This photo captures a historic moment in the history of the World Youth Chess Festival—it was taken in 1990, the year that Judit Polgar became the first girl to win the open section of the competition. Pictured in the photo, from left to right are: Evelyn Moncayo Romero (Ecuador, winner of the Girls Under 10 competition), Judit Polgar (Hungary, winner of the “Boy’s” under 14), Nawrose Nur (United States, winner of the Boys Under 10 competition), Corina Peptan (Romania, winner of Girls Under 12 competition), Diana Darchia (Russia, winner of the Girls Under 14 competition), Boris Avrukh (Israel, winner of the Boys Under 12 competion), Tournament Director Carol Jarecki, and Tournament Organizer Donald Schultz.
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