Rayna Ajay Patel wins Bronze at World School Under-7 Girls Championship 2023
Shahid Ahmed·1 min read
Rayna Ajay Patel scored 7/9 to secure the Bronze medal for India at the World School Under-7 Girls Chess Championship 2023. She suffered only two losses. They were against the Gold and Silver medal winners - Tsogtgerel Gerelt-Oyu (MGL) and Reana Kinzyabulatova respectively. Out of the eight participating Indians, Rayna became the sole Indian to clinch a medal at this event. She won the Ahmedabad District and Gujarat State Under-7 Girls Championship a month before. This was her 24th tournament since May 2022. All three podium finishers won their respective final round game. Thus the standings remained unchanged since the penultimate round of the event. Photo: Official site
At the tender age of six years, Rayna Ajay Patel has already played 128 games in 24 tournaments within the span of 11 months. She achieved the most success within the last one month. First she won the Ahmedabad District Under-7 Girls then Gujarat State Under-7 Girls and now a Bronze medal at World School Under-7 Girls Championship.
Under-7 Girls Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd Reana Kinzyabulatova 7.5/9, 1st Tsogtgerel Gerelt-Oyu (MGL) 8/9 and 3rd Rayna Ajay Patel 7/9 | Photo: Official site
Rayna Ajay Patel scored 7/9 to secure the Bronze medal
Rayna Ajay Patel contemplating her next move | Photo: Official site
Rayna before her game | Photo: Official site
The tournament hall at Rodos Palace in Rhodes, Greece
| Photo: Official site
A total 32 players participated from 16 countries across the world in the Under-7 Girls category. The tournament was organized by the local chess club “Ippotis,” the South Aegean Region, and Municipality of Rhodes (Municipal Organization of Culture and Sports of Rhodes) at Rodos Palace in Rhodes, Greece from 14th to 22nd April 2023. The time control for the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
