Ravi Krishna wins inaugural LVS Academy Rapid Chess tournament

G Ravi Krishna won the inaugural LVS Academy Open Rapid Chess Tournament on tie-break after finishing level with Pranay Akula, while L Surya Akhil claimed third place. Special prizes were also awarded

Hyderabad: Third-seeded G Ravi Krishna of Hyderabad won the inaugural LVS Academy Open Rapid Chess Tournament with 5.5 points from six rounds, despite tying with Pranay Akula (5.5), by virtue of the tie-break rule.
L Surya Akhil finished third.

Special Prizes:

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Best veteran: Rajagopal

Best woman player: Durga Kartika Lellapalli

Boys:
Under-9: 1. Within Yalavarthi, 2. Ayeesh, 3. Ram, 4. V. Aditya, 5. Avanesh.

Under-11: 1. Tanish Ekula, 2. Siddhartha Karthik, 3. Sreekar, 4. Advaith Sri Ram, 5. Ashish Reddy Manvith.

Under-13: 1. Y. Shivakumar, 2. Ujwal Mekala, 3. K. Srishir Dev, 4. M. Monish Varun Reddy, 5. Vedesh.

Under-15: 1. J. Ravi Varma, 2. —, 3. Samyukth.

Girls:
Under-9: 1. Varshini Kamboji, 2. Louka Ashish, 3. E. Aishwarya, 4. Jashuka, 5. Tanuja.

Under-11: 1. T. Shri Varshini Tania, 2. Sadhvi Swami, 3. G. Aadhya.

Under-13: 1. Ashi Reddy Sahara, 2. Adithya Maheshwari, 3. Sanvi Swami.