AMAZING NEWS! INDIA WINS 6 MEDALS IN DEAF CHESS AT MALAYSIA 2026!

Behind Left to right: Vivek Watpade, Shreya YS, Suman Bhambu, Ambika Masagi, Malika Handa, Ankit Ganguly, Roshan Arumugam, Ashutosh Shukla Front Left to right - Snigdha Sharma Official, center- Darshan Kshirsagar coach front right - Raghavendra MV Coach

India delivered an outstanding performance at the Asia-Pacific Deaf Chess Championship 2026 , held at 1st Avenue Mall, Penang, Malaysia, from 3–10 October 2026, as part of the 1st Asia-Pacific Deaf Multi-Sport Championships 2026.

India proudly secured 6 medals:

🥇 2 Gold Medals

🥈 2 Silver Medals

🥉 2 Bronze Medals*

These remarkable achievements came across the Blitz, Classical, and Rapid Mixed Team events, showcasing the exceptional talent, determination, and sportsmanship of India’s Deaf chess players. Congratulations to the entire Indian Deaf Chess Team, coaches, and support staff for making the nation proud! 😊

DEAF CHESS TEAM INDIA Players:

Women : Shreya Y S, Ambika Nagappa Masagi, Malika Handa, Suman Bhambu

Men : Ankit Ganguly, Roshan Arumugam, Vivek Watpade, Ashutosh Shukla

From Left to right - Snigdha Sharma Official, Raghavendra MV Coach, Shreya YS - Women Blitz Gold medal, Malika Handa - Women Classical Bronze medal, Ambika Masagi - Women Blitz Classical both Silver medal, Ankit Ganguly Men Blitz Bronze medal, Darshan Kshirsagar Coach

Officials :

Mr. Raghavendra mv - Coach

Mr. Darshan Kshirsagar - Coach

Mrs. Snigdha Sharma - Official

♟️ FIDE Blitz – 4 October 2026

🥇 Shreya Y S – Karnataka – Women’s Gold

🥈 Ambika Nagappa Masagi – Karnataka – Women’s Silver

🥉 Ankit Ganguly – West Bengal – Men’s Bronze

♟️ FIDE Classical – 5–8 October 2026

🥈 Ambika Nagappa Masagi – Karnataka – Women’s Silver

🥉 Malika Handa – Punjab – Women’s Bronze

Rapid Mixed Team - Gold Medal. (Left to Right) - Snigdha Sharma Official, Raghavendra MV Coach, Vivek Watpade, Shreya YS, Suman Bhambu, Ambika Masagi, Ankit Ganguly, Ashutosh Shukla, Darshan Kshirsagar Coach

♟️ FIDE Rapid Mixed Team Championship – 9 October 2026

Gold medal 🥇

1. Vivek Watpade - Maharashtra

2. Ankit Ganguly- West Bengal

3. Ashutosh Shukla- Uttar Pradesh

4. Shreya Y S - Karnataka

5. Ambika Nagappa Masagi- Karnataka

6. Suman Bhambu - Rajasthan

From Left to right: Ms. See Swee Sie - Deputy president of Malaysia Chess Foundation, Ankit Ganguly, Ambika Masagi, Raghavendra MV Coach, Mr. Simon Andersson Australia - Chess Director - Asia Pacific Deaf Sports confederation, Mr Lim Heng Tuck Malaysia - Treasurer - APDSC, Darshan Kshirsagar coach, Snigdha Sharma Official, Shreya YS, Malika Handa