World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in Mersin

17/08/2008 by Nikita

I do apologise for not updating this post the last week of the Olympiad as we suddenly went away for a week!
World Under-16 Chess Olympiad started yesterday in Mersin, Turkey with the participating of 125 players from 19 different countries and a total of 27 teams participating. It is going to be held between 16-25 August. The coverage of the event is going to be available from the
official website.

Schedule:

South African participants:
Coach: Martin Botha
CRAIG BORNHEIM
WERNER KANNEMEYER
ANDE MEYER
FRANCOIS VAN NIEKERK
JAISHIL MODI
STEPHAN ENSLIN
SAYEN NAIDU
STEFAN DU TOIT
GAWIE HENDRIKSZ
LAETITIA VAN WYK

On these images – from the Official site – you can see some of the South Africans taking part in this Olympiad in Turkey.

Team results round 2 played 18/08/2008 at 10:00

2.3 GEORGIA FED 3 – 1 ENGLAND FED
1 FM BREGADZE Levan 2399GEO 1:0 ZHOU Yang-Fan 2259ENG
2 JANIASHVILI Irakli 2192GEO ½:½ KILPATRICK Callum 2203ENG
3 DAVARASHVILI Nodar 2220GEO 1:0 YNOJOSA Felix Jose 2101ENG
4 NIKOLASHVILI Giorgi 2197GEO ½:½ SEN Subin 2050ENG

2.8 SOUTH AFRICA-A FED 1-3 TURKIYE-B FED
1 MEYER Andre 1702RSA 0:1 ATMAN Berkan 1941TUR
2 BORNHEIM Craig 0RSA 0:1 KANLI Kaan 1972TUR
3 MODI Jaishil Bhadrashil 0RSA 0:1 KERIGAN Demre 1892TUR
4 HENDRIKSZ Gabriel 0RSA 1:0 TEKELI Taylan Can 1829 TUR
2.10 SOUTH AFRICA-B FED 1½-2½ TURKIYE-GIRLS-AFED
1 KANNEMEYER Werner 1862RSA 1:0 KAYA Emel 1889TUR
2 ENSLIN Stefan 0RSA 0:1 SOP Selen 1870TUR
3 DU TOIT Stefan 0RSA 0:1 SOYLEMEZ Cansu 1849TUR
4 VAN NIEKERK Francois 0RSA ½:½ SASMAZEL Burcu 1837TUR

WORLD YOUTH UNDER-16 CHESS OLYMPIAD
Round 3 on 2008/08/18 at 16:30

1 TURKIYE-A 7½ 1 – 3 7½ ARMENIA
2 GEORGIA 7 2 – 2 7 PHILIPPINES
3 AZERBAIJAN 6 1 – 3 6½ INDIA
4 SLOVAKIA 5 2 – 2 5 ENGLAND
5 SWITZERLAND-B 4½ 1½ – 2½ 4½ SWITZERLAND-A
6 RUSSIA 4 3½ – ½ 4½ GREECE
7 TURKIYE-B 4 2½ – 1½ 4 SRI LANKA
8 TURKIYE-C 3½ 3 – 1 4 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
9 TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 3 1 – 3 3 SOUTH AFRICA-A
10 TURKIYE-GIRLS-A 2½ 2 – 2 2½ TURKIYE-MERSIN
11 AUSTRALIA 2 2½ – 1½ 2 SYRIA
12 ISEK AQUAMATCH 2 2 – 2 1½ SOUTH AFRICA-B
13 KENYA 0 2 – 2 1 ALBANIA

Team pairings and results: Round 4: 19/8/2008 at 10:00
1 ARMENIA 10½ 3 – 1 9½ INDIA
2 PHILIPPINES 9 3½ – ½ 8½ TURKIYE-A
3 RUSSIA 7½ 3 – 1 9 GEORGIA
4 ENGLAND 7 1 – 3 7 AZERBAIJAN
5 SWITZERLAND-A 7 1 – 3 7 SLOVAKIA
6 TURKIYE-C 6½ 4 – 0 6½ TURKIYE-B
7 SOUTH AFRICA-A 6 0 – 4 5½ SRI LANKA
8 GREECE 5 2½ – 1½ 6 SWITZERLAND-B
9 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 5 3 – 1 4½ TURKIYE-GIRLS-A
10 TURKIYE-MERSIN 4½ 3 – 1 4½ AUSTRALIA
11 TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 4 2 – 2 4 ISEK AQUAMATCH
12 ALBANIA 3 ½ – 3½ 3½ SOUTH AFRICA-B
13 SYRIA 3½ 3 – 1 2 KENYA

