Telangana’s Rajkumar wins Nagpur All-India FIDE-Rated Below-1700 Chess Tournament

Telangana chess player Rajkumar won the sixth Nagpur All-India FIDE-Rated Below-1700 Chess Tournament, scoring 8.5 points in nine rounds without a defeat. The TSWREIS alumnus finished first among 547 participants and received a cash prize of ₹50,000.

Hyderabad: Rajkumar of Telangana won the 6th Nagpur All-India FIDE-Rated Below 1700 Chess Tournament .

The chess player, an alumni of TSWREIS , delivered an outstanding performance, scoring 8.5 points out of nine rounds and remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament. He secured the first position and a cash prize of ₹50,000 among 547 participants.

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He is coached by Sivakumar at Shaikpet Chess Academy, who did his schooling in the Social Welfare Residential School (Sirpur).

Dr. Rama Laxman, Chairman, Telangana Social Welfare Residential Degree & Junior Colleges PDs and PETs Association, along with others congratulated Rajkumar on his success.