Croatia chess superpower among young world masters! Part 1.
Valentina Golubenko and
Ivan Šarić enjoying victory in Vietnam, adorned with beautiful flowers.
The following amazing list deserves to be seen:
Medal tally | Rank | Country | Total | Individual | Team | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 1 |  | India | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | | 2 |  | Vietnam | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 3 |  | CROATIA | 2 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 4 |  | China | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | 5 |  | Russia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | | | 6 |  | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | 7 |  | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 8 |  | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 9 |  | Iran | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 10 |  | USA | | 1 | 4 | | | 2 | | 1 | 2 | | 11 |  | Canada | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 11 |  | Finland | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 11 |  | Germany | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 14 |  | Azerbaijan | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 14 |  | Indonesia | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 14 |  | Moldova | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 14 |  | Philippines | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
The main hall in the city of Vung Tau, Vietnam, where the World Youth Chess Championship was held.
World Youth Chess Champions in the category under 18 years, representing Croatia.
Valentina is Woman Grand Master (WGM) in chess, born in 1990 in Estonia. She was 16 times champion of that country in various age categories. Her parents are also successful chess players, and her father Valery Golubenko has PhD in Mathematics.
Dr. Valery Golubenko, Valentina's proud father, drinking Croatian beer in the town of Njivice on the island of Krk.
Ivan Šarić, No1 on the podium receiving gold medal
Interview with Ivan Šarić,
World Chess Champion in 2008.
Ivan holds the title of International Chess Master. Born in 1990 and living in the city of Split, Croatia, he was
European Champion in 2007 for chess players under the age of 18.
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