Team Pairings and results: Round 5 20th August 10:00

1 7 ARMENIA 13½ 2 – 2 12½ PHILIPPINES 4
2 2 INDIA 10½ 3 – 1 10½ TURKIYE-C 14
3 8 SLOVAKIA 10 1 – 3 10½ RUSSIA 1
4 3 AZERBAIJAN 10 2 – 2 10 GEORGIA 6
5 13 SRI LANKA 9½ ½ – 3½ 9 TURKIYE-A 5
6 18 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 8 ½ – 3½ 8 SWITZERLAND-A 10
7 11 SWITZERLAND-B 7½ ½ – 3½ 8 ENGLAND 9
8 16 TURKIYE-MERSIN 7½ 2½ – 1½ 7½ GREECE 12
9 21 SOUTH AFRICA-B 7 ½ – 3½ 6½ SYRIA 26
10 15 TURKIYE-B 6½ 4 – 0 6 TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 19
11 20 ISEK AQUAMATCH 6 2 – 2 6 SOUTH AFRICA-A 24
12 17 TURKIYE-GIRLS-A 5½ 4 – 0 3½ ALBANIA 22
13 25 AUSTRALIA 5½ 1 – 3 3 KENYA 23

Standings after round 5
1 ARMENIA 15½
2 PHILIPPINES 14½
3 INDIA 13½
4 RUSSIA 13½
5 TURKIYE-A 12½
6 GEORGIA 12
7 AZERBAIJAN 12
8 TURKIYE-C 11½
9 ENGLAND 11½
10 SWITZERLAND-A 11½
11 SLOVAKIA 11
12 TURKIYE-B 10½
13 SRI LANKA 10
14 TURKIYE-MERSIN 10
15 SYRIA 10
16 TURKIYE-GIRLS-A 9½
17 GREECE 9
18 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 8½
19 SWITZERLAND-B 8
20 ISEK AQUAMATCH 8
21 SOUTH AFRICA-A 8
22 SOUTH AFRICA-B 7½
23 AUSTRALIA 6½
24 TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 6
25 KENYA 6
26 ALBANIA 3½

Pairings and results round 6: 20th Aug at 16:30

1 1 RUSSIA 13½ 4 – 0 15½ ARMENIA 7
2 4 PHILIPPINES 14½ 1½ – 2½ 13½ INDIA 2
3 5 TURKIYE-A 12½ 1 – 3 12 AZERBAIJAN 3
4 6 GEORGIA 12 3½ – ½ 11½ SWITZERLAND-A 10
5 9 ENGLAND 11½ 4 – 0 11½ TURKIYE-C 14
6 8 SLOVAKIA 11 4 – 0 10½ TURKIYE-B 15
7 26 SYRIA 10 1½ – 2½ 10 TURKIYE-MERSIN 16
8 13 SRI LANKA 10 2 – 2 9½ TURKIYE-GIRLS-A 17
9 12 GREECE 9 2½ – 1½ 8½ BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 18
10 11 SWITZERLAND-B 8 2½ – 1½ 8 ISEK AQUAMATCH 20
11 24 SOUTH AFRICA-A 8 3 – 1 7½ SOUTH AFRICA-B 21
12 22 ALBANIA 3½ 1 – 3 6½ AUSTRALIA 25
13 23 KENYA 6 1½ – 2½ 6 TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 19

Tomorrow, 21st Aug is a free day

Pairings and results: round 7 Friday 22nd Aug 16:30

1 4 PHILIPPINES 16 3 – 1 17½ RUSSIA 1
2 2 INDIA 16 3½ – ½ 15½ GEORGIA 6
3 7 ARMENIA 15½ 4 – 0 15½ ENGLAND 9
4 3 AZERBAIJAN 15 3 – 1 15 SLOVAKIA 8
5 16 TURKIYE-MERSIN 12½ 0 – 4 13½ TURKIYE-A 5
6 10 SWITZERLAND-A 12 1½ – 2½ 12 SRI LANKA 13
7 14 TURKIYE-C 11½ 2 – 2 11½ GREECE 12
8 17 TURKIYE-GIRLS-A 11½ 2½ – 1½ 11½ SYRIA 26
9 18 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 10 3 – 1 11 SOUTH AFRICA-A 24
10 15 TURKIYE-B 10½ 2 – 2 10½ SWITZERLAND-B 11
11 19 TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 8½ 3 – 1 9½ AUSTRALIA 25
12 20 ISEK AQUAMATCH 9½ 3 – 1 4½ ALBANIA 22
13 21 SOUTH AFRICA-B 8½ 3 – 1 7½ KENYA 23

