A dozen champions crowned at 12th National Schools Chess Championships 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/02/2024

The 12th National School Chess Championships 2024 witnessed a participation of 885 players from 29 different states and union territories across the nation. Tamil Nadu state bagged the maximum number of medals - nine, four Gold, two Silver and three Bronze medal. Karnataka won five medals, two Gold and Silver each, and one Bronze. Kerala secured four medals, a Gold, two Silver and a Bronze. Nine out of the twelve champions - Sukriti Rhea S (TN), Oishik Mondal (WB), Divi Brijesh (KER), Rishen Jilowa (RAJ), Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR), CM Md. Reyan (BIH), Arnav Agrawal (UP), CM Shadhursshaan R (TN) and Sindhushree K (TN) in U-7 Girls, U-9 Open, U-9 Girls, U-11 Open, U-11 Girls, U-13 Open, U-15 Open, U-17 Open and U-17 Girls category respectively, remained undefeated. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy and Himank Ghosh

Tamil Nadu dominates the field

Tamil Nadu won the maximum number of medals - nine. The total prize fund of the tournament was the same as the previous edition ₹504000. Top three prizes in each section were ₹10000, ₹7000 and ₹6000 cash along with a trophy each.

Medal tally

Tamil Nadu bagged the maximum medals - nine, four Gold, two Silver and three Bronze

Under-7 Open

Takkshanth Anand (TN) scored 8/9 to clinch the championship. He finished a half point ahead of the runner-up. Devanarayanan Kalliyath (KER) 7.5/9. Shivay Singh (UP), Aaradhyo Guin (WB), Stephen Andrews (TN) and Arjun Sharma (UP) scored 7/9 each. They secured third to sixth place respectively according to tie-breaks.

Champion - Takkshanth Anand (TN) 8/9

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Runner-up - Devanarayanan Kalliyath (KER) 7.5/9

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Devanarayanan Kalliyath (KER) 7.5/9, 1st Takkshanth Anand (TN) 8/9 and 3rd Shivay Singh (UP) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	7	Takkshanth, Anand	U07	IND	1026	Tamil Nadu	8	49,5	54,5	48,00	8
2	25	Devanarayanan, Kalliyath	U07	IND	0	Kerala	7,5	48,5	53	42,75	7
3	1	Shivay, Singh	U07	IND	1219	Uttar Pradesh	7	53	57,5	42,50	7
4	11	Aaradhyo, Guin	U07	IND	0	West Bengal	7	49,5	53	38,00	7
5	73	Stephen, Andrews	U07	IND	0	Tamil Nadu	7	48	51	36,50	7
6	4	Arjun, Sharma	U07	IND	1094	Uttar Pradesh	7	45	48,5	34,00	7
7	2	Tejas, Tiwari	U07	IND	1149	Uttarakhand	6,5	52,5	56,5	39,25	6
8	15	Adhrit, Medda	U07	IND	0	West Bengal	6,5	48	52	34,25	6
9	3	Agraarth, Mishra	U07	IND	1094	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	48	51	35,25	6
10	53	Perathur, Arjun Srinivasan	U07	IND	0	Tamil Nadu	6	47	50,5	29,00	6

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Under-7 Girls

Sukriti Rhea S (TN) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to become the champion. Top seed Aaranya R (TN) secured second place 8/9. Her sole loss was against the eventual winner, Sukriti. Anvi Deepak Hinge (MAH) finished third 7/9.

Champion - Sukriti Rhea S (TN) 8.5/9

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Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Aaranya R (TN) 8/9, 1st Sukriti Rhea S (TN) 8.5/9 and 3rd Anvi Deepak Hinge (MAH) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	sex	FED	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	34	Sukriti, Rhea S	F07	w	IND	Tamil Nadu	8,5	45,5	49	46,00	8
2	1	Aaranya, R	F07	w	IND	Tamil Nadu	8	49	53	44,50	8
3	10	Anvi, Deepak Hinge	F07	w	IND	Maharashtra	7	49,5	51	34,50	7
4	33	Srinikhila, Yadavilli	F07	w	IND	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	44	48	33,25	6
5	20	Gudimetla, Sai Aashritha	F07	w	IND	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	43,5	47	30,75	6
6	42	Yashvitha, Varma Penumastha	F07	w	IND	Andhra Pradesh	6	48	51	29,50	5
7	12	Arpitangshi, Bhattacharya	F07	w	IND	West Bengal	6	46,5	48	25,00	6
8	43	Zaynab, Naeem Sultan	F07	w	IND	Telangana	6	39	41,5	25,00	6
9	8	Adrija, Kalita	F07	w	IND	Assam	5,5	48,5	52	27,75	5
10	29	Sana, Vijesh	F07	w	IND	Kerala	5,5	43,5	47	25,75	5

