By Lily O. Ramos
MANILA, (PNA)—Filipino Woman National Master (WNM) Jan Jodilyn Fronda on Friday split the point drew with Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Monnisha GK of India after 34 moves of Scotch Opening in the 13th and final round to settle for a tie for 27th-35th place at the conclusion of the 2013 World Junior Chess Championship in Kocaeli, Turkey.
Monnisha won overall 27th place with a superior tie-break over fellow 7.0 pointer Fronda who had to drop a notch lower at 28th place.
Russian Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Aleksandra Goryachkina stopped Woman International Master (WIM)Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda of Columbia after 29 moves of Queen’s Gambit Declined to rank first in the Girls’ Division with 10.5 points, while Kazakhstan’s WIM Zhansaya Abdumalik scored 9.5 points for a runner-up finish.
Filipino Boys’Division bet, Jerad Docena was not as lucky when he drew with Milan Ratkovic of Serbia after 39 moves of CaroKann defense, said head coach Yves Ranola.
Docena scored 6.5 points, a good for a tie for 50th to 67th place, but after the tie break points system was tabulated, Docena landed at overall 55th place.
Grandmaster (GM)Yu Yangyi of China settled for a truce with GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of India after 20 moves of Caro Kann defense to become the first Chinese to win a World Junior Chess Championship crown with 11 points.
Last year’s champion GM Alexander Ipatov of Turkey accumulated 10.5 points for solo second place, followed by third place Gujrathi and fourth place GM Jorge Cori of Peru with 9.5 points each.
The Filipino campaign in Turkey was supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines, Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares, Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee.