Sri Charan Tej and K. Chidwilasini won the under-15 titles at the Telangana State-ranking chess tournament in Hyderabad. Winners across under-7 to under-15 categories were announced, highlighting emerging talents from boys and girls divisions in the state
Top-seeded Sri Sai Baswanth of Hyderabad won the Open prize money chess tournament at A2H Chess Academy, Kukatpally, scoring 4.5 points from five rounds. Kumaran Charan finished second. The winner received Rs 6,000 and the runner-up Rs 5,000
P Leeladityavardhan of Sri Vijnana Vihara English Medium School won the juniors category of the Brilliant Trophy online chess tournament after a tie-break with Siddharth Pernati. Thamizh Amudhan Yugender finished third, while several age-group winners were also declared
National under-13 champion Modipalli Deekshitha of Velocity Chess Academy, Hyderabad, won the A2H Open Rapid prize money chess tournament with a perfect six points. Srujan Keerthan and Sasi Hasini finished second and third with five points each
V Shanmukha Srujan and Lakshmi Sri Nidhi won the boys and girls under-16 titles at the A2H Children’s chess tournament in Hyderabad. The event also saw winners in the under-10 category, with Shadab and Sheershika Chowdam finishing first
A2H Chess Academy will host a Rapid Open prize money chess tournament at its Kukatpally campus on February 8. The event carries a total prize money of Rs 15,000. Registrations can be made by contacting FIDE Arbiter S Subba Raju
M Vihaan Krishna and J Shri Vishishta emerged champions in the boys’ and girls’ under-eight categories at the seventh Mount Banyan Global School chess tournament in Hyderabad. The event featured multiple age groups, showcasing young talent across boys and girls divisions
Kandi Ravi won the OGCA Veterans Chess tournament held in Hyderabad on Monday. T Gowtham and G Satyanarayana finished second and third respectively. The event saw strong participation, with J Harender and B Deo Raju also featuring in the top five
S Shivange won the under-9 category in the SLAN inter-school chess tournament held in Hyderabad. K Shri Shik Tejo topped the under-12 group, while Adhrit Padhy claimed the under-15 crown, showcasing young talent in the city’s chess scene
Gade Sharanya, Rishi Pallagani, Nitya Konduri, Manojreddy Maram and D Anji shared the lead with three points each from three rounds in Brilliant Trophy open chess tournament
