13th National Schools Chess Championship 2025 Preview
The 13th edition of National Schools Chess Championship will take place from 17th to 21st January 2025. A total of 1214 children have registered in six different age groups - Under-7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17. The tournament is organized by Andhra Chess Association at Sri Prakash Synergy School, Peddapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The total prize fund is ₹504000. The top three prizes in each category is ₹10000, ₹7000 and ₹6000 each respectively. As many as 14 different champions will be crowned in the next days. Adithya A Chullikad (2166, KAR) will be the highest rated player of the event playing in the U-17 Open category. Photos: Himank Ghosh, Aditya Sur Roy, Ravindra Potawad, Tournament Circular1214 children to take part in India's biggest Chess Festival
The National Schools Chess championship is the biggest chess tournament in India in terms of number of participants. 1214 children are slated to take part from various parts of the country in six different age groups in Open and Girls section.
A large elephant welcomes you to the National Schools Chess Championship in Peddapuram! | Photo: Himank Ghosh
The tournament is organized by Andhra Chess Association. Only school students of Under-7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 will be eligible to take part in Open and Girls event.
Adithya A Chullikad (2166, Kerala) will be the highest-rated player of the event, taking part in the U-17 Open category.
Tournament schedule and location:
The tournament will take place from 17th to 21st January 2024. There will be double round every day except the last day which has only one round. Check the image below for the complete schedule.
Prize Structure
The total prize fund of the tournament is ₹504000. The top three prizes in each category is - ₹10000, ₹7000 and ₹6000. Check the image below for age proof and dress code details.
System of play, Default time and Time control
There will be nine rounds in each category. Default time is 30 minutes. Time control will be 90 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move. For more details, check the image below.
We will bring you detailed coverage from the venue as our team members - Aditya Sur Roy, Himank Ghosh and Ravindra Potawad will be present at the venue. We will also have a stall set up near the playing hall, where 300+ chess books, and a whole lot of ChessBase India Merchandise will be available for sale!
Do visit the stall whenever you get time - we have a huge amount of books and T-shirts waiting for you! Feel free to drop in if you need any chess advice as well - we can also recommend books and softwares according to the level of the player. Before closing the article, we have to mention this - the player who scores 9/9 points in any category in the National Schools Chess Championship 2025, will get a signed copy of Gukesh's ChessBase course DVD!
Players list Under-17 Open
| No. | Name | ID | FideID | Rtg | Club/City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM | Adithya A Chullikkad | 259592021 | 45078734 | 2166 | Kerala |
| 2 | AFM | Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 409522021 | 25720066 | 2115 | Telangana |
| 3 | Gyana Sai Santhosh M | 292982021 | 25611135 | 2024 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 4 | Naga Sai Sarthak Karanam | 526212021 | 25930133 | 2009 | Karnataka | |
| 5 | Kadam Arnav | 893892021 | 33412618 | 1972 | Maharashtra | |
| 6 | Sri Charan Sandipagu | 698812021 | 25174657 | 1935 | Telangana | |
| 7 | Seetasagar Konaparthi | 508852021 | 25914952 | 1887 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 8 | Prasanna Karthick M | 780042021 | 33332983 | 1884 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 9 | Lukesh A | 1216012022 | 33477442 | 1842 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 10 | Sriram Sundar V | 930602021 | 25698923 | 1817 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 11 | Sidharth Mohan | 802362021 | 33352550 | 1804 | Kerala | |
| 12 | Rithwik Reddy Upparigudam | 955802021 | 25109677 | 1782 | Telangana | |
| 13 | Aaradhya Jain | 1591662022 | 25786113 | 1771 | Gujarat | |
| 14 | Vishweswaran N | 1226142022 | 25175815 | 1759 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 15 | Sahithyan D | 2524442024 | 25610643 | 1711 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 16 | Shubhankar Bamalia | 666022021 | 25146947 | 1702 | Chhattisgarh | |
| 17 | Majji Ram Charan Teja | 528522021 | 25931326 | 1698 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 18 | Bala Sanjay J G | 567202021 | 25966111 | 1635 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 19 | AFM | Vittanala Shanmuk Saish | 382222021 | 25694430 | 1634 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 20 | Shrestha Vijay D | 464722021 | 25773747 | 1608 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Players list Under-17 Girls
| No. | Name | ID | FideID | Rtg | Club/City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananya Raman | 435402021 | 25743457 | 1935 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 2 | AIM | Gade Sharanya | 0 | 25925253 | 1929 | Telangana |
| 3 | Magizhini M | 2358322024 | 25709542 | 1834 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 4 | Sananda R | 380502021 | 25694022 | 1748 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 5 | Sarvani Cheedella | 0 | 25640917 | 1716 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 6 | Sahana Shainsha | 879782021 | 33306729 | 1704 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 7 | Disha U A | 0 | 25915622 | 1661 | Karnataka | |
| 8 | Behera Snehayukta | 2366912024 | 25762982 | 1642 | Odisha | |
| 9 | ACM | Sandhana D | 727452021 | 25198521 | 1635 | Tamil Nadu |
| 10 | Kanak Dubey | 0 | 33398356 | 1584 | Uttar Pradesh | |
| 11 | Bhuvana Koppineni | 0 | 25104918 | 1567 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 12 | Padmini Panigrahi | 0 | 531001998 | 1559 | Odisha | |
| 13 | Twinkle Riju | 293472021 | 25611763 | 1557 | Kerala | |
| 14 | Rithika Sunil | 0 | 25155105 | 1507 | Kerala | |
| 15 | Doshi Dhyana Anish | 1697252022 | 25906305 | 1500 | Maharashtra | |
| 16 | Sruthi Laya S | 886012021 | 25967584 | 1487 | Tamil Nadu | |
| 17 | Korukonda Rashmi | 526942021 | 25931130 | 1469 | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 18 | Anusha Sreejith | 0 | 33440743 | 1440 | Kerala | |
| 19 | Pallavi Banothu | 1784012023 | 88107272 | 1425 | Telangana | |
| 20 | Haasini M V S N | 2158102023 | 429072573 | 1421 | Andhra Pradesh |
More categories: Under-7 - Open and Girls, Under-9 - Open and Girls, Under-11 - Open and Girls, Under-13 - Open and Girls, and Under-15 - Open and Girls.
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13th National Schools Chess Championship kicks off in Peddapuram
@ 18/01/2025 by Himank Ghosh (en) |