In the junior category, Surya maintained a clean slate with six points to take the top honours. In the open category, Srujankeerthan scored 5.5 points from six rounds.

With this win, the championship ended on a winning note for India as the side registered six other medals which include three silver medals.

The Hyderabad boys team comprising of Neeraj Anirudh, Aashish Reddy, Meghansh Ram, Kethan and Surya secured 15 points while the girls team of M Jyothi, Jaya Sree, D Chethana, Abhignya and Sandya collected 16 points to emerge champions

In the final round, he drew with Telangana’s Bharat Kumar Reddy. Kaushtav took home a prize money of Rs 50,000. Meanwhile, Prakash Ram from Punjab took the second place

Kaustuv and Telangana’s International Master M Sai Agni Jeevitesh settled for a draw in the seventh round match. Meanwhile, Jeevitesh along with Praveen Prasad, P Bharath Kumar Reddy, V Varun

Jeevitesh downed Andhra Bank’s J Ramakrishna while Praveen Prasad outclassed State’s M Pavan Teja in the fifth round.

The top two slots are occupied by two Chinese players Hou Yifan (2,659 points) and Ju Wenjun (2,586 points).

Hyderabad: Telangana’s International Master Sai Agni Jeevitesh defeated Maharashtra chess player Shetty Murugan to stay in the joint lead along with 28 others at the end of the third round in the first Hyderabad All India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament being held at Lal Bahadur Stadium on Wednesday. Important Results : Round III: Senthil Kumar

Top-seeded player Kaustav Kundu (2318) from West Bengal finished his game in 38 moves against G Srudi Veena (1035) of Tamil Nadu

Aditya scored six points from six rounds while Nanditha secured 3.5 points out of four rounds.

The top five winners are eligible to participate in the State under-19 championship to be held in Sangareddy from October 3

Kovidh lifted the title by winning all the five matches he played while Nigamaa secured three points from a total of five rounds.

The top four winners in both categories can represent their district in the Telangana under-11 chess championship to be held in Miyapur.

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The top four winners are eligible to represent Hyderabad in the State under-11 chess championship to be held in Warangal

The home team maintained a clean slate with 20 points to emerge on top

Sharanya lifted the title by scoring six points from six rounds. Surya Saahas Reddy won the second place with five points and Aarush Reddy grabbed the third place with four points.

Laxman, who has 2,437 FIDE rating points, was tied with Grand Master P Karthikeya and International Master Al Muthaiah with nine points but he was declared winner.