Multiple players shared the lead after three rounds of the 242nd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament in Hyderabad. Sunishka Suryadevara occupied second place in the juniors category, while three players jointly led the Open section with perfect scores
Kandi Ravi and Y Sameer Kumar have been elected as president and secretary of the Hyderabad Chess Centre at its general body meeting. The organisation also announced its new team of office-bearers, including vice presidents and executive committee members
K Naga Sai Sarthak won the blitz title and A Pranav claimed the rapid crown in the Telangana chess selection tournament. Shreyan Thipparthi and Adhyayan Banerjee finished runners-up. The top two players in each category will represent the State nationally