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Under-9 Open

Oishik Mondal (WB) and Advik Amit Agrawal (MAH) scored an unbeaten 8/9 each. They secured first and second place according to tie-breaks. The battle between them ended in a draw in the eighth round. Kavish Palaniappan K (TN) scored sole 7.5/9 to finish third.

Champion - Oishik Mondal (WB) 8/9

"This trophy will get me vacation in school!" - Oishik Mondal | Video: ChessBase India

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Advik Amit Agrawal (MAH) 8/9, 1st Oishik Mondal (WB) 8/9 and 3rd Kavish Palaniappan K (TN) 7.5/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	6		Oishik, Mondal	U09	IND	1379	West Bengal	8	51,5	55,5	48,25
2	1		Advik, Amit Agrawal	U09	IND	1643	Maharashtra	8	50	54	47,25
3	12	ACM	Kavish, Palaniappan K	U09	IND	1268	Tamil Nadu	7,5	46,5	50,5	39,75
4	2		Aarit, Kapil	U09	IND	1560	Delhi	7	48,5	53	38,50
5	8		Mohd, Ismail Siddiqui	U09	IND	1329	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	51,5	53,5	34,25
6	5	ACM	Mani, Sarbartho	U09	IND	1390	West Bengal	6,5	49,5	53,5	37,25
7	97		Prayan,	U09	IND	0	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	49	53	35,25
8	10		Hriday, Garg	U09	IND	1282	Delhi	6,5	48	52,5	33,75
9	18		Dhyaan, Patel	U09	IND	1158	Gujarat	6,5	48	51,5	34,50
10	21		Rudra, Nil Roy	U09	IND	1143	Jharkhand	6,5	48	51	33,25

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Under-9 Girls

Divi Bijesh (KER) dominated her category scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9 and finishing a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field. Nakshatra Gumudavelly (KAR), Sharvaanica A S (TN) and Aarini Singh (GUJ) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Divi defeated Nakshatra and drew against Sharvaanica. She won the event with a round to spare.

Champion - Divi Bijesh (KER) 8.5/9

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Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Nakshatra Gumudavelly (KAR) 7/9, 1st Divi Bijesh (KER) 8.5/9 and 3rd Sharvaanica A S (TN) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	3		Divi, Bijesh	F09	w	IND	1249	Kerala	8,5	47	50	46,25	8
2	51		Nakshatra, Gumudavelly	F09	w	IND	0	Karnataka	7	48,5	53	38,50	7
3	1		Sharvaanica, A S	F09	w	IND	1455	Tamil Nadu	7	43	46	33,75	6
4	17		Aarini, Singh	F09	w	IND	0	Gujarat	7	42	45,5	32,50	7
5	9		Vonti, Sri Guruvarshini	F09	w	IND	1029	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	48	52	36,25	5
6	47		Moditha, Reddy Velugoti	F09	w	IND	0	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	46,5	51,5	37,25	5
7	2		Kiyana, Parihar	F09	w	IND	1341	Rajasthan	6	48,5	52,5	32,00	6
8	14	AIM	Deepanjali, Srivastava	F09	w	IND	0	Uttar Pradesh	6	45,5	49,5	29,75	5
9	56		Radhya, Malhotra	F09	w	IND	0	Punjab	6	44,5	48,5	30,75	5
10	4		Tvesha, Ashish Jain	F09	w	IND	1202	Maharashtra	6	43	46	26,00	6

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Under-11 Open

Rishen Jilowa (RAJ) won the event with an unbeaten 8/9. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Seven players - Andalamala Hemal Varshan (AP), Suman Siadeep (KAR), Narendra Agarwal (WB), Manish Mishra (ODI), Sayan Barua (WB), Daniel Ajish (KER) and Sagnik Dutta (WB) scored 7/9 each. They secured second to eighth place according to tie-breaks. Rishen drew against both eventual runners-up.

