India wins 33 medals at Asian Schools Championships 2024
India has won 33 medals including 15 individual (4 Gold, 2 Silver and 9 Bronze) medals, 18 team (3 Gold, 10 Silver and 5 Bronze) medals at Asian Schools Chess Championships 2024. Divi Bijesh won double Gold in Classical and Blitz scoring a perfect 9/9 each, Bronze in Rapid Under-9 Girls category. She won both Gold with a perfect score of 9/9. Narendra Agarwal won a Gold in Rapid and a Bronze medal in Blitz Under-11 Open. Vedika Pal won Gold in Classical Under-11 Girls. Total 10 Indians have won at least one medal each in this event. China won the best federation by securing seven medals, Kazakhstan second with four medals and India third with six medals. Kazakhstan secured more Silver than India to be placed second. Photo: Asian Chess Federation
Divi Bijesh claims double Gold with a perfect 9/9 and a Bronze
India has won 33 medals. Among individual medals, Divi Bijesh was the best Indian performer at this event. She earned a double Gold and a Bronze medal in Under-9 Girls. Narendra Agarwal clinched a Gold and Bronze in Under-11 Open. Vedika Pal won in Under-11 Girls category. Shanmathi Sree S secured a Silver and Bronze in Under-13 Girls. Darshvi Rai got a Silver in Under-7 Girls. Aaranya R won double Bronze in Under-7 Girls. WCM Aaradhya Das, Veerbhadrasinh Gadhavi, Oishik Mondal and WCM Bhillva Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna received a Bronze medal each in Under-11 Girls, Under-17 Open, Under-9 Open and Under-17 Girls category respectively.
Best Federation
| Rk. | FED | gold | silver | bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | KAZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | IND | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Classical: Under-7 Girls: Bronze and Team Silver
Alisha Bissaliyeva (KAZ) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to clinch the Gold. She finished a massive 1.5 points ahead of the rest. Bold-Erdene Tselmeg (MGL) and the reigning National Under-7 Girls 2024 champion, Aaranya R scored 7/9 each. They secured Silver and Bronze medal according to tie-breaks. Kazakhstan won Team Gold 19.5/27, India Silver 18.5/27 and Sri Lanka Bronze 16.5/27. Aaranya R 7/9, Darshvi Rai 6/9 and Teesha Byadwal 5.5/9 contributed to the team Silver.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Bissaliyeva, Alisha | KAZ | 1525 | 8,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 50,5 | ||
| 2 | 34 | Tselmeg, Bold-Erdene | MGL | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 50 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Aaranya, R | IND | 1754 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 48,5 | 52,5 |
Under-7 Open: Team Bronze
Kazakhstan won Team Gold scoring 19.5/27, followed by Silver for Mongolia 17.5/27 and Bronze for India 16/27. Takkshanth Anand 6/9, the reigning National Under-7 Open 2024 champion - Devanarayanan Kalliyath 6/9 and Kushaagra Agrawal 4/9 ensured the Team Bronze medal.
