California’s top young chess stars are once again proving that the kids in the Golden State play world-class chess. Several remain undefeated and nearly all remain in contention for the gold after the first two rounds of the World Youth Chess Championships. Round 3 has some interesting match-ups. Here are the games to keep an eye on:
U8 Open
Board 18 Milind Maiti(California) vs Mohan Kushagra
Board 34 Joaquin Perkins(California) vs Alexander Akhmetshin
Board 35 Andrea Becchi vs Ben Rood(California)
U12 Open
Board 1 Samuel Sevian(California) vs Timur Trubchaninov
Board 23 Martin Bergsjo Ostby vs Kevin Moy(California)