7 th International Chess Festival 2005
Was held in St. Lo in France from the 8 th to the 16 th July.
About 25 Countries participated in this tournament.
It was played in 3 different categories.
Anant Dole and Melissa Greeff were invited by the French federation to participate in the International Youth Open.
Here they played against very high rated players. Prizes were awarded in each age category.
9 rounds were played.
Anant's score was 6 out of 9. His opponent's average rating was1962 and his tournament performance was 2122. He came 1 st U 12 and got a trophy,a digital camera, mp3 player and usb cam as prizes. Overall his ranking was 22 nd from a total of 208 players.
Melissa's score was 5.5 out of 9. Her opponent's average rating was 1815 and her tournament performance was 1833. Her ranking was 50 th