Champion - Rishen Jilowa (RAJ) 8/9

Rajasthan boy Rishen Jilowa clinches his first National Championship | Video: ChessBase India

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Andalamala Hemal Varshan (AP) 7/9, 1st Rishen Jilowa (RAJ) 8/9 and 3rd Suman Saideep (KAR) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	16	Rishen, Jilowa	U11	IND	1342	Rajasthan	8	48	51,5	44,50	7
2	1	Andalamala, Hemal Varshan	U11	IND	1646	Andhra Pradesh	7	53	57	42,75	6
3	5	Suman, Saideep	U11	IND	1450	Karnataka	7	50	52	38,75	5
4	4	Narendra, Agarwal	U11	IND	1464	West Bengal	7	48	53	40,50	6
5	10	Mishra, Manish	U11	IND	1387	Odisha	7	47	51,5	37,75	6
6	9	Sayan, Barua	U11	IND	1395	West Bengal	7	47	50,5	37,00	6
7	23	Daniel, Ajish	U11	IND	1255	Kerala	7	43	47	34,75	6
8	2	Sagnik, Dutta	U11	IND	1564	West Bengal	7	42	44	33,00	7
9	17	Vedant, Yogesh Kale	U11	IND	1330	Maharashtra	6,5	51,5	54	36,50	5
10	3	Krishnaav, Hazarika	U11	IND	1480	Assam	6,5	48	51,5	34,50	6

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Under-11 Girls

The reigning National Under-11 Girls 2023 champion, Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to become the champion. She finished a half point ahead of the competition. Vedika Pal (MAH) scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. Aaradhya Das (TRI) and Aahna Gulati (HAR) scored 7/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively.

Champion - Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) 8.5/9

Interview with Pratitee Bordoloi | Video: ChessBase India

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Vedika Pal (MAH) 8/9, 1st Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) 8.5/9 and 3rd Aaradhya Das (TRI) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	3		Pratitee, Bordoloi	F11	w	IND	1435	Karnataka	8,5	47	50	46,00	8
2	1		Pal, Vedika	F11	w	IND	1539	Maharashtra	8	50,5	55	48,00	7
3	4		Aaradhya, Das	F11	w	IND	1431	Tripura	7	48,5	51	34,50	7
4	6		Aahna, Gulati	F11	w	IND	1379	Haryana	7	45	49	36,50	7
5	11		Aarohi, Mathur	F11	w	IND	1151	Telangana	6,5	41,5	45,5	30,50	6
6	10		Yati, Agarwal	F11	w	IND	1190	Gujarat	6	49,5	52,5	30,25	5
7	5		Pavithra, R V	F11	w	IND	1412	Tamil Nadu	6	49	51	29,75	5
8	9		Vidhi, Angelina	F11	w	IND	1225	Uttar Pradesh	6	44,5	47,5	27,00	6
9	7		Aadya, Gowda	F11	w	IND	1268	Karnataka	6	42,5	45,5	28,50	6
10	21	AFM	Sana, G	F11	w	IND	1042	Tamil Nadu	6	38,5	41,5	26,75	5

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Under-13 Open

Bihar's very own Md. Reyan scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win his category. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Yuvanesh A (KAR) secured second place scoring 7.5/9. Swapnabha Neogi (WB) and Kiruthik Murugun M (TN) scored 7/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively.

