India wins four medals at World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025
The reigning 37th National Under-11 Girls 2024 champion, Divi Bijesh has won two medals FIDE World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025. Divi won Gold in Under-10 Girls Rapid scoring an unbeaten 10/11. She won Silver in Under-10 Girls Blitz event with a score of 9/11. Pune district Under-9 Girls 2025 and Maharashtra State Under-7 Girls 2024 champion, Anvi Deepak Hinge secured a Silver medal in the Under-8 Girls Rapid event. The reigning 37th National Under-9 Girls 2024 champion, Kiyanna Parihaar scored 9/11 to get Bronze medal in Under-10 Girls Blitz. Photos: Ippotis Chess Club Rhodes
Divi claims Gold and Silver
The current 37th National Under-11 Girls 2024 champion, Divi Bijesh is the only girl out of the three who won two medals at this event - Gold in Under-10 Girls Rapid and Silver in Under-10 Girls Blitz.
Rapid: Under-8 Girls - Silver
Alisha Bissaliyeva (KAZ, 1591) scored a perfect 11/11 to clinch Gold. Pune district Under-9 Girls 2025 and Maharashtra State Under-7 Girls 2024 champion, Anvi Deepak Hinge (1513) scored 9.5/11 to secure Silver medal. Anna Charyyeva (TKM, 1667) claimed Bronze scoring 8/11.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bissaliyeva, Alisha | KAZ | 1591 | 11 | 0 | 66,5 | 70 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Anvi, Deepak Hinge | IND | 1513 | 9,5 | 0 | 67,5 | 69,5 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Charyyeva, Anna | TKM | 1667 | 8 | 0 | 68,5 | 73,5 | 5 | 7 |
Under-10 Girls: Gold
The reigning 37th National Under-11 Girls 2025 champion, WCM Divi Bijesh (1752) scored an unbeaten 10/11 to clinch Gold in Under-11 Girls. She finished a full point ahead of the competition. Divi defeated both runners-up. Daria Kravchuk (UKR) secured Silver scoring 9/11. Bronze went to Hoang Bao An Tran (VIE) 8.5/11
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | WCM | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1752 | 10 | 0 | 67 | 71,5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Kravchuk, Daria | UKR | 1757 | 9 | 0 | 69 | 74,5 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 9 | AFM | Tran, Hoang Bao An | VIE | 1634 | 8,5 | 0 | 70 | 75,5 | 6 | 8 |
Blitz: Under-10 Girls - Silver and Bronze
Hoang Bao An Tran (VIE, 1758) scored 9.5/11 to clinch the Gold in Blitz Under-10 Girls. Her only loss was against the eventual Bronze medalist, Kiyanna Parihaar. WCM Divi Bijesh (1883) and the reigning 37th National Under-9 Girls 2024 champion, Kiyanna Parihaar (1672) scored 9/11 each. They secured Silver and Bronze medals respectively. Divi got the better of Kiyanna in Round 6.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | AFM | Tran, Hoang Bao An | VIE | 1758 | 9,5 | 0 | 69 | 74,5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | WCM | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1883 | 9 | 1 | 67,5 | 72 | 6 | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | Kiyanna, Parihaar | IND | 1672 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 75 | 5 | 9 |