Indian kids win 15 medals at Asian Youth 2021

by Shahid Ahmed - 10/11/2021

Indian kids shined brightly at Asian Youth Championships 2021. IMs Bharath Subramaniyam H and Pranav Anand, Pooja Shree R and Susmita Bhowmick are the Gold winners. Ananya Rajan P, WGM Divya Deshmukh, IM Aditya Mittal, and WFM Saina Salonika secured the Silver. Bronze winners are - Samhita Pungavanam, A Aarav, Ananya Raman, Atharav Singh Naruka, CM Bhavesh Mahajan, FM Aaryan Varshney and IM Anuj Shrivatri. India won the overall medal tally in the Girls section, while in the Open section, India finished second behind Vietnam. Check out the article for detailed rankings and games of the event. Photo: Amruta Mokal

India becomes overall winner in Girls category, second in Open

India won 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze in the Girls section, making them the overall winner among Girls. In the Open section, India scored 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze, earning a second place finish in the Open section behind Vietnam.

IM Bharath Subramaniyam H won the Gold in Under-14 Open | Photo: Amruta Mokal

The entire tournament was played online with a time control of 15 mins + 10 seconds increment on Tornelo platform. The Girls' event was held between 22nd and 24th October, the Open section events were played between 29th and 31st October 2021.

Under-8 Girls

Pooja Shree R scored 8.0/9 to clinch Gold in the under-8 Girls group. Her only loss was against the eventual Bronze winner Samhita Pungavanam. Both Ananya Rajan P and Samhita scored 7.5/9 each, however Ananya was placed second and she won the Silver due to better tie-breaks.

Under-8 Girls (L to R): 2nd Ananya Rajan P, 1st Pooja Shree R and 3rd Samhita Pungavanam | Photo: AICF

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	88	Pooja Shree R	IND	0	8,0	0,0	8	5	47,5	49,5
2	73	Ananya Rajan P	IND	0	7,5	1,5	7	5	50,0	54,5
3	69	Samhita Pungavanam	IND	0	7,5	1,0	7	5	46,5	49,5

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Under-8 Open

A Aarav made a strong start, scoring 5.5/6 in the first six games. His only loss was against the eventual Silver winner, Danis Kuandykuly (KAZ). Aarav finished the event 7.5/9 along with three more players including two Indians - Madhvendra Pratap Sharma and Neilooday Raj. Due to better tie-break score, Aarav secured third place and won the Bronze.

Bronze in Under-8 Open - A Aarav | Photo: AICF

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	171	Tran Duc Duy	VIE	0	8,0	0,0	8	4	49,0	53,5
2	9	Kuandykuly Danis	KAZ	1361	8,0	0,0	7	4	49,5	51,5
3	37	A Aarav	IND	0	7,5	0,0	7	5	49,0	52,5

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Under-12 Girls

Ananya Raman made a fantastic comeback by winning seven straight games after starting the tournament with a loss. She was in the contention for Gold. However, a loss in the round cost her the championship and she had to settle for Bronze scoring 7.0/9.

Bronze in Under-12 Girls - Ananya Raman | Photo: AICF

Arushi Srichandan of Odisha scored 5.5/7 in the Rapid format of under-10 girls section to earn a Bronze medal. She is the current Odisha State under-11 girls champion.

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	3	Kaliakhmet Elnaz	KAZ	1500	8,0	0,0	7	4	48,5	52,5
2	9	Orazalina Nursulu	KAZ	1402	7,0	0,0	7	5	45,0	48,5
3	51	Ananya Raman	IND	1086	7,0	0,0	7	4	47,0	51,0

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Under-12 Open

Atharav Singh Naruka started with 2.5/4, then he accelerated and won the next five games, finishing the tournament a half point behind the champion and runner-up with a sole 7.5/9. He secured the Bronze.

