The World Youth Chess Championships was held in Heraklio, Crete. From (November
15 to 24 2002 some 800 young chess players play in the categories under 18,
16, 14, 12, 10, for boys and girls. You will find games, results and standings
at the official web site.
This is how the boys' under 18 ended: 1-2 Berkes Ferenc (HUN, 2545), Mammadyarov
Shahriyar (AZE, 2580), both 9/11; 3-5 Mark Paragua (PHI, 2476), Petrosyan Tigran
(ARM, 2324), Harikrishna Pentala (IND, 2551), all 8/11.
Here are the top results of the girl's under 18 section, the one that is of
interest to us:
|
Place
|
Player |
Result
|
|
1
|
Paehtz Elisabeth |
GER |
2349 |
8.5
|
|
2-4
|
Sebag Marie |
FRA |
2362 |
8
|
|
2-4
|
Tsereteli Tamar |
GEO |
2316 |
8
|
|
2-4
|
Rohonyan Kateryna |
UKR |
2320 |
8
|
|
5-11
|
Berzina Ilze |
LAT |
2243 |
7.5
|
|
5-11
|
Vasilevitch Irina |
RUS |
2251 |
7
|
|
5-11
|
Machalova Maria |
SVK |
2124 |
7
|
|
5-11
|
Pogonina Natalia |
RUS |
2397 |
7
|
|
5-11
|
Olga Gerasimovich |
BLR |
|
7
|
|
5-11
|
Shukurova Meihriban |
AZE |
2243 |
7
|
|
5-11
|
Mechtcheriakova Evguenia |
RUS |
2288 |
7
|
And here are Elisabeth's personal results:
|
Round
|
Opponent |
Result
|
|
1
|
De Los Santos Honrubia Maria |
ESP |
2091 |
1/2
|
|
2
|
Partac Elena |
MDA |
2205 |
1
|
|
3
|
Vasilevitch Irina |
RUS |
2251 |
1/2
|
|
4
|
Pogonina Natalia |
RUS |
2397 |
1
|
|
5
|
Tsereteli Tamar |
GEO |
2316 |
1
|
|
6
|
Sebag Marie |
FRA |
2362 |
1/2
|
|
7
|
Rohonyan Kateryna |
UKR |
2320 |
0
|
|
8
|
Vozovyk Oksana |
UKR |
2302 |
1
|
|
9
|
Berzina Ilze |
LAT |
2243 |
1
|
|
10
|
Zhao Xue |
CHN |
2367 |
1
|
|
11
|
Mechtcheriakova Evguenia |
RUS |
2288 |
1
|
Elli was born on January 8th 1985. So she is today 17 years old. She started
chess at a very early age, with her father Thomas, who was a top GM in East
Germany, and brother Thomas jr.
In 1999 she was "discovered" by Garry Kasparov, who played two exhibition
games against her at the CeBit computer fair in Hannover (multimedia report
above in CBM Extra 69). Kasparov considered her immensely talented helped find
sponsors for Elli's chess training. These were ChessBase/Eidos and currently
the German chip manufacturer "Zentrum
Mikroelektronik Dresden". ZMD has subsequenly become deeply involved
in chess, and Elli's success at the Junior world championship is bound to
strengthen their committment.
Elisabeth Pähtz, a pictorial portrait
Elli Pähtz at the Chess
Classic 2002 in Mainz
In her match against Alexandra Kosteniuk
Elli told us the story of her escape from the floods of Dresden in a Mainz
report.
Elli drew women's vice champion of the world Alexandra Kosteniuk and then lost
the sudden death
tiebreak (lots of pictures of both girls there and here!).
A day before leaving for the Junior World Championship in Greece Elle got together
with Garry Kasparov for an exhibition
match at the Munich Electronica trade fair.
From the family album: Elli with father GM Thomas Pähtz and brother Thomas
(left, who has also won a German junior title).
Elli as a pre-teen
Playing on the Fritz Playchess
server