Final standings
| 8 | 5 | Takkshanth, Anand | IND | 1596 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 48 | ||
| 11 | 18 | Devanarayanan, Kalliyath | IND | 1502 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 53,5 | ||
| 35 | 38 | Kushaagra, Agrawal | IND | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 35,5 | 38,5 |
Under-9 Girls: Gold
The reigning National Under-11 Girls 2024 champion, Divi Bijesh scored a perfect 9/9 to clinch Gold. She finished a staggering two points ahead of the competition, defeated both Silver and Bronze medalists - Sayumi Sithumila Halangoda (SRI) and Zhihan Chen (CHN) respectively.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1805 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 46,5 | 50 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Halangoda, Sayumi Sithumila | SRI | 1506 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 49,5 | 53 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Chen, Zhihan | CHN | 1789 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 49 |
Under-11 Girls: Gold, Bronze and Team Gold
The 12th National School Under-11 Girls 2024 runner-up, Vedika Pal scored sole 7.5/9 to win Gold medal in Under-11 Girls. Jingyi Peng (CHN) and WCM Aaradhya Das scored 7/9 each. They won Silver and Bronze medal respectively according to tie-breaks. Vedika's sole loss of the event was against the eventual Silver medalist - Jingyi. She defeated the Bronze medal winner and compatriot, Aaradhya. India also won Team Gold scoring 20/27. Vedika 7.5/9, Aaradhya 7/9 and Yati Agarwal 5.5/9 contributed.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Pal, Vedika | IND | 1684 | 7,5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Peng, Jingyi(Gd) | CHN | 1732 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 49 | ||
| 3 | 2 | WCM | Aaradhya, Das | IND | 1825 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 52,5 |
Under-13 Girls: Silver and Team Gold
Wangxueyao Mu (CHN) and the reigning National Amateur Below 2300 Women 2024 champion, Shanmathi Sree S scored 7/9 each. Wangxueyao defeated Shanmathi in Round 6, thus she clinched the Gold, Shanmathi had to settle for Silver. Akbari Rosha (IRI) got Bronze 6/9. India also won a Team Gold medal scoring 17/27. Shanmathi 7/9, Sri Darshini T 6/9 and Shreshtha Jain 4/9 were the contributors.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mu, Wangxueyao | CHN | 2034 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 52 | ||
| 2 | 1 | AFM | Shanmathi, Sree S | IND | 2038 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 47,5 | 52 | |
| 3 | 4 | Akbari, Rosha | IRI | 1952 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 42,5 | 45,5 |
Under-15 Open: Team Bronze
China won Team Gold 21.5/27, followed by Kazakhstan Silver 16.5/27. India got Team Bronze 15/27. Arnav Agrawal 5.5/9, Devnath Bijesh 5/9 and Santhosh V L 4.5/9, ensured the Team Bronze medal.
Final standings
| 5 | 7 | Arnav, Agrawal | IND | 2004 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 54,5 | ||
| 18 | 27 | Devnath, Bijesh | IND | 1788 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38,5 | 40,5 | ||
| 27 | 36 | Santhosh, V L | IND | 1633 | 4,5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 41,5 | 45 |
Under-17 Girls: Team Bronze
Kazakhstan won Team Gold 16.5/27, Philippines Silver 14/27 and India Bronze 13.5/27. Sindhusree K 5.5/9, Radhika Sharma 4/9 and WCM Bhilva Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna 4/9 ensured the team medal.
Final standings
| 12 | 9 | Sindhusree, K | IND | 1868 | 5,5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 25 | Radhika, Sharma | IND | 1641 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 35,5 | 38,5 | ||
| 29 | 12 | WCM | Bhillva, Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna | IND | 1834 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 41 |
Under-17 Open: Bronze
Vladimir Yusupkhodzhaev and FM Christian Gian Karlo Arca (PHI) scored 6.5/9 each. They won Gold and Silver medal respectively, according to tie-breaks. Veerbhadrasinh Gadhavi scored 6/9 to secure a Bronze medal.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Yusupkhodzhaev, Vladimir | FID | 2166 | 6,5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 45,5 | ||
| 2 | 3 | FM | Arca, Christian Gian Karlo | PHI | 2242 | 6,5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | |
| 3 | 18 | Gadhavi, Veerbhadrasinh | IND | 1918 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 44,5 |
Rapid: Under-7 Open: Team Bronze
Kazakhstan won Team Gold scoring 16/21. Mongolia and India scored 13.5/21 each. Mongolia won Silver due to better tie-breaks, India got Bronze. Takkshanth Anand 5/7, Devanarayanan Kalliyath 4.5/7 and Devansh Darpan Patel 4/7 accumulated their points towards the team Bronze.
Final standings
| 7 | 24 | Takkshanth, Anand | IND | 1469 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 32 | ||
| 14 | 19 | Devanarayanan, Kalliyath | IND | 1502 | 4,5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27,5 | 29,5 | ||
| 22 | 14 | Devansh, Darpan Patel | IND | 1536 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
Under-7 Girls: Silver and Team Silver
Alisha Bissaliyeva (KAZ) scored a perfect 7/7 to clinch Gold. The reigning Karnataka State Under-7 Girls 2024 champion, Darshvi Rai scored 6/7 to secure Silver. Her only loss was against the eventual Gold medalist, Alisha. Teya Markovskaya (KAZ) scored 5.5/7 to claim Bronze. Kazakhstan won Team Gold 17.5/21, followed by India Silver 15.5/21 and Sri Lanka Bronze 12/21. Darshvi Rai 6/7, Anvi Deepak Hinge 5/7 and Teesha Byadwal contributed towards the team medal.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bissaliyeva, Alisha | KAZ | 1563 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 31,5 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Darshvi, Rai | IND | 1404 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 29,5 | 32 | ||
| 3 | 25 | Markovskaya, Teya | KAZ | 0 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 28,5 |
Under-9 Open: Team Silver
Kazakhstan won Team Gold 16.5/21 and India Silver 12/21. Oishik Mondal 5/7, Ansh Kabra 5/7 and Aarav Shah 4/7 were the contributors.
