World Youth Chess Championships 2008
The World Youth Chess Championships took place in the city of Vung Tau, Vietnam from 20-30 October. This huge event included individual and team championships for the age groups of under 18's, under 16's, under 14's, under 12's, under 10's and under 8's.
Although many nationalities were represented it was the Indian contingent who dominated the overall medal table, obtaining 8 team gold medals and 4 individual gold medals.
The full list of winners:
| Individual Champions | |
| Open 18 | IM Ivan Saric (Croatia) 8/11 |
| Girls 18 | WGM Valentina Golubenko (Croatia) 9/11 |
| Open 16 | IM Adhiban (India) 9/11 |
| Girls 16 | WFM Nazi Paikidze (Georgia) 9/11 |
| Open 14 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (India) 9/11 |
| Girl 14 | WIM Padmini Rout (India) 10/11 |
| Open 12 | Sayantan Das (India) 9.5/11 |
| Girl 12 | Zhai Mo (China) 8.5/11 |
| Open 10 | Jan-Krysztof (Poland) 9.5/11 |
| Girls 10 | Aleksandra Goryackina (Russia) 9/11 |
| Open 8 - | Tran Minh Thang (Vietnam) 10/11 |
| Girl 8 - | Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan) 10/11 |
| Team Champions (Gold, Silver, Bronze) |
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| Open 18 | Vietnam, Russia, India |
| Girls 18 | Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Croatia |
| Open 16 | India, Canada, Vietnam |
| Girls 16 | Vietnam, India, Georgia |
| Open 14 | India, Russia, Vietnam |
| Girls 14 | India, Vietnam, Philippines |
| Open 12 | India, Vietnam, USA |
| Girls 12 | India, Russia, Iran |
| Open 10 | Iran, China, India |
| Girls 10 | India, Vietnam, China |
| Open 8 - | India, USA, Vietnam |
| Girls 8 | India, Vietnam, USA |
