Balanandan clinches Brilliant Trophy Juniors Online Chess Tournament

Vaisali Garnepudi and Hitesh Sai secured second and third places respectively, both with 9.5 points

Hyderabad: Balanandan Ayyappan of Ernakulam clinched the Brilliant Trophy Juniors Online Chess Tournament on Wednesday, scoring 10 points from 12 rounds. Vaisali Garnepudi and Hitesh Sai secured second and third places respectively, both with 9.5 points.

Results: Top ten places: 1. Balanandan Ayyappan, 2. Vaisali Garnepudi, 3. Hitesh Sai Saketh, 4. Arul Shinde, 5. Sehajpreet Kaur, 6. Krishna Kishore Rallabandi, 7. Advay Bharathram, 8. TR Ramachandran, 9. Yugesh Kalagarla, 10. Bharat Penumatsa;

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U-15: Boys: 1. Shuvang Pran Kashyap, 2. Vishwanth Simha; Girls: 1. Sahasra Rallabandi; U-13: Boys: 1. AH Suryanarayana, 2. Ranay Reddy Gurrala; Girls: 1. Lopamudra Aadya A, 2. Divyanshi Suwalka; U-11: Boys: 1. Heetesh Kumar, 2. Visisht Sriram; Girls: 1. Sharon Blessy Giddala; U-9: Boys: 1. Bhavyesh Balaji Reddy, 2. Gautham Malladi; Girls: 1. Jeshna Prasath, 2. Chaitra.