Hyderabad: Sathvik Gulakaram of The Creek Planet School emerged champion in the under-11 boys category while Tanishq Ekula of Srinidhi Global Olympiad School took top honours in the under-9 category at the Children Chess tournaments, organised by Pragathi Chess Foundation at Sundaraiah Bhavan, Pragathi Nagar on Monday.
In final round of U-11 event, Sathvik defeated V Srivatsav Sai to become clear winner with 5 points. In the U-9 event, Tanishq and S Reshwanth Reddy tied for the top spot with five points each but better tie-break score helped the former win the honours.