Three-year-old Mahika Nandepu attempts chess record in Hyderabad

Three-year-old chess prodigy Mahika Nandepu attempted to solve Blind Swine Mate puzzles across 160 chessboards within 30 minutes in Hyderabad. Supervised by a certified arbiter, the attempt will be submitted to the World Book of Records, London, for recognition.

Hyderabad: Chess prodigy Mahika Nandepu has attempted to achieve an extraordinary milestone in the world of chess.

At just three years of age, Mahika attempted to create history by solving Blind Swine Mate chess puzzles arranged on 160 chessboards within 30 minutes, aiming to set a record as the youngest child to accomplish this feat.

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The record attempt was held at MMCCC (MLA MP Colony Cultural Centre), Road No. 10C, MLA and MP Colony, Jubilee Hills, and was organised by Roy Chess Academy.

The record attempt was officially supervised by Ujjwal Chauhan, a Certified National Chess Arbiter and FIDE Arbiter, who verified that Mahika had correctly solved each puzzle in accordance with international chess regulations. The record attempt will now be submitted to the World Book of Records, London, for official recognition.

Upon approval, Mahika may be invited to the British Parliament in the United Kingdom to be honoured for this achievement.

Mahika has been receiving chess training at the academy, founded by Rajashekar Reddy. The event was attended by her great-grandfather, Ummareddy Venkateswarlu, a senior political leader and Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC).