India win 19 medals in World Youth Chess

India topped the medals tally with a total collection of 12 golds, three silvers and four bronzes in the World Youth Championship, which concluded at Vung Tau in Vietnam today. A day after Viswanathan Anand won the highest World title at Bonn (Germany), the splendid success of the youngsters further consolidated India`s supremacy in the 64-square game. The rich haul of 19 medals included 11 (8+1+2) in team events and eight (4+2+2) in individual events. International Master Baskar Adhiban (Chennai) won the under-16 open title as India made a clean sweep three medals in this section. National sub-junior champion SP Sethuraman (Chennai) and Orissa`s Debashis Das won the silver and bronze respectively. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (Nasik), Sayantan Das (Kolkata) and Padmini Rout (Bhubaneswar) secured the other three individual gold medals in under-14, under-12 open and under-14 girls` categories respectively. A record 110 Indians took part in the championship, the next edition of which will be held at Turkey. Woman International Master Padmini clinched the with a round to spare and also remained undefeated in the 11-round competition. Final standings (Indians unless specified): Under 18 open: 1. Saric Ivan (Cro) 8/11, 2. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vie) 8, 3. Shankland Samuel (USA) 8. Under-16 open: 1. B Adhiban (9/11), 1. SP Sethuraman (8), 3 Debashis Das (8). Under-14 open: 1. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (9/11), 2. Nodar Lortkipanidze (Geo) 8.5, 3. Daniusz Swiercz (Pol) 8. Under-12 open: 1. Sayantan Das (9.5/11), 2. Dmitry Gordievskiy (Rus) 8.5, 3. Yang Darwin (USA) 8. Under-10 open: 1. Duda Jan-Krzysztof (Pol) 9.5/11, 2. Xu Yi (Chn) 8.5, 3. Wang Yi Ye (Chn) 8.5. Under-8 open: 1. Tran Minh Thang (Vie) 10/11, 2. Liu Xiangyi (Chn) 9, 3. Liao Yu Hao (Chn) 8.5. Under-18 girls: 1. Valentina Golubenko (Cro) 9/11, 2. R Preethi (8), 3. Olga Girya (Rus) 7.5s. Under-16 girls: 1. Paikidze Nazi (Geo) 9/11, 2. Kulon Klaudia (Pol) 9. 3. Tsatsalashvili Keti (Geo) 8. Under-14 girls: 1. Padmini Rout (10/11), 2. Meri Arabidze (Geo) 9, 3. Diana Baciu (Mda) 8. Under-12 girls: 1. Zhai Mo (Chn) 8.5/11, 2. Filiz Osmanodja (Ger) 8.5, 3. Bodda Pratyusha (8). Under-10 girls: 1. Goryachkina Aleksandra (Rus) 9/11, 2. Li Zhuoling (Chn) 9, 3. Anastasia Patricks (Ina) 8. Under-8 girls: 1. Abdumalik Zhansaya (Kaz) 10/11, 2. Zhou Qiyu (Fin) 8.5, 3. Mammadzada Gunay (Aze) 8.