India Victorious at 2008 World Junior Championship
The 2008 World Junior Championships were held from August 2-16, 2008 in Gaziantep, Turkey. On the boys side GM Abhijeet Gupta from India won the World Junior Championship title in dramatic fashion with a victory over another top contender in the final round to finish with a score of 10/13 and on the girls side IM Dronavalli Harika from India won the World Junior Championship title with a score of 10.5/13, a full 1.5 points in front of second place!
Here are some of the victories which led GM Gupta to take the title:
And here are some of the victories which led IM Harika to take the title:
Final Standings (Boys):
1) GM Gupta (10/13)
2) GM Negi (9.5/13)
3-7) GM Safarli, IM Braun, WGM Hou, GM Amin, GM Howell (9/13)
Final Standings (Girls):
1) IM Harika (10.5/13)
2-5) WFM Ozturk, WFM Paikidze, WIM Gomes, WGM Muzychuk (9/13)
