Naga Suryasaketh, Akhil Taneti win titles at Brilliant Trophy chess

Naga Suryasaketh and Akhil Taneti won the junior and Open category titles respectively at the 244th Brilliant Trophy Open Chess Tournament in Hyderabad. Suryasaketh prevailed on a tie-break after scoring 5.5 points, while Akhil topped the Open section

Hyderabad: Naga Suryasaketh and Akhil Taneti won the junior and Open category titles, respectively, in the 244th Brilliant Trophy Open Chess Tournament at Brilliant Grammar School here on Sunday.

In the junior category, Suryasaketh tied with Mithil Amor on 5.5 points from six rounds, but the former was declared the winner by virtue of the tie-break rule. P Nikhil finished third with five points from six rounds.

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In the Open category, Akhil won the event with 5.5 points from six rounds, while Jayaditya and Sri Samanvith finished second and third, respectively, with five points each.

Final placings:

Open category: 1. Akhil Taneti, 2. Jayaditya, 3. Sri Samanvith, 4. Aarush Reddy, 5. J Ravi Varma, 6. Jashwanth, 7. Varun Gopal, 8. Sarat Kumar, 9. Shaik Mohd Irfan, 10. R Prakash.

Boys:
Under-15: 1. Mithil Amor, 2. P Nikhil
Under-13: 1. Sanathan Nanda, 2. J Sreesa Sarvana
Under-11: 1. Sathya Karthikeya, 2. Aarush Rudra
Under-9: 1. Gowtham Nanda, 2. Kushal
Under-7: 1. Sohansh, 2. Aarush Rao

Girls:
Under-15: 1. K Varshini, 2. K Vaishnavi
Under-13: 1. Priisha Chakraborty, 2. S Sunishka
Under-11: 1. G Maanya
Under-9: 1. S Gagana, 2. Bhuvi Shreshta
Under-7: 1. S Krithvika, 2. Tanuja Sri

Best veteran player: K Rajagopal
Best woman player: R Manaswini