Standings after round 7:

1 INDIA 19½
2 ARMENIA 19½
3 PHILIPPINES 19
4 RUSSIA 18½
5 AZERBAIJAN 18
6 TURKIYE-A 17½
7 GEORGIA 16
8 SLOVAKIA 16
9 ENGLAND 15½
10 SRI LANKA 14½
11 TURKIYE-GIRLS-A 14
12 TURKIYE-C 13½
13 GREECE 13½
14 SWITZERLAND-A 13½
15 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 13
16 SYRIA 13
17 TURKIYE-B 12½
18 TURKIYE-MERSIN 12½
19 SWITZERLAND-B 12½
20 ISEK AQUAMATCH 12½
21 SOUTH AFRICA-A 12
22 SOUTH AFRICA-B 11½
23 TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 11½
24 AUSTRALIA 10½
25 KENYA 8½
26 ALBANIA 5½

Team Pairings and results: Round 8 – 23rd August 10:00

1 3 AZERBAIJAN 18 – 19½ ARMENIA 7
2 5 TURKIYE-A 17½ – 19½ INDIA 2
3 9 ENGLAND 15½ – 19 PHILIPPINES 4
4 1 RUSSIA 18½ – 14½ SRI LANKA 13
5 6 GEORGIA 16 – 16 SLOVAKIA 8
6 12 GREECE 13½ – 14 TURKIYE-GIRLS-A 17
7 10 SWITZERLAND-A 13½ – 13½ TURKIYE-C 14
8 26 SYRIA 13 – 13 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 18
9 24 SOUTH AFRICA-A 12 – 12½ TURKIYE-MERSIN 16
10 11 SWITZERLAND-B 12½ – 11½ TURKIYE-GIRLS-B 19
11 23 KENYA 8½ – 12½ ISEK AQUAMATCH 20
12 22 ALBANIA 5½ – 12½ TURKIYE-B 15
13 25 AUSTRALIA 10½ – 11½ SOUTH AFRICA-B 21

Round 7…Image: Official site

Round 7

Round 5..image: Official site

Games played in round 4: South Africa’s A+B-teams:

[White “VAN NIEKERK, Francois”]
[Black “DOKSANI, Paulo”]
[Result “1-0”]
[PlyCount “49”]
[EventDate “2008.08.19”]
[EventCountry “TUR”]
[WhiteTeam “RSA B”]
[BlackTeam “ALB”]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Nb8 12. Rb1 c6 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Qc7 15. Qc2 Bh5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Qd6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Ne5 Qg5 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 cxb5 22. Rxb5 f6 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Bxf7 25. Rxg5 1-0

[Event “WORLD YOUTH UNDER 16 CHESS OLYMPIAD”]
[Site “MERSIN-TURKIYE”]
[Date “2008.08.19”]
[Round “4.12”]
[White “RASHA, Blerim”]
[Black “VAN WYK, Laetitia”]
[Result “0-1”]
[BlackElo “1607”]
[PlyCount “66”]
[EventDate “2008.08.19”]
[EventCountry “TUR”]
[WhiteTeam “ALB”]
[BlackTeam “RSA B”]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Nb3 f6 8. Bb5 cxd4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbxd4 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Nxc6 Qc7 13. Nb4 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Be3 Bb7 16. a3 Rf5 17. Nd3 Ba6 18. Re1 e4 19. Nf4 Rxf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. g3 Qf5 22. b4 Bd8 23. a4 Bb6 24. Qd2 Rf8 25. Ra2 Bc4 26. Rb2 a6 27. Ra1 Qh3 28. b5 a5 29. Kh1 Bf1 30. f4 exf3 31. Re1 f2 32. Qxf2 Bxf2 33. Rxf2 Rxf2 0-1

