The tournament reaches its midway point with Round 5. Out of nearly 1200 young talents, only a handful have managed to keep a perfect 5/5 score.
Heading to tomorrow’s free day, Bilge Arslan (TUR) stands alone atop the Girls U8 section with a flawless 5/5, while Deniz Irtes (TUR) and Myron Netrebka (UKR) share the lead in the Open U8 with the same perfect score.
n the Girls U10 section, Daria Kravchuk (UKR) has emerged as the sole leader with 5 points. Meanwhile, Tomas Andre (SVK) and Luca Protopopescu (FRA) continue their winning streaks to jointly top the Open U10 standings.
Melis Duru Kaygun (TUR) leads in Girls U12 section with 5 points, while a quartet of players share first place in the Open U12 on 4.5: Ali Aras Yildiz (TUR), Boris Kolodziejczyk (FRA), Kerem Sarp Yekeler (TUR), and Poyraz Uzdemir Ali (TUR).
Vera Vujovic (SRB) and Blanka Ejsymont (POL) continued their perfect run and share the lead in the Girls U14 category, scoring 5/5 points each, while no player in Open U14 section kept the perfect score and three players tie for first with 4.5 points each: IM Khagan Ahmad (AZE), FM Tyhran Ambartsumian (ARM), and FM Ferragut Pau Marin (ESP).
The competition remains fierce in the U16 categories. Ayan Huseynli (AZE) and Lucia Stoll (FRA) co-lead the Girls U16 with 4.5 points, while four players: FM Rhys Arnold (NED), FM Mykola Korchynskyi (GER), FM Jernej Kozlovic (SLO), and FM Anastasios Georgiadis (GRE) share the top of the Open U16 with the same score.
In the oldest age group, FM Dana Kochavi (ISR) leads the Girls U18 with a perfect 5/5, and IM Edvin Trost (SWE) sits atop the Open U18 standings with 4.5 points.
Here are some moments.
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