Champion - Md. Reyan (BIH) 8/9

Interview with Reyan at Bihar School of Chess | Video: ChessBase India

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Yuvanesh A (KAR) 7.5/9, 1st Md. Reyan (BIH) 8/9 and 3rd Swapnabha Neogi (WB) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2		Reyan, Md.	U13	IND	1836	Bihar	8	51,5	56	50,00	7
2	7	AFM	Yuvanesh, A	U13	IND	1518	Karnataka	7,5	49,5	52,5	41,25	7
3	25		Swapnabha, Neogi	U13	IND	1239	West Bengal	7	48	52	39,25	5
4	17		Kiruthik, Murugun M	U13	IND	1299	Tamil Nadu	7	46	50	34,50	7
5	3	AFM	Vandan, Alankar Sawai	U13	IND	1704	Delhi	6,5	50,5	54	35,25	6
6	6		Amartya, Kumar	U13	IND	1520	Delhi	6,5	50	54	36,25	5
7	4		Mahir, Taneja	U13	IND	1590	Delhi	6,5	49,5	54	38,00	4
8	1	CM	Nimay, Agrawal	U13	IND	1924	Haryana	6,5	49	53,5	36,00	6
9	11		Ryan, Dominic	U13	IND	1405	Kerala	6,5	46	48,5	32,25	5
10	8		Thakur, Aarit	U13	IND	1437	Maharashtra	6,5	45	49	34,00	5

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Under-13 Girls

Maitreyi Mondal (WB) scored 7/9 to win her category. She finished a half point ahead of the rest. Nivedita V C (TN), Shanmathi Sree S (TN), Shivamshika G (TEL), Tripurambika V (AP), Sravyasree Bheemarasetty (AP), Rudra Rajeev (KAR) and Aamuktha Guntaka (AP) scored 6.5/9. They were placed second to eighth respectively according to tie-breaks. Maitreyi's sole loss was against the eventual runner-up, Nivedita.

Champion - Maitreyi Mondal (WB) 7/9

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Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Nivedita V C (TN) 6.5/9, 1st Maitreyi Mondal (WB) 7/9 and 3rd Shanmathi Sree S (TN) 6.5/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	9		Maitreyi, Mondal	F13	w	IND	1371	West Bengal	7	44,5	48,5	36,00	6
2	2	ACM	Nivedita, V C	F13	w	IND	1611	Tamil Nadu	6,5	47,5	52	36,75	5
3	3	AFM	Shanmathi, Sree S	F13	w	IND	1600	Tamil Nadu	6,5	47,5	52	36,50	4
4	4		Shivamshika, G	F13	w	IND	1465	Telangana	6,5	46,5	51	35,00	5
5	11	AFM	Tripurambika, V	F13	w	IND	1329	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	46,5	48	33,50	4
6	5		Sravyasree, Bheemarasetty	F13	w	IND	1464	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	44,5	48,5	34,50	5
7	7		Rudra, Rajeev	F13	w	IND	1379	Karnataka	6,5	43	47	31,75	6
8	1		Aamuktha, Guntaka	F13	w	IND	1681	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	42,5	47	33,50	5
9	14	ACM	Sai, Tanishka T	F13	w	IND	1288	Tamil Nadu	6	44	46,5	28,50	5
10	6		Aadhya, Jain	F13	w	IND	1422	Delhi	6	43	47	31,50	5

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Under-15 Open

Arnav Agrawal (UP) scored an unbeaten 8/9 to become the champion. He finished a half point ahead of others. Pranay Akula (TEL) scored 7.5/9 to secure second place. Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada (GUJ) was placed third 7/9. Arnav drew against the eventual runner-up Pranay.

Champion - Arnav Agrawal (UP) 8/9

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Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Pranay Akula (TEL) 7.5/9, 1st Arnav Agrawal (UP) 8/9 and 3rd Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada (GUJ) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	4	Arnav, Agrawal	U15	IND	1630	Uttar Pradesh	8	50	53,5	46,50	7
2	3	Pranay, Akula	U15	IND	1673	Telangana	7,5	52	57	46,50	6
3	10	Vedant, Rupeshbhai Varasada	U15	IND	1530	Gujarat	7	47	49,5	36,00	6
4	9	Krishna, Muthupalaniappan	U15	IND	1540	Karnataka	6,5	50,5	52,5	34,00	6
5	11	Shreyas, Raj	U15	IND	1476	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	49	53	35,25	5
6	7	Devnath, Bijesh	U15	IND	1569	Kerala	6,5	48,5	51,5	34,25	5
7	15	Archisman, Patra	U15	IND	1452	West Bengal	6,5	47	51	34,75	5
8	1	Sadbhav, Rautela	U15	IND	1945	Uttarakhand	6,5	47	50,5	34,75	6
9	18	Rishabh, Pradhan	U15	IND	1403	Delhi	6,5	46,5	49,5	32,50	6
10	17	Vinayak, Singh Yadav	U15	IND	1439	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	45,5	49,5	32,75	5

