Youngsters vs Stars: Can The Younger Weapons Checkmate the Chess Masters Once more?

The gifted kids dominated the primary Youngsters vs. Stars match, however the skilled masters aren’t backing down and have introduced in reinforcements. Can the celebrities flip the tide and outsmart their considerably youthful opponents?

Youngsters vs. Stars is a brand new and enjoyable collection of matches showcasing essentially the most gifted kids towards well-known stars. The primary match was received convincingly by the Youngsters, FM Rose Atwell, and WFM Megan Paragua, defeating the Stars, WFM Anna Cramling, and WGM Nemo Zhou, by a powerful 12-point margin. 

Nemo will probably be again for the Stars, however this time the Canadian content material creator who turned the Beneath-14 World Youth Champion for Ladies is joined by none aside from nine-time British Girls’s Champion and in style Chess.com commentator IM Jovanka Houska. 

Their opponents is likely to be younger, however they are not missing in chess expertise. WFM Bodhana Sivanandan is simply 9 years previous, however has repeatedly made headlines since profitable a historic triple gold medal within the World Youth Championship final yr. She is among the top-rated gamers beneath 10 and not too long ago she turned the youngest ever to attain a lady worldwide grasp norm. 

Twelve-year-old Antek Radzimski has simply been warming up for this occasion, coming contemporary from profitable the European U12 Group Championship with the Polish crew, the place he scored a large 6.5/7 on board 3. Recognized for his preventing spirit and abilities with shorter time controls, he’ll pose a critical problem to his older and extra skilled opponents. 

FM Mike “FunMaster” Klein, ChessKid’s Head of Content material & Scholastic Development, is happy, saying:

Within the final Youngsters vs. Stars, the youngins by no means gave the taxpayers an opportunity. Whereas we at all times attempt to make the matchups near equal, and I believe we have performed so right here since, as everyone knows, youngsters are criminally underrated, there is a gentle spot in my coronary heart for the adults. In spite of everything, it takes no bravery for youths to line up towards adults, however Jovi and Nemo are defending the protect towards people not even sufficiently old to trip the large curler coaster! Let’s have a look at if the Stars can win one (learn: survive the opening and win within the endgame).

The gamers will battle it out in a crew match, with every child dealing with every star six instances in a 3+1 time management. The crew with essentially the most factors on the finish of this 24-game conflict wins the match.

Chess.com’s Youngsters vs. Stars match will happen on Tuesday, July 16, at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET. Catch the entire motion on Chess.com’s Twitch and YouTube channels.