India bags nine medals at 21st ASEAN+ Age Group Championships 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 11/07/2023

India won a total of nine medals at 21st ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships 2023. 52-year-old Anjali Sagar secured the maximum number of medals - four in Senior 50 category. She earned Gold in Rapid, Silver in Standard, Gold in Blitz Women and Bronze in Blitz Open. One of the latest WIMs of India, Saina Salonika scored 5/7 to secure Silver in Under-20 Girls Rapid. Bhavik Ahuja scored 6.5/9 to clinch Gold in Under-16 Open Blitz. Amulya Guruprasad, Cera Dagariya and Siya Sagar won team medals for India in the Under-16 Girls category. They won Bronze each in Standard and Rapid category, Silver in Blitz. Photos: Thailand Chess Association

Anjali Sagar claims four medals, Bhavik Gold and Saina Silver

Seven out of nine medals were claimed by the members of Sagar family. Anjali Sagar won four individual medals in the Senior 50 category. Her daughter, Siya Sagar was part of two Bronze and one Silver medal winning Under-16 Girls team. Anjali's elder daughter, WIM Tejaswini Sagar was present there to support her mother and sister.

The medal winning Sagar family - Siya Sagar (left), WIM Tejaswini Sagar and Anjali Sagar (right)

21st ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships 2023 medal tally

Individual: Under-20 Girls Rapid - Silver

WIM Saina Salonika (2109) scored 5/7 to secure Silver in Under-20 Girls Rapid. She drew against the eventual Gold medalist, WIM Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (VIE) in the penultimate round and defeated the Bronze medal winner, WIM Thien Gan Nguyen (VIE) in Round 4.

Under-20 Girls Rapid (L to R): Silver - WIM Salonika Saina 5/7, Gold - WIM Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (VIE) 5.5/7 and Bronze - WIM Thien Ngan Nguyen (VIE) 5/7

Under-20 Girls Rapid Silver medalist - WIM Saina Salonika 5/7

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	n	w	we	w-we
1	2	WIM	Bach, Ngoc Thuy Duong	VIE	2100	5,5	0	26,5	20	12	25	7	5,5	6,19	-0,69
2	1	WIM	Salonika, Saina	IND	2109	5	1	30,5	21,5	13	27	7	5	6,03	-1,03
3	3	WIM	Nguyen, Thien Ngan	VIE	1845	5	0	24	18	10,5	23	7	5	4,90	0,10

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Under-16 Open Blitz - Gold

Bhavik Ahuja (2014), FM Hoang Minh Hieu (VIE, 2043), CM Mariano Fabian Glen (INA, 2085) and Pham Truong Phu (VIE, 1579) scored 6.5/9 each. Bhavik won the Gold due to better tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth. Bhavik defeated the eventual Silver medalist Hoang Minh. However, he lost to the Bronze medalist, Mariano in Round 6.

Under-16 Open Blitz (L to R): Silver - FM Hoang Minh Hieu (VIE) 6.5/9, Gold - Bhavik Ahuja 6.5/9 and Bronze - CM Mariano Fabian Glen (INA) 6.5/9

Bhavik Ahuja pondering over a plan

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	n	w	we	w-we
1	4		Bhavik, Ahuja	IND	2014	6,5	0	49,5	39	28	45,5	8	6	6,00	0,00
2	2	FM	Hoang, Minh Hieu	VIE	2043	6,5	0	46	36	25,5	42,5	9	6,5	7,16	-0,66
3	1	CM	Mariano, Fabian Glen	INA	2085	6,5	0	45,5	35,5	25	42	9	6,5	7,40	-0,90

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Senior 50 Women Standard - Silver

Anjali Sagar (1637) scored 6/9 to secure Silver in Senior 50 Women category.

Senior 50 Women Standard: Silver - Anjali Sagar 6/9 and Gold - CM Helen Milligan (NZL) 7.5/9

Senior 50 Women Standard Silver medalist - Anjali Sagar 6/9

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	n	w	we	w-we
1	5	FM	Ko, Ko Ohn	S50		MYA	2168	8	0	37	29	20	36,5	6	5	4,89	0,11
2	10		Gatus, Edmundo	S50		PHI	2088	7,5	1	37,5	29	20	37	6	4,5	4,40	0,10
3	3	CM	Milligan, Helen	S50	w	NZL	1961	7,5	0	41	32,5	23	40,5	6	4,5	3,57	0,93
4	8		Anjali, R. Sagar	S50	w	IND	1637	6	0,5	42,5	34	24,5	42	6	3	1,62	1,38

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Senior 50 Women Rapid - Gold

Anjali Sagar (1736) and CM Helen Milligan (NZL, 1932) scored 0.5/5 each. They both received a Gold medal each.

