8th World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad (see all-time tournament summary) |
| Date: |
25th September - 2nd October 2009 |
| City: |
Akhisar, Manisa district, Turkey |
| Venue: |
The municipality sport hall |
| General Coordinator: |
Mr. Erdem Uçarkuş (TUR) |
| Secretary General: |
Mr. Erman Üsküdarli (TUR) |
| Tournament Director: |
Mr. Cengiz İnce (TUR) |
| Chief Arbiter: |
IA Hulusi Cihangir (TUR) |
| Teams participating: |
22 (incl. six Turkish teams [4 boys' and 2 girls' teams], two South African teams and two Libyan teams) |
| Players participating: |
101 (incl. 1 GM, 10 FMs, 1 CM and 1 WCM) |
| Games played: |
440 |
| Competition format: |
Four board ten round Swiss. |
| Final order decided by: |
1. Game points; 2.Buchholz; 3. Match points; 4. Berger; 5. Median Buchholz |
| Time control: |
90 minutes per game + 30 sec. increment per move starting from move 1 |
| Official logo: |
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| Website: |
http://wyco2009.tsf.org.tr |
| Downloadable game file: |
09u16-ol.zip |