Trisha Kanyamarala leads in under-13, Kush, Lakshana and Nityata aiming for the gold

by Tarun Kanyamarala - 27/04/2018

Tarun and Trisha Kanyamarala continue their coverage of the World Schools 2018 that is currently taking place in Albania. Trisha is currently in the top position with 4.5/6 in the girls under-13 section. For Indians three players are doing really well. They are Kush Bhagat in the under-9 section, Lakshana Subramanian in the under-7 girls section and Nityata Jain in the under-15 girls section. We also have pictures of the event sent to us by Rekha Nahar. Indians are having a tough time with the food and also being forced to change their rooms, but their morale is still very high!

All chess players from India are facing problems with the Albanian food. This is the feedback we got by interacting with most of the parents. Sunset is the best view and something that should not be missed. It is an amazing view and a great feeling to do our reports for ChessBase India from the Adriatic sea coast.

Explaining my win against Florian Pjetracaj

Trisha explains her sixth round win

A win and loss became a every day routine in my daily life. After a big defeat in round three, which was due to my aching throat, I am now back on my feet after a hot water gargle!

When you are playing tournaments for the last four months, you start to take victories and losses within your stride. Win or lose you get the pieces back to the starting squares! | Photo: Rekha Nahar

Round four was an interesting one where two top Indians Kush Bhagat and Aarav Lakhani fought it out against each other. Aarav won that game, but Kush is currently doing very well with 4.5/6 and in the second position in the under-9 section.

The boy who aims to make it big in the world of chess - Kush Bhagat | Photo: Priyadarshan Banjan

In under 13 category the most important category, compared to any age categories, it is Babazada Khazzar from Azerbaijan who looks strong. We support him and we like his way of tactics. It is very strange to see, there are no Indians participating in the premier catergory of under 13.

In under 15 category, Romanian Bulau is sole leader and you can see the Romanian supporters for him in the below picture:

Romanian supporters out there for Bulau Andrei-Cristian | Photo: Tarun Kanyamarala

The only Indian Girl, the star player of Indore, Nityata Jain. came back positively after a draw in the first round by winning four out of her next five rounds and is in with great chances of a medal.

Will Nityata Jain bring back the gold for India? | Photo: Nidhi Jain

Lakshana Subramanian is currently in third position in the under-7 girls section. She lost her first game, but has come back with five wins. This is her interview taken by IM Sagar Shah at the Chennai Open 2018!

All Indian players had been promised a room at the FAFA premium hotel, but now they are shifted to California. The organizers are claiming that they are a part of the FAFA buildings. | Photo: Rekha Nahar

No matter what the odds are, you will always see the Indian contingent having a good time! | Photo: Rekha Nahar

Overview of Indian performance until round 6

SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pts.	Rk.	K	rtg+/-	Group
6		Jaivardhan Raj	1119	IND	1	1	½	0	½	0		3,0	15	40	-20,40	U7
8		Rosh Jain	1112	IND	1	1	1	0	1	0		4,0	5	40	-12,00	U7
19		Ishaan Singh Khanuja	0	IND	0