Posted on 11/24/2009 7:40:01 AM PST by Marc Tumin
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANTALYA 24.11.2009 A total of 1324 participants from 90 countries took part in six age groups, for boys and girls, at this World Youth Championship in Turkey. A great success for the host nation was the bronze medal for local talent Kübra Öztürk in the Girls U18 section. A protest has been submitted by the Israeli Chess Federation because no anthem was played for the winner of the Girls U14 section.
Of especial interest is the Girls Under 14 group. On the one hand it was won by an old friend, WFM Marsel Efroimski, whom we encountered in our report on Israel Schoolmates and Champions. There was a protest launched when the Israeli National Anthem was not played at the closing ceremony (see below). The other was a the bronze medal by Saranya, the under-privileged Indian talent we read about in report last month. Note too that Peru took two gold medals, thanks to the Cori siblings Deysi (Girls U16) and Jorge (Under 14)
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Par for the course!!
I think chess is such a great game for exercising the mind, you have to look at the results of your decisions several moves ahead. If more children learned chess there would be fewer problems in their futures. It should in a ideal world be free of politics, especially when children are involved.
Chill out! She’s lucky she didn’t get beheaded or blown up!!
If any Jew in any Muslim country expects to be treated as a full human being, that Jew is delusional.
Muslims are commanded to kill all Jews - MadMo said so.
The chess player was fortunate nothing worse happened to her.
Of especial interest is the Girls Under 14 group. On the one hand it was won by an old friend, WFM Marsel Efroimski, whom we encountered in our report on Israel Schoolmates and Champions. There was a protest launched when the Israeli National Anthem was not played at the closing ceremony
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