Just a few weeks after stunning everyone at the FIDE World Youth and Cadet Championships 2025, Kazakhstan young players dominates yet another event. This time the Kazakhstan players won 16 of the possible 36 medals from the Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – leaving Uzbekistan at second place with 6 medals, and India with 5 medals. Out of the 16 medals, four were gold, three silver and nine bronze.
The Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 took place in Dushanbe, Tajikstan. A total of 391 players participated, of which 37 were titled.
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 standings
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 8 Girls
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Aaranya R
IND
1731
7.5
2
Hinge Anvi Deepak
IND
1474
6.5
3
Issatay Aiziya
KAZ
1530
6
4
Yedresheva Amaliya
KAZ
1503
6
5
Alemanova Amira
KAZ
1494
6
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 10 Girls
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Khusnitdinova Husnorakhon
UZB
1706
7.5
2
Zhetpis Symbat
KAZ
1679
7.5
3
Jumaeva Iroda
UZB
1660
6.5
4
Asadova Madinabonu
UZB
1612
6.5
5
Filippova Milana
KAZ
1752
6
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 12 Girls
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
WCM
Yunker Alisa Genrietta
FID
2024
8.5
2
WCM
Bordoloi Pratitee
IND
1930
7.5
3
Mamesh Adiya
KAZ
1653
7
4
Kosari Sarina
IRI
1763
6
5
Ramamoorthy Vijayalakshmi Pavithra
IND
1705
5.5
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 14 Girls
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
WFM
Kholyavko Mariya
KAZ
1934
7.5
2
WFM
Smirnova Polina
FID
1963
7
3
Diaskyzy Daliya
KAZ
1742
6
4
Guntaka Aamuktha
IND
1967
6
5
Davlatova Sevinch
UZB
1597
5.5
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 16 Girls
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Fefelova Ekaterina
FID
1928
7
2
Akhmedova Shohina
UZB
1818
6
3
WFM
Orazalina Nursulu
KAZ
1885
6
4
WCM
Olimova Odina
UZB
1826
6
5
Miftakhova Azaliia
FID
1802
5.5
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 18 Girls
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Mohammadi Niusha
IRI
1969
6.5
2
WFM
Shubenkova Veronika
FID
2024
6.5
3
WCM
Guruprasad Amulya
IND
1733
6
4
Boini Kirthika
IND
1868
6
5
WCM
Shohradova Leyla
TKM
2023
6
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 8 Open
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Mahboobi Kiasha
IRI
1684
7.5
2
Farkhodov Fazliddin
UZB
1604
7
3
Adilbek Adinur
KAZ
1873
7
4
Omurzakov Altair
KAZ
1539
6.5
5
Zhetpis Sanzhar
KAZ
1586
6
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 10 Open
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Anetov Amirzhan
KAZ
1835
7.5
2
Nazarbek Alikhan
KAZ
1810
7
3
Yelemes Nurmukhamed
KAZ
1827
6.5
4
Avliyakuliyev Maksat
TKM
1739
6.5
5
AIM
Noushad Ibrahim Muhammad Shayan
IND
1849
6.5
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 12 Open
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Zhauynbay Alimzhan
KAZ
2019
7
2
Rahbar Aihan
IRI
1890
7
3
Primbetov Nurassyl
KAZ
1788
7
4
CM
Aarav A
IND
2243
6.5
5
FM
Kakavand Ramtin
IRI
2179
6
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 14 Open
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
Demchenko Maksim
FID
2019
8
2
Dauren Darmen
KAZ
1925
7
3
Nematov Tokhir
UZB
1813
6
4
Azatzhan Adil
KAZ
2059
6
5
AIM
Shavkatov Temur
UZB
1859
6
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 16 Open
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
FM
Dumanuly Sultanbeibarys
KAZ
2096
7.5
2
IM
Vaz Ethan
IND
2430
7
3
CM
Daulet Alikhan
KAZ
2067
6.5
4
Yessengali Adizhan
KAZ
2014
6
5
Rakhmatullaev Muhammadsolih
UZB
1980
5.5
Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Standard For Age Groups Under 18 Open
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
FM
Saydaliev Akobirkhon
UZB
2217
7
2
FM
Ilkhomi Jaloliddin
TJK
2335
6.5
3
FM
Tleukhanov Yerlan
KAZ
2143
6.5
4
FM
Mahendru Jaiveer
IND
2282
6
5
Umarov Bekhruz
UZB
2197
6

young chess players are now a force to be reckoned with. They swept through yet another youth championship