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Under-15 Girls

The reigning Karnataka State Under-15 Girls 2023 champion, Drishtee Ghosh became the winner. Aadya Gupta (DEL) and Sherali Pattnaik (UTT) also scored 7/9 each. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. Only Aadya remained undefeated. She drew with the eventual champion, Drishtee in the final round.

Champion - Drishtee Ghosh (KAR) 7/9

Interview with Drishtee Ghosh | Video: ChessBase India

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Aadya Gupta (DEL) 7/9, 1st Drishtee Ghosh (KAR) 7/9 and 3rd Sherali Pattnaik (UTT) 7/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	3		Drishtee, Ghosh	F15	w	IND	1587	Karnataka	7	48,5	51	38,00	6
2	2	AFM	Aadya, Gupta	F15	w	IND	1594	Delhi	7	46,5	50,5	37,75	5
3	1		Sherali, Pattnaik	F15	w	IND	1629	Uttarakhand	7	44,5	49	37,50	6
4	4	AIM	Gade, Sharanya	F15	w	IND	1531	Telangana	6,5	49,5	54	36,75	6
5	7	AFM	Theephigaa, K P	F15	w	IND	1419	Tamil Nadu	6,5	48	52	35,75	5
6	11		Singh, Myra	F15	w	IND	1340	Delhi	6	46,5	50	31,00	5
7	16		Saganapriya, V	F15	w	IND	1153	Tamil Nadu	6	45	48,5	29,00	5
8	10		Kathakali, Dey	F15	w	IND	1356	West Bengal	6	44,5	47,5	27,50	5
9	13		Srinika, Guin	F15	w	IND	1249	West Bengal	6	43,5	47	29,00	5
10	6		Pradiksha, P S	F15	w	IND	1431	Tamil Nadu	6	43,5	47	28,75	5

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Under-17 Open

CM Shadhursshaan R (TN) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win his category. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Veerbhadrasinh Gadhavi (GUJ) scored 7/9 to secure second place. Adhiraj Mitra (JHA) and Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi (TEL) scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively.

Champion - CM Shadhursshaan R (TN) 7.5/9

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Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Veerbhadrasinh Gadhavi (GUJ) 7/9, 1st CM Shadhursshaan R (TN) 7.5/9 and 3rd Adhiraj Mitra (JHA) 6.5/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2	CM	Shadhursshaan, R	U17	IND	1951	Tamil Nadu	7,5	47,5	52,5	43,75	6
2	7		Gadhavi, Veerbhadrasinh	U17	IND	1651	Gujarat	7	47	50,5	37,50	6
3	5		Adhiraj, Mitra	U17	IND	1666	Jharkhand	6,5	47,5	51,5	34,50	6
4	4	AFM	Pavan, Karthikeya Varma Gunturi	U17	IND	1697	Telangana	6,5	45	49	34,00	4
5	13		Dev, Raj	U17	IND	1518	Bihar	6	45,5	48	28,75	4
6	17		Amrit, Raunak	U17	IND	1472	Bihar	6	44	47,5	28,25	5
7	14		Godhani, Maharth	U17	IND	1496	Gujarat	6	41	44	26,50	5
8	12	AGM	Adhithya, B	U17	IND	1542	Tamil Nadu	6	39,5	43	27,00	5
9	1		Daksh, Goyal	U17	IND	1971	Delhi	5,5	48,5	53	29,75	5
10	8		Aniket, Ranjan	U17	IND	1594	Bihar	5,5	43,5	47,5	28,25	3

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Under-17 Girls

The newly crowned Chengalpattu District Under-19 Girls and Women 2024 champion, also Tamil Nadu State Under-17 Girls 2023 champion, Sindhusree K won her category. Both Sindhusree and WCM Anupam M Sreekumar (KER) scored 7/9 each. Anupam was placed second according to tie-breaks. Both of them remained undefeated. The game between them ended in a draw. Twinkle Riju (KER) scored 6.5/9 to finish third.

