Rd1 { [%clk 1:13:08] } 13... cxd4 { [%clk 1:18:43] } 14. cxd4 { [%clk 1:11:57] } 14... c5 { [%clk 1:18:35] } 15. dxc5 { [%clk 1:08:10] } 15... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:18:30] } 16. Be3 { [%clk 1:08:10] } 16... Bxe3 17. Nxe3 { [%clk 1:08:07] } 17... Bb7 { [%clk 1:16:10] } 18. Nc3 { [%clk 1:07:38] } 18... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:13:17] } 19. bxc3 { [%clk 1:07:38] } 19... Qc7 { [%clk 1:08:33] } 20. Rab1 { [%clk 1:06:47] } 20... Bc6 { [%clk 1:06:57] } 21. Qg3 $16 { With Ne3-f5 a serious mating threat, Black's position is already on thin ice. } { [%clk 1:06:14] } 21... Qd7?! { Covering the f5-square shows great understanding of White's intended plan, but, unfortunately, that's not enough! } { [%clk 1:03:41] } (21... f6!? { might have been Black's best try, defending the g7-square laterally. But now } { [%cal Gc7g7,Re5f6] } 22. Nf5 fxe5 { only temporarily wins back the pawn, as } { [%cal Gf8f5] } 23. Nxh6+ Kh7 24. Ng4 $16 { secures a lasting initiative due to Black's exposed king. } { [%csl Rh7] }) 22. c4 { Exploiting the pin. } { [%clk 1:04:38] } 22... d4 { This is why Black chose to self-pin with 21. ... Qd7 instead of covering the f5-square with 21. ... Qc8: the d-pawn is protected and now it is passed! } { [%clk 0:56:51] } 23. Rxd4! { This is the tactic that Black missed. } { [%clk 1:04:30] } 23... Qc8 { There's nothing better, as } { [%clk 0:53:04] } (23... Qxd4?? { walks into } 24. Nf5 $18 { when Black cannot both save the queen and stop Qg3xg7 mate! } { [%cal Gf5d4,Gg3g7] }) 24. Rg4 { Up two pawns and with another strong attacker in the mix, Black's position is defenseless. } { [%clk 1:03:56] } 24... g6 { Nobody wants to push pawns in front of their king, but there was no alternative. } { [%clk 0:52:32] } 25. Rh4! { The mature approach. Alternatively, } { [%clk 1:03:56] } (25. Rxg6+ { also wins after } 25... fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Rb6 { [%cal Gb6g6] } 28... Be4 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Qf4+ $18 { , but White was correct to not risk it with an unnecessary, albeit flashy, sacrifice. It would be hard to be 100% certain when playing 25. Rxg6+ that 28. Rb6 forced a win. In contrast, White's choice of 25. Rh4 looks no less certain of winning but doesn't cost a rook! }) 25... Kh7 { [%clk 0:52:23] } 26. Ng4 { White uses all of his pieces. 26. Qg5 also worked, but there's something to be said about Li's principled approach. } { [%clk 1:03:50] } 26... h5 { [%clk 0:51:34] } 27. Nf6+ { [%clk 1:03:12] } 27... Kh6 { [%clk 0:51:17] } 28. Qf4+ { [%clk 1:03:09] } 28... Kg7 { [%clk 0:49:46] } 29. Nxh5+ { Finally, Li sacrifices something, but only when the resulting forced mate is easy to be certain of. } { [%clk 1:03:08] } 29... gxh5 { [%clk 0:47:23] } 30. Qg5+ { [%clk 1:03:08] } 30... Kh8 { [%clk 0:47:14] } 31. Rxh5# { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 1:03:07] } 1-0

2nd Grade Championship section

Illinois was represented by 1 player

Adhvik Mohan

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Advik Mohan won 2nd place class 600-799

1st Grade Championship section

Illinois was not represented

Kindergarten Championship section

Illinois was represented by 2 players including:

Alexander Wu

Anvitha Mohan.

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Alexander Wu won 3rd place class 400-599.

Linked here is a complete pre-tournament registration report for the event, courtesy of US Chess, and the US rating report. Following these links, you can view the full results across any sections instead of the abbreviated standings above.

Once again, we want to congratulate a remarkable turnout from our Illinois Chess Association players and the great assistance of Edwin Walker, head of our Warren Scholars program, for procuring much of the data used to report on.

Finally, congratulations to all the players

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FIDE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

Details: Written by WJS Director - Editor's note Jacob Plotnick WJS Director - Editor's note Jacob Plotnick; Published: 03 December 2024 03 December 2024

FIDE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

In Montesilvano, Italy from November 15 to November 26 over 700 players, representing over 70 countires particpated in the FIDE World Cadet Championship 2024. The US sent 46 players to compete across the three Open (U-12, U-10, U-8) and three Girls (U-12, U-10, U-8) sections of the 11-round Swiss System event.

Three players were from Illinois Aiden Li, Stella Xin and Elizabeth Xia.