[Event “WORLD YOUTH UNDER 16 CHESS OLYMPIAD”]
[Site “MERSIN-TURKIYE”]
[Date “2008.08.19”]
[Round “4.12”]
[White “DU TOIT, Stefan”]
[Black “YZEIRAJ, Diamant”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “A00”]
[PlyCount “33”]
[EventDate “2008.08.19”]
[EventCountry “TUR”]
[WhiteTeam “RSA B”]
[BlackTeam “ALB”]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nb6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O g5 11. Nxg5 Bf5 12. Nge4 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Qh5+ Kd7 15. Qf5+ Ke8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 1-0

[Event “WORLD YOUTH UNDER 16 CHESS OLYMPIAD”]
[Site “MERSIN-TURKIYE”]
[Date “2008.08.19”]
[Round “4.12”]
[White “ASHIKU, Franc”]
[Black “KANNEMEYER, Werner”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “A00”]
[WhiteElo “2056”]
[BlackElo “1862”]
[PlyCount “73”]
[EventDate “2008.08.19”]
[EventCountry “TUR”]
[WhiteTeam “ALB”]
[BlackTeam “RSA B”]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 f5 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Ne2 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Bxb5 9. Nf4 Qd7 10. a4 Ba6 11. Qh5+ Qf7 12. Qxf7+ Kxf7 13. Nf3 Be7 14. h4 Rd8 15. Bd2 b6 16. a5 b5 17. b4 cxb4 18. cxb4 Rc8 19. Nd4 Rc4 20. Ndxe6 Bc8 21. Ng5+ Bxg5 22. hxg5 Ne7 23. Ra3 Re4+ 24. Kd1 Rxe5 25. g6+ Nxg6 26. Nxg6 Kxg6 27. Rg3+ Kf7 28. Bc3 d4 29. Bb2 h6 30. Rd3 Rd8 31. Rh4 Rde8 32. Rhxd4 Re1+ 33. Kc2 R8e2+ 34. Rd2 Re4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Bd4 a6 37. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event “WORLD YOUTH UNDER 16 CHESS OLYMPIAD”]
[Site “MERSIN-TURKIYE”]
[Date “2008.08.17”]
[Round “4.7”]
[White “KOTTAHACHCHY , K O V.”]
[Black “MODI, Jaishil Bhadrashi”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “1965”]
[PlyCount “141”]
[EventDate “2008.08.19”]
[EventCountry “TUR”]
[WhiteTeam “RSA-A”]
[BlackTeam “SRI”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Ngxe5 7. a3 a5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. b3 Bf5 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Nd5 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 Be4 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 c6 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 f5 21. Bd3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Qe5 23. Rfd1 Rad8 24. Qd4 d5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Kf1 Kf7 27. Rd3 Ke6 28. Rad1 g5 29. f3 Rd7 30. Kf2 h6 31. g3 g4 32. f4 Re4 33. Ke2 a4 34. cxd5+ cxd5 35. Rc1 d4 36. bxa4 Rxe3+ 37. Rxe3+ dxe3 38. Kxe3 Rd6 39. Rb1 b6 40. Rc1 Kf6 41. Rb1 Ke6 42. Rb5 h5 43. a5 bxa5 44. Rxa5 Rb6 45. Kd4 Rb2 46. Ra6+ Ke7 47. Ke5 Rb5+ 48. Kd4 Rb2 49. Rh6 Rxh2 50. Ke5 Rh3 51. Rh7+ Kd8 52. Kxf5 Rxg3 53. Rxh5 Rxa3 54. Kxg4 Ra4 55. Rh7 Ke8 56. Kg5 Kf8 57. f5 Ra1 58. Kg6 Rg1+ 59. Kf6 Kg8 60. Re7 Rh1 61. Re8+ Kh7 62. Kf7 Ra1 63. f6 Ra7+ 64. Re7 Ra6 65. Kf8+ Kh8 66. f7 Ra8+ 67. Re8 Ra7 68. Re4 Ra8+ 69. Ke7 Ra7+ 70. Kf6 Ra6+ 71. Re6 1-0

Mersin..Kiskalesi..Image: Picasa

Image: Picasa Caption with pic:

At Mersin, there are at least two castles, the one “by” the sea (Korykos) and the one “in” the sea (Kiskalesi). Actually, you can’t drive up the coast and not see marble ruins scattered all over the place. Supposedly, a king built the one on the island to keep his daughter ‘safe’ from suitors, but he might have put it in deeper water. As it is, you can swim to it.