Senior 50 Women Rapid: Gold - Anjali Sagar and CM Helen Milligan (NZL) 0.5/5 each

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	n	w	we	w-we
1	2	FM	Ko, Ko Ohn		MYA	2212	3	1	7	4	0,5	7	4	3	2,76	0,24
	3	GM	Gonzales, Jayson		PHI	2376	3	1	7	4	0,5	7	4	3	3,50	-0,50
	4		Gatus, Edmundo		PHI	2074	3	1	7	4	0,5	7	4	3	2,03	0,97
4	1		Anjali, R. Sagar	w	IND	1736	0,5	0,5	9,5	6,5	3	9,5	4	0,5	0,43	0,07
	5	CM	Milligan, Helen	w	NZL	1932	0,5	0,5	9,5	6,5	3	9,5	4	0,5	1,28	-0,78

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Senior 50 Blitz: Bronze in Open and Gold in Women

Anjali Sagar (1737) scored 1/5 to secure Bronze in Open and Gold in Women along with CM Helen Milligan (NZL, 1918).

Senior 50 Women Blitz: Gold - Anjali Sagar and CM Helen Milligan (NZL) 0.5/5 each

Senior 50 Open Blitz (L to R): Gold - Edmundo Gatus (PHI) and GM Jayson Gonzalez (PHI) 3.5/5 each, Bronze - CM Helen Millgan (NZL) and Anjali Sagar 1/5 each

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	n	w	we	w-we
1	1		Gatus, Edmundo		PHI	2163	3,5	0,5	6,5	3	1	6,5	4	3,5	2,51	0,99
	2	GM	Gonzales, Jayson		PHI	2345	3,5	0,5	6,5	3	1	6,5	4	3,5	3,40	0,10
3	3		Anjali, R. Sagar	w	IND	1737	1	1	9	5,5	1	9	4	1	0,43	0,57
	4	FM	Ko, Ko Ohn		MYA	2148	1	1	9	5,5	1	9	4	1	2,44	-1,44
	5	CM	Milligan, Helen	w	NZL	1918	1	1	9	5,5	1	9	4	1	1,22	-0,22

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Team: Under-16 Girls Standard - Bronze

India won a team Bronze medal scoring 13/27 - Cera Dagariya 5/9, Amulya Guruprasad 4/9 and Siya Sagar 4/9.

Under-16 Girls Standard Team (L to R): Silver - PHI 18/27, Gold - VIE 19/27 and Bronze - IND 13/27

Under-16 Girls Standard Team Bronze: India 13/27 - Cera Dagariya 5/9, Siya Sagar 4/9 and Amulya Guruprasad 4/9

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Final standings

9	7	Cera, Dagariya	IND	1543	5	42,5	33	23,5	40,5	9	5	4,85	0,15
15	9	Amulya, Guruprasad	IND	1513	4	37	28	20	34	7	2	3,66	-1,66
17	17	Sagar, Siya	IND	1291	4	30,5	23,5	16,5	28,5	7	3	2,18	0,82

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Under-16 Girls Rapid - Bronze

India secured another team Bronze medal scoring 8/21 - Siya Sagar 3.5/7, Cera Dagariya 3/7 and Amulya Guruprasad 1.5/7.

Under-16 Girls Rapid Team Bronze: IND 8/21 - Siya Sagar 3.5/7, Cera Dagariya 3/7 and Amulya Guruprasad 1.5/7

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Final standings

11	10	Sagar, Siya	IND	1511	3,5	24,5	17	10	23,5	6	3	2,67	0,33
15	9	Cera, Dagariya	IND	1558	3	24,5	18	11,5	22,5	6	2	3,60	-1,60
21	13	Amulya, Guruprasad	IND	1437	1,5	20	14	8	18,5	5	0,5	2,32	-1,82

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Under-16 Girls Blitz - Silver

India secured a team Silver medal scoring 14/27 - Amulya Guruprasad 6/9, Siya Sagar 4/9 and Cera Dagariya 4/9.

Under-16 Girls Blitz Team Silver: IND 14/27 - Amulya Guruprasad 6/9, Siya Sagar 4/9 and Cera Dagariya 4/9

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Final standings

5	9	Amulya, Guruprasad	IND	1483	6	46,5	38	27	45	9	6	3,24	2,76
11	11	Cera, Dagariya	IND	1454	4	42,5	34,5	23,5	41,5	8	3	2,95	0,05
12	8	Sagar, Siya	IND	1511	4	40,5	31,5	21,5	38,5	9	4	4,65	-0,65

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21st ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships 2023 tournament flex

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