Final standings
| 7 | 16 | Oishik, Mondal | IND | 1684 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28,5 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Ansh, Kabra | IND | 1689 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 29 | ||
| 31 | 11 | ACM | Shah, Aarav | IND | 1725 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20,5 | 23 |
Under-9 Girls: Bronze
Maryam Taubassar (KAZ), Zhihan Chen (CHN), Divi Bijesh and Liliya Mekh Emelyanova scored 5.5/7 each. Maryam, Zhihan and Divi won Gold, Silver and Bronze medal each respectively according to tie-breaks.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Taubassar, Maryam | KAZ | 1452 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27,5 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Chen, Zhihan | CHN | 1789 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 27,5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1750 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25,5 | 28,5 |
Under-11 Open: Gold and Team Silver
Narendra Agarwal and FM Ramtin Kakavand (IRI) scored 6/7 each. Narendra won Gold due to better tie-breaks, Ramtin Silver. Ibrahim Bakyt (KAZ) got Bronze. Kazakhstan won Team Gold 15/21, India Silver 14/21 and Sri Lanka Bronze 14/21. Narendra, Rishen Jilowa 4/7 and Ayaan Arora 4/7 ensured the team medal.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Narendra, Agarwal | IND | 1830 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 1 | FM | Kakavand, Ramtin | IRI | 2120 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 28,5 | 32 | |
| 3 | 11 | Bakyt, Ibrahim | KAZ | 1814 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 26 |
Under-11 Girls: Team Silver
China won Team Gold 16/21, India Silver 14/21 and Philippines Bronze 13/21. Vedika Pal 5/7, WCM Aaradhya Das 5/7 and Yati Agarwal's 4/7 scores were accumulated towards the team medal.
Final standings
| 4 | 4 | Pal, Vedika | IND | 1743 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27,5 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 7 | WCM | Aaradhya, Das | IND | 1694 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 27,5 | |
| 17 | 27 | Yati, Agarwal | IND | 1461 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 24,5 |
Under-13 Girls: Bronze
Rukiya Olimova (UZB) and Wangxueyao Mu (CHN) scored 6/7 each. They won Gold and Silver medal respectively according to tie-breaks, Shanmathi Sree S scored 5/7 to secure Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Olimova, Rukiya | UZB | 1787 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 32 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Mu, Wangxueyao | CHN | 2034 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 29,5 | 32,5 | ||
| 3 | 11 | AFM | Shanmathi, Sree S | IND | 1779 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 29 |
Under-15 Open: Team Bronze
China won Team Gold 16.5/21, Kazakhstan Silver 15/21 and India Bronze 12.5/21. Arnav Agrawal 5/7, Santhosh V L 4/7 and Devnath Bijesh 3.5/7 contributed towards the team medal.
Final standings
| 6 | 9 | Arnav, Agrawal | IND | 1886 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 29 | ||
| 16 | 22 | Santhosh, V L | IND | 1740 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19,5 | ||
| 23 | 19 | Devnath, Bijesh | IND | 1769 | 3,5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 27 |
Blitz: Under-7 Open: Team Silver
Kazakhstan won Team Gold scoring 19.5/27. India Silver 17/27 and Sri Lanka Bronze 16/27 in Blitz Under-7 Open. Takkshanth Anand and Devanarayanan Kalliyath contributed 6/9 each, Devansh Darpan Patel added 5/9.