Bronze in Under-12 Open - Atharav Singh Naruka | Photo: AICF

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	6	Zhou Yichen	CHN	1670	8,0	1,0	7	5	53,0	56,0
2	1	Movahed Sina	IRI	2022	8,0	0,0	8	5	52,5	57,0
3	197	Singh Naruka Atharav	IND	0	7,5	0,0	7	4	45,0	49,0

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Under-14 Open

Two GM-norm holder, IM Bharath Subramaniyam scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 to clinch the Gold in the Under-14 Open category. His two draws were against - the eventual Bronze winner, CM Bhavesh Mahajan and a final round draw against Ergali Suleiman (KAZ) as a draw was enough for Bharath to secure the Gold.

Gold in Under-14 Open - IM Bharath Subramaniyam H 8.0/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Bronze in Under-14 Open - CM Bhavesh Mahajan 7.5/9 | Photo: Angela Franco

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1	IM	Subramaniyam H Bharath	IND	2165	8,0	0,0	7	4	49,0	53,0
2	20		Mohammadi Akbarabadi Hossein	IRI	1605	7,5	0,5	7	5	47,0	50,5
3	2	CM	Mahajan Bhavesh	IND	1961	7,5	0,5	6	5	53,0	58,0

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Under-16 Girls

WGM Divya Deshmukh was having a full point lead heading into the final round. A loss in the final round against Jihan Sun (CHN), allowed WIM Xeniya Balabayeva to tie the score with Divya and clinch the Gold in tie-breaks. Divya had to settle for Silver.

Silver in Under-16 Girls - WGM Divya Deshmukh | Photo: Amruta Mokal

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1	WFM	Balabayeva Xeniya	KAZ	1964	7,5	0,5	7	5	47,5	51,0
2	3	WIM	Divya Deshmukh	IND	1775	7,5	0,5	7	4	47,0	51,0
3	12		Sun Jihan	CHN	1578	7,0	0,0	7	5	47,5	51,0

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Under-16 Open

Both IMs Pranav Anand and Aditya Mittal scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 each. They also drew the game when they faced each other. Pranav won the Gold on tie-breaks, Aditya had to settle for Silver. FM Aaryan Varshney and IM Pranesh M scored 7.0/9 each. Aaryan edged past Pranesh as the former beat the latter in the direct encounter, thus Aaryan got the Bronze.

Gold in Under-16 Open - IM Pranav Anand 8.0/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Silver in Under-16 Open - IM Aditya Mittal 8.0/9 | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Bronze in Under-16 Open - FM Aaryan Varshney 7.0/9 | Photo: IA NI Jitendra Choudhary

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	16	IM	Anand Pranav	IND	1707	8,0	0,5	7	5	48,5	51,0
2	33	IM	Mittal Aditya	IND	1488	8,0	0,5	7	4	49,0	54,0
3	11	FM	Varshney Aaryan	IND	1764	7,0	1,0	6	4	46,5	50,0

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Under-18 Girls

Susmita Bhowmick started with a meagre 1.0/3, then she won the next six games to clinch the Gold scoring sole 7.0/9. WFM Saina Salonika scored 6.5/9 to secure the Silver.

Gold in Under-18 Girls - Susmita Bhowmick | Photo: AICF

Silver in Under-18 Girls - WFM Saina Salonika | Photo: Niklesh Jain

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
1	27		Susmita Bhowmick	IND	1164	7,0	0,0	7	5	47,0
2	13	WFM	Salonika Saina	IND	1585	6,5	0,5	5	4	45,0
3	8		Mohammadi Melika	IRI	1667	6,5	0,5	5	4	43,0

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Under-18 Open

IM Anuj Shrivatri scored 6.5/9 to win the Bronze. His only two losses were against the Gold and Silver winner, Huynh Minh Thien Nguyen (VIE) and Alireza Bosagh Zadeh (IRI).

Bronze in Under-18 Open - IM Anuj Shrivatri | Photo: Niklesh Jain

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Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	9	CM	Nguyen Huynh Minh Thien	VIE	1840	8,0	0,0	7	4	46,0	50,0
2	6		Bosagh Zadeh Alireza	IRI	1902	6,5	1,0	5	4	47,0	50,0
3	3	IM	Shrivatri Anuj	IND	2095	6,5	0,0	6	5	45,0	49,0

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Links

AICF: Girls and Open

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