The event for Saad Abobaker Elmi comes right after the European Club Cup, where he played on board 1 for Bærum Schakselskap , scoring 5,5/7 and adding 30 Elo points. Now a round before the end of the World Youth 2024, Saad Abobaker Elmi has added extra 26 Elo to his rating.

Replay the games from World Youth Chess 2024 with analysis

Tarjei Svensen says, “18-year-old Saad Abobaker Elmi has made history as the first Norwegian of African origin to secure the IM title, clinching his final norm and the 2400 requirement in the World Youth U18 in Brazil.”

In the U14 girls category the top rated participants are Kesaria Mgeladze, Zhao Yunqing, Sirin Kalyani, Emilie Negre, Diana Preobrazhenskaya, Oksana Goriachkina, Dimitra Alexandri, and Ines Bernard

World Youth Chess 2024 – U14 girls participants

In the U14 open category the top contenders for the title are Pawel Sowinski, Edgar Mamedov, Sauat Nurgaliyev, Patryk Cieslak, Havard Haug, Kiet Dinh Nho, Haochen Jiang, etc.

World Youth Chess 2024 – U14 open participants

The venue of the event is Hotel Canasvieiras IN, Florianópolis (SC) – Brazil. The tournament will be played using the Swiss System with 11 rounds. The rate of play will be in accordance with the FIDE rules: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes to rest of the game, with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Live games from the World Youth Chess Championship 2024 will be daily on Chessdom.com

Here is an interview with Stanley Badacsonyi about Kingston, his future tournaments, the people that support his career, and more.

Did you know? The longest decisive chess game was 272 moves and happened at Kingston

Hello Stanley and congratulations on getting the FM title! Age 14 years and 11 months, quite impressive! Can you tell us more about the Kingston 2024 where you crossed the 2300 mark?

Thank you very much! Kingston was a massive breakthrough tournament for me. I think playing with confidence is very important, I started well so I think that helped me a lot. I was also able to play against many higher rated opponents and so there was less pressure on me.

(Bonus: The game where the new FM passed 2300 ELO, annotated by Stanley himself here)

Your progress has been stellar in the past two years. Besides your continuous effort, who are the people that support you?

My coach GM Jonathan Hawkins is very supportive and has helped me so much. My family is also very supportive of me. A special mention for my brother Frankie Badacsonyi, who is three years older than me and I am very grateful for his help. I don’t have a sponsor, let’s hope this changes soon.

If we see correctly, you have played more than 45 000 games on Lichess! Do you feel that quantity of play also amounts to quality?

I played over 30,000 games during the lockdown on Lichess. I think the practice really helped me as I was able to learn a lot about the game. Going into lockdown I was probably around 1500 rated on the platform. A lot of people that I have played have commented about the amount of games I have played, it takes a long time to load them all when preparing against me! I also enjoyed the social element of it, as I wasn’t able to see any friends from school.

What are the next tournaments we can see you in action in 2024?

I will be playing in the World Youth Chess Championships 2024 in Florianopolis, Brazil, as the invited U16 Open player for England. My brother Frankie will also be there, he is the U18 Open invited player. I will also be playing in the Isle of Wight Masters 2025, and I want to play in more IM norm events.

For that you will probably need invitations. What is the best way for organizers to get in touch with you?

I think a good way for organisers to get in touch with me is via Lichess or Instagram or even email myself or my parents (ed. note: Allison Badacsonyi Twitter here)

There is a very strong generation of youngsters growing in England. Who should the world watch for?

England have so many youngsters on the rise. The one to watch for sure is Shreyas Royal. But any of the young talents can suddenly gain 100 ratings points and get a title.

The deadline for registration is September 2nd, 2024. After this date, the organizers reserve the right to refuse or decline late registrations

Recent youth event: European Youth Chess with 1250 players / European youth 2024 live

Next: World Chess Championship 2024

World Youth Chess 2024 schedule