Final standings
| 7 | 6 | Takkshanth, Anand | IND | 1596 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 47 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Devanarayanan, Kalliyath | IND | 1525 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 46,5 | 50 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Devansh, Darpan Patel | IND | 1536 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 40 |
Under-7 Girls: Bronze and Team Silver
Amaliya Yedresheva (KAZ) scored a perfect 9/9 to clinch Gold in Blitz Under-7 Girls. Anna Charyyeva (TKM) secured Silver scoring 6.5/9. Aaranya R got Bronze 6/9. Kazakhstan won Team Gold 19/27, India Silver 17.5/27 and Sri Lanka Bronze 16.5/27. Aaranya 6/9, Darshvi Rai 6/9 and Anvi Deepak Hinge's 5.5/9 cumulative score earned them a Team Silver.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yedresheva, Amaliya | KAZ | 1610 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 43,5 | 48 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Charyyeva, Anna | TKM | 1422 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 36,5 | 39 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Aaranya, R | IND | 1492 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 45,5 | 46,5 |
Under-9 Open: Bronze and Team Silver
Daniil Kaminskii won Gold scoring a perfect 9/9 in Blitz Under-9 Open. Alikhan Nazarbek (KAZ), Oishik Mondal and Rauan Bakhyt (KAZ) scored 7/9 each. Alikhan secured Silver and Oishik Bronze according to tie-breaks. Kazakhstan won Team Gold 20.5/27, India Silver 19/27 and Sri Lanka 17/27. Oishik added 7/9, Ansh Kabra and Vishprajesh Anand 6/9, scores earned them Team Silver medal.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kaminskii, Daniil | FID | 1974 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 52,5 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Nazarbek, Alikhan | KAZ | 1880 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 48 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Oishik, Mondal | IND | 1790 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 49,5 | 53,5 |
Under-9 Girls: Gold
Divi Bijesh won Gold with a 100% score of 9/9 in Blitz Under-9 Girls. She finished a full point ahead of the rest. Thi Phuong Anh Nguyen (VIE) scored 8/9 to secure Silver. Dunya Ruslanova (TKM) scored 6/9 to get Bronze.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1820 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 49,5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Nguyen, Thi Phuong Anh | VIE | 1652 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 47,5 | 52 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Ruslanova, Dunya | TKM | 1612 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 54 |
Under-11 Open: Bronze and Team Silver
Ramazan Amangeldy (KAZ) scored 8/9 to clinch Gold in Blitz Under-11 Open. Ramazan Tulegen (KAZ) and Narendra Agarwal scored 7/9 each. Ramazan secured Silver according to tie-breaks, Narendra Bronze. Kazakhstan won Team Gold 21.5/27, India Silver 18/27 and Mongolia Bronze 16/27. Narendra Agarwal 7/9, Ayaan Arora 5.5/9 and Rishen Jilowa 5.5/9 contributed towards the Team Silver.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Amangeldy, Ramazan | KAZ | 1917 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Tulegen, Ramazan | KAZ | 1759 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 47,5 | 50,5 | ||
| 3 | 16 | Narendra, Agarwal | IND | 1746 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 51 |
Under-11 Girls: Team Silver
Both China and India scored 18.5/27 each. China won Team Gold due to better tie-break scores, India Silver. Vedika Pal and WCM Aaradhya Das scored 6.5/9 each, Yati Agarawal added 5.5/9 towards the team medal.
Final standings
| 4 | 14 | Pal, Vedika | IND | 1575 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 48,5 | 50 | ||
| 5 | 3 | WCM | Aaradhya, Das | IND | 1811 | 6,5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48,5 | 53 | |
| 9 | 22 | Yati, Agarwal | IND | 1502 | 5,5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 42 |
Under-17 Girls: Bronze and Team Gold
Yuexi Yu (CHN) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to clinch Gold. WCM Ngoc Tuong Minh Thai (VIE) scored 7/9 to secure Silver. WCM Bhillva Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna got Bronze scoring 6.5/9. India and Kazakhstan scored 16.5/27 each. However, India won Team Gold due to better tie-break scores, Kazakhstan got Silver. Vietnam got Bronze 16/27.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yu, Yuexi | CHN | 1936 | 7,5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 48 | ||
| 2 | 8 | WCM | Thai, Ngoc Tuong Minh | VIE | 1814 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 49 | |
| 3 | 6 | WCM | Bhillva, Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna | IND | 1831 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 48 |