World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015, the event has been split into "World Cadets Chess Championship" and "World Youth Chess Championship".
Valentina Golubenko and Ivan Šarić won Under-18 titles in 2008.
Valery Salov is a Russian chess grandmaster who was ranked third in the world in 1995.
Valery Salov in 1989