World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad Round 5 and 6: Russia grab the leads, Philippines tied from2nd to 3rd places

So in action, still showing no sign of fatigue and home sickness.

Top seed Russia crushed erstwhile leader of the tournament, Armenia 4-0 in the 6th round to grab the lead with a total of 17 1/2 points. Team Philippines meanwhile, drew their 5th round assignment with Armenia 2-2 before narrowly loosing to defending champion India in the 6th round 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 to remain tied in the second places with the Indians. Georgia, Armenia and England are sharing 4-6.places with 15.5 points. GM Wesley So demonstrates his mental toughness and showing no sign of fatigue from the grueling previous World Junior Chess Championship and staying long away from home by scoring 5 1/2 points out of 6 points.

- Photo courtesy of the official website

Rank after round 6
Rank	Team	Pts.	BH.	MP	SB.	BH.
1	RUSSIA	17½	85	10	69,00	57½
2	PHILIPPINES	16	87	8	55,50	59½
3	INDIA	16	86	10	70,50	58
4	GEORGIA	15½	84½	8	51,50	58½
5	ARMENIA	15½	84	9	58,50	57
6	ENGLAND	15½	72	7	34,00	52
7	AZERBAIJAN	15	85	9	61,25	57
8	SLOVAKIA	15	80	7	38,75	54
9	TURKIYE-A	13½	80½	6	34,00	54½
10	TURKIYE-MERSIN	12½	69½	7	38,25	45
11	SRI LANKA	12	73	5	28,25	47½
12	SWITZERLAND-A	12	72	6	28,00	49
13	TURKIYE-C	11½	81	6	32,00	53½
14	GREECE	11½	75½	6	30,00	48½
15	TURKIYE-GIRLS-A	11½	63½	6	25,25	43
16	SYRIA	11½	61½	4	16,00	41½
17	SOUTH AFRICA-A	11	59½	6	27,00	39
18	TURKIYE-B	10½	74	6	31,50	49½
19	SWITZERLAND-B	10½	72	5	27,50	47
20	BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA	10	67½	4	19,00	46½
21	ISEK AQUAMATCH	9½	63½	4	18,75	39½
22	AUSTRALIA	9½	57	5	20,75	40
23	SOUTH AFRICA-B	8½	63	3	9,25	43½
24	TURKIYE-GIRLS-B	8½	58½	5	16,75	38½
25	KENYA	7½	56	3	11,75	39½
26	ALBANIA	4½	61	1	3,75	38