Hyderabad local chess: Ritesh, Susheela, Bharat Kumar bag titles

Bharat Kumar Reddy won the ninth RACE Chess Academy one-day rapid chess tournament, Ritesh, Susheela won the Next Galleria Mall State Chess tournament titles

HYDERABAD: Ritesh Maddukuri and R Sai Susheela won the boys’ and girls’ titles respectively in the under-15 category of the Next Galleria Mall State Chess Tournament here.
Final placings: Boys: Under-15: 1. Ritesh Maddukuri, 2. V Srivatsav, 3. Bharath Penumetsa.
Under-11: 1. S Jaideep Reddy, 2. Chetan Maale, 3. Sathvik Gulakaram.
Under-9: 1. Jithin Yalavarthi, 2. Prasidh Ambati, 3. Lella Devaansh.
Girls: Under-15: 1. R Sai Susheela, 2. Lasya Pallagani, 3. S Hyma Sanvitha.
Under-11: 1. Swara Deepak Phasge, 2. Dia Parthasarathy, 3. Chaitra Sree Magham.

RACE Chess Academy one-day rapid chess tournament

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P Bharat Kumar Reddy won the ninth RACE Chess Academy one-day rapid chess tournament with six points from six rounds here.
Nidhish Shyamal and Samuel Stephen Noble finished second and third, respectively.
Final placings: 1. P Bharat Kumar Reddy, 2. Nidhish Shyamal, 3. Samuel Stephen Noble, 4. A Pranay, 5. Sree Shaunak Chanda, 6. N Geethika Hasini, 7. Bharatakoti Sneha, 8. Sri Sai Baswant, 9. Mehta Jwalin and 10. J Malleswara Rao.
Special prizes: Best woman: 1. N Saranya Devi, 2. C Sasi Hasini.
Best veteran: 1. DN Vijayendrakumar, 2. A Ravindra Nath.