Champion - Sindhusree K (TN) 7/9

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Top 3 (L to R): 2nd WCM Anupam M Sreekumar (KER) 7/9, 1st Sindhusree K (TN) 7/9 and 3rd Twinkle Riju (KER) 6.5/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	5		Sindhusree, K	F17	w	IND	1530	Tamil Nadu	7	47,5	51,5	39,25	5
2	2	WCM	Anupam, M Sreekumar	F17	w	IND	1627	Kerala	7	45	49	37,75	5
3	14		Twinkle, Riju	F17	w	IND	1158	Kerala	6,5	40	43,5	27,75	6
4	3	WCM	Arshiya, Das	F17	w	IND	1592	Tripura	6	48	53	34,00	4
5	4		Kashthuri, Bhai R	F17	w	IND	1590	A & NI	6	45,5	49	30,25	4
6	1	WCM	Bhillva, Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna	F17	w	IND	1843	Andhra Pradesh	6	41	43,5	27,00	5
7	8		Disha, U A	F17	w	IND	1377	Karnataka	5,5	49	53	31,00	3
8	10		Dishita, Dey	F17	w	IND	1238	Jharkhand	5,5	45,5	48	25,75	5
9	6		Rajanya, Datta	F17	w	IND	1513	West Bengal	5,5	44	47,5	26,00	5
10	15		Rijak, Kaur	F17	w	IND	1154	Haryana	5,5	37,5	39,5	20,75	5

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India's second GM in history - Dibyendu Barua with various kids

Press Conference with GM Dibyendu Barua

GM Dibyendu Barua on and at 12th National Schools Chess Championship 2024

For more photos, please click at the respective links: GM Dibyendu Barua visit, Players with parents, Round 9 and Prize distribution ceremony.

Video Gallery

Kandalam Taja vs Niladri Banerjee, Round 1 | Video: ChessBase India

Vagisha Anand vs Kashthuri Bhai R, Round 1 | Video: ChessBase India

Final moments: Dishita Dey vs Bhilva Nilaya K E K, Round 2 | Video: ChessBase India

Nimay Agrawal vs Yatharth Nathani, Round 2 | Video: ChessBase India

Kiyana Parihar vs Ankita Raj, Round 2 | Video: ChessBase India

Maitreyi Mondal vs Nivedita V C, Round 3 | Video: ChessBase India

Niladri Banerjee vs Veerbhadrasinh Gadhavi, Round 3 | Video: ChessBase India

Vivaan Sachdev vs Sadbhav Rautela, Round 3 | Video: ChessBase India

Deepthashri Ravi Ganesh vs Vedika Pal, Round 3 | Video: ChessBase India

Aaranya R vs Sai Aashritha Gudimetla, Round 3 | Video: ChessBase India

Parents play a key role | Video: ChessBase India

Chess as a mandatory subject in schools - The vision | Chief Patron - Raveendran Sankaran, IPS | Video: ChessBase India

Pratitee Bordoloi vs Vedika Pal, Round 5 | Video: ChessBase India

Sindhusree K vs Kasthuri Bhai R, Round 5 | Video: ChessBase India

10-year-old Spandan wrote an essay on Sagar Shah in school | Video: ChessBase India

A Message to Gotham Chess from Punjab state champion Yuvir | Video: ChessBase India

Interview with Sahapol Nakvanich, President of Thailand Chess Association | Video: ChessBase India

Divi Bijesh vs Kiyana Parihar, Round 7 | Video: ChessBase India

Pavithra R V vs Pratitee Bordoloi, Round 8 | Video: ChessBase India

Interview with IA Dharmendra Kumar - Tournament Director of 12th National Schools Chess Championship | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 885 players took part from 25 states and 4 union territories across the country. The tournament was held at Gyan Bhavan in Patna, Bihar from 6th to 10th February 2024. It was organized by All Bihar Chess Association. The nine round Swiss-league rating tournament had a time control of 90 minutes each + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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