Leeladityavardhan wins junior chess title in Brilliant Trophy

P Leeladityavardhan of Sri Vijnana Vihara English Medium School won the juniors category of the Brilliant Trophy online chess tournament after a tie-break with Siddharth Pernati. Thamizh Amudhan Yugender finished third, while several age-group winners were also declared

Hyderabad: P Leeladityavardhan of Sri Vijnana Vihara English Medium School (Vijayawada) and Siddharth Pernati tied for first place with 11 points each out of 12 rounds, but the former emerged winner in the tie-break of the juniors category in the Brilliant Trophy online chess tournament on Tuesday.

Thamizh Amudhan Yugender finished third with 9.5 points out of 12 rounds.

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Final placings:

Leeladityavardhan, 2. Siddharth Pernati, 3. Thamizh Amudhan Yugender, 4. P Lakshith, 5. Shanmukha Vasudeva Annambhotla, 6. P Harshith, 7. Vihaan Narra, 8. K Harsha Vardhan, 9. Manas Arun Sri Tej, 10. C Chidambaram.

Boys:

Under-15: 1. Apporvamithra Bhole, 2. Sharvil Sapre.

Under-13: 1. C Chidambaram, 2. Saujas Srihari.

Under-11: 1. Arhant, 2. Y Vihaan Krishna.

Under-9: 1. Shanmukh.

Under-7: 1. Viyaan Krishna.

Girls:

Under-15: 1. Himaja Prakhya.

Under-13: 1. K Varnika, 2. K Shriya Reddy.

Under-11: 1. Anshita Reddy Swarna, 2. K Kartheeka.