Girls progress at World Youth chess

PANJIM, OCT 21
WIM  Bhakti Kulkarni, WCM Ivana Furtado, Riya Savant, Riddi Zantye are on one point after the first rounds of World Youth Chess Championship in Porto Carras Resort, Halkidiki, Greece.
Bhakti beat Soubirou Oriane 2012 of France in U-18 girls category.
Ivana Furtado beat Valyi Blanke Bardala 1614 of Hungary in U-12 girls.
Riya Savant beat Muratova Saltanat of Kazakistan in U-10 girls while Riddi Zantye beat Ferreira Morales Mayra of Colombia in U-8 girls. Nitish Belurkar lost to Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czekoslavia in U-10.
In all, 1368 players are participating.

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