Winning the bronze in the Girls U8 was Stella Xin. Scoring 8.5 out of 11 earning the WCM title. Stella2024WC

Photo courtesy of Huijun Feng

Elizabeth Xia scored 8.0 in the Girls U8, finishing tied for fourth (3 way)

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Photo courtesy of Elle Yang

Aiden Li scored 8.5 earning fourth, in the Open U8. Aiden had an outstanding perforumance leading 6 out of 6 going into the 7th round.

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Photo courtesy of Elle Yang

All the players were at this year’s ICA youth invitational. Aiden won the Rockefeller (K-5), Elizabeth came in 8^th place in the Harring (Girls) and Stella came in 4^th in the Harring (Girls) sections

November 2024 Top Youth

Details: Written by WJS Director WJS Director; Published: 03 December 2024 03 December 2024

November 2024 Top 100 Youth

Welcome & congratulations to 13-year-old Nila Hari (1113) and Mahendra Lavanur (1862), who made the national Top 100 Girls lists for Regular Top Girls Age 13

US Rank	Name	Rating
Top Girls Age 7 and Under
2	Tang, Emily Jiaying	1328
52	Balivada, Poorvika	592
Top Age 7 and Under
16	Tang, Emily Jiaying	1328
29	Li, Ethan	1209
89	EMIN BILGIC	940
Top Girls Age 8
2	Xia, Elizabeth	1811
3	Xin, Stella	1795
4	Mahesh, Praakruthi	928
21	VALERIE YAN	1209
35	Kumar, Eesha	1002
46	Gopal, Sri Akshika	911
52	Batmunkh, TSelmeg	882
100	Wisniowski, Nicole	644
Top Age 8
1	Li, Aiden Linyuan	2031
7	Xia, Elizabeth	1811
8	Xin, Stella	1795
72	Munkhsuld, Bishrelt	1314
Top Girls Age 9
23	Nali, Sahasra	1297
41	Biswas, Avidha	1114
70	Amireddy, Sadhvi	903
71	Banoth, Shanaya	896
Top Age 9
72	Tang, Edward Jiayi	1531
Top Girls Age 10
69	Bothe, Devaanshi	1009
Top Age 10
78	Silvestre, Lucas	1668
Top Girls Age 11
29	Zhan, Amy	1559
30	Saha, Anisha	1556
53	Sun,Yuanli	1298
Top Age 11
16	Tikhomirov, Matthew	2046
75	Rajkumar, Sachit Srinivas	1844
Top Girls Age 12
30	Bowman, Deborah	1558
34	Chen, Victoria	1480
52	Ranjan, Nysa	1259
Top Age 12
14	Khanbutaev, Artemii	2120
28	Baker, Aidan	2017
39	JUSTIN LEE	1984
60	Pittala, Ashvath Reddy	1921
98	Vanama, Agastya	1822
Top Girls Age 13
12	Wang, Gaofei	1774
41	Sharad, Suhana	1484
47	Jiandani, Mehak S	1429
73	VANSHIKA BANDARU	1200
88	Hari, Nila	1113
Top Age 13
87	Zhang, Ryan	1879
92	MAHENDRA LAVANUR	1862
Top Girls Age 14
36	Manimaran, Shivani	1700
76	Bothe, Nysa	1281
93	Sheridan, Wayra	1197
Top Age 14
16	Rao, Anjaneya Sripathy	2256
22	Shetty, Anshul P	2218
78	Chennareddy, Yuvraj	1999
89	Das, Debarghya	1971
Top Girls Age 15
8	Chennareddy, Sire	1087
22	Pham, Linda	1718
30	Girish, Niyathi	1634
Top Age 15
41	Mehrotra, Ekansh	2128
70	Feng, Jay	2036
Top Girls Age 16
24	Raj, Ria	1747
28	MERRILL LEE	1715
55	SOLOMIIA KUCHER	1442
89	JOSEPHINE GRACE SWAN	1200
Top Age 16
1	Mardov, Dimitar	2588
43	Zhao, Alex	2167
51	Gangavarapu, Sreekar	2130
75	Dmitriev, Andrey	2061
89	Justin Zhang	2026
Top Girls Age 17
21	Himani Musku	1666
28	Oberai, Anisha	1585
29	Adusumalli, Saanvi	1548
43	Schneider, Rosali	1319
58	Pashyan, Sofia	1205
70	Liu, Catherine	1118
73	LUCIA J SCRIMENTI	1062
Top Age 17
8	Vikram Oberai	2055
29	Xu, Arthur	2238
59	Malladi, Sadkrith	2110
99	WHITMAN KOSAK	2018
Top Girls Age 18
2	Wisniowski, Natalie	2096
8	Cortez, Rebecca	1947
13	Luster, Shakira Makayla	1789
68	Wong, Megan E	989
Top Age 18
8	Kaplan, Avi Harrison	2378
44	Heller, Jack	2141
60	Wisniowski, Natalie	2096
91	Anthony Chen	2000

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