Six juniors share lead in Brilliant Trophy Chess

Six juniors and seven players in the open category lead with perfect scores after three rounds in the 230th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament held at Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar

Hyderabad: In the juniors category of the 230th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament, six players — Sathwik Reddy, Velvendhan, Yuvan Rodda, Snithik Vengala, Sri Samanvith, and Svanik Vengala — are in joint lead with three points from three rounds. Sanathan Nanda and Harini Balina are in second spot with 2.5 points from three rounds, at Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar.

In the open category, seven players — Divit Reddy Adulla, Ritesh Maddukuri, Rama Anjaneyulu, Shreyan Thipparthi, Sarath Kumar Nanda, Visesh Reddy, and Krishna Kalyan — are in the lead with three points from three rounds. Viswa Alakanti, Nigamasree, Gade Vishal, Surya Prakash, and Madhusree Duvvala are in second spot with two points from three rounds.

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Important Results
Junior Category (Round 3):
Sathwik Reddy (3) bt Sharika Tunki (2);
Snithik Vengala (3) bt Abhinandan (2);
Sri Samanvith (3) bt R S A Harvin (2);
Svanik Vengala (3) bt Mukunda Kauntheya (2);
Velvendhan (3) bt Riya Thakur (2).

Open Category (Round 3):
Viswa Alakanti (2) lost to Divit Reddy Adulla (3);
Ritesh Maddukuri (3) bt Nigamasree (2);
Rama Anjaneyulu (3) bt Surya Prakash (2);
Sai Manvik Reddy (2) lost to Shreyan Thipparthi (3);
Sarath Kumar (3) bt Gade Vishal (2);
Madhusree Duvvala (2) lost to Krishna Kalyan (3).