Final Standings:
8.0 points---FM Christian Gian Karlo Arca (Philippines)
7.0 points--- Asman Bayantas (Kazakhstan), Nikita An Kalinin (Russia), FM Ernur Amangeldy (Kazakhstan)
6.5 points---Leonid Efimov (Russia), Alan Petukhov (Kazakhstan)
6.0 points---FM Daniyal Sapenov (Kazakhstan), Kirill Otdelnov (Russia), Isaak Parpiev (Russia), Do An Hoa (Vietnam)
On Thursday, June 20, 2024, Filipino teenage wonder Christian Gian Karlo Arca struck gold again, adding another significant victory to his expanding collection of victories. The Asian Youth Blitz Chess Championships 2024 - U16 was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
With eight points from nine rounds, the remarkable 15-year-old FIDE Master from Panabo City, Davao del Norte finished alone in first place. Arca lost to Asman Bayantas of Kazakhstan in the fourth round after defeating Kirill Gusev of Russia, Kirill Tambovskii of Russia, and Goyal Daksh of India in the first three rounds, respectively.
En route to winning the coveted title, the incoming Grade 9 student of Dasmariñas Integrated High School won all of his remaining matches against FM Daniyal Sapenov of Kazakhstan in the ninth and final round, CM Dmitrii Suslov of Russia in the seventh round, CM Akbarali Abdukhakimov of Uzbekistan in the fifth round, and Truong Phu Pham of Vietnam in the sixth round.
It was also his second major victory following his victory in a Grandmaster competition in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, last month, which helped him reach the second of the three standards needed to become an International Master (IM).
“It is always an honor for me to represent our country in the Asian Youth Blitz Chess Championships 2024 - U16 held in Almaty, Kazakhstan," said FM Arca.
The Eastern Asia Juniors Chess Championship in Karawaci-Tangerang, Indonesia, from July 3 to 11, and the 8th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship in Penang, Malaysia, from July 12 to 21, are FM Arca's next scheduled competitions.(Romeo Braceros Jr.)
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