It is important to monitor such events because invariably the top finishers almost all will become grandmasters and a few will someday contest the world title. The next world champion in the post-Kasparov era will probably be one of the kids at Marina d'Or, Spain.

There were a total of ten groups and ten world championships. There were the Boys under-10, boys under-12, boys under-14, boys under-16 and boys under-18. There were also the girls under-10, girls under-12, girls under-14, girls under-16 and girls under-18.

Ties were broken so that each section had one winner. Here are the winners:

Here are the last round results and final standings in each of the ten sections:

• Boys under-10 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Boys under-12 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Boys under-14 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Boys under-16 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Boys under-18 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Girls under-10 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Girls under-12 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Girls under-14 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Girls under-16 Last Round Results and Final Standings
• Girls under-18 Last Round Results and Final Standings

• World Chess Rating Lists
• FIDE Top 20 Juniors Rating List, July, 1998
• FIDE Top 20 Girls Rating List, July, 1998
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