World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad Round 4: Armenia leads, Philippines in close second

Philippines defeated host nation's no.1 team, Turkey-A 3-1 in the fourth round to remain in the hunt for the title of the ongoing World Under 16 Olympiad in Mersin Turkey. Philippines now has over taken India for the second spot and just a full point behind powerhouse Armenia, which the young Filipinos will be facing in the next round. Wesley So remains the major force for the team as he remains unbeaten in four games so far.

Detailed report to be followed...

Rank after round 4
Rank	Team	Pts.	BH.
1	ARMENIA	13½	33
2	PHILIPPINES	12½	34½
3	INDIA	10½	40½
4	RUSSIA	10½	38½
5	TURKIYE-C	10½	31½
6	GEORGIA	10	37
7	AZERBAIJAN	10	35½
8	SLOVAKIA	10	35½
9	SRI LANKA	9½	29
10	TURKIYE-A	9	42
11	ENGLAND	8	33½
12	SWITZERLAND-A	8	29½
13	BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA	8	28
14	GREECE	7½	37
15	SWITZERLAND-B	7½	29
16	TURKIYE-MERSIN	7½	28½
17	SOUTH AFRICA-B	7	25
18	TURKIYE-B	6½	36½
19	SYRIA	6½	28½
20	ISEK AQUAMATCH	6	32
21	SOUTH AFRICA-A	6	29½
22	TURKIYE-GIRLS-B	6	25½
23	TURKIYE-GIRLS-A	5½	35
24	AUSTRALIA	5½	27½
25	ALBANIA	3½	24
26	KENYA	3	26