A. Kovidhkushal Reddy and Chetan Maale won the Open and juniors titles respectively at the 243rd Brilliant Trophy chess tournament in Hyderabad. Chetan scored six points, while Kovidhkushal emerged winner on tie-break after three players finished with five points
FIDE-rated S Srujan Keerthan won the PICA prize money chess tournament in Hyderabad with a perfect five points. Several players secured top positions across open, veterans, women and age-group categories in the competition