Chithambaram scores his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of the danger zone in his first-round game against Czech Grandmaster Nguyen
With just one decisive game in the 14-player round-robin tournament at De Morian on Saturday, Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa maintained their shared lead with 4.5 points out of a possible six, while Gukesh remains close behind, trailing the leaders with four points.
Krishna earned 11 points from 12 rounds, securing first place ahead of Sai Sree Nandagopal, who finished second with 10 points, and Adhyayan Banerjee, who took third place with 9.5 points.
Harshit with 10 points clinched the title in the tie-break ahead of Sri Saivedansh and Shivnandan, who settled for second and third places respectively.
Manasarun of Silver Oaks International School, Bachupali emerged winner in the tie-break after being tied in first place with Abhinav Gandham with 5.5 points out of 6 rounds, who finished second and Ayaanraj Kottapally got third place with 5 points.
Shreyan Bag of Alui Deshbandhu Board Primary School, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal won the Brilliant Trophy Juniors Online Chess Tournament on Tuesday.
In a championship featuring 224 top players nationwide, the 6th seed, Rithvik, showcased remarkable prowess by securing an impressive 9 points out of 11 rounds
Vibhor Panga with 4.5 points and Vaibhav Chenna with 7.5 points sealed the senior and junior titles respectively in the Children Chess Tournament at A2H Chess Academy, Kukatpally, Hyderabad on Sunday.