Chess: Kazakhstan's Abdumalik among World Championship leaders

source: http://newsite.kazpravda.kz/c/1324636349 Zhansaya Abdumalik

Tengrinews, Nov 16, 2012

Kazakhstan chess-player Zhansaya Abdumalik is leading the standings at the World Youth Chess Championship, Vesti.kz reports.

Abdumalik is number one in her 12-year old chess group. The Kazakhstan World Champion played against China’s Chu Zhou Tong in the seventh round. Both chess players scored 5.5 points by then. Kazakhstan's Abdumalik won the game and added one more point to her score. Abdumalik with 6.5 points will play against India’s Vaishali in the next round.

Another Kazakhstan chess player Dinara Saduakassova is one step behind the leader of the Championship China’s Xiao Yiyi who is 1.5 points ahead of her. Saduakassova lost to Russia’s Polina Rodionova in the seventh round. At present Kazakhstan chess player shares the fourth place with her nine rivals....read more: http://www.kazakhembus.com/in_the_news/chess-kazakhstans-abdumalik-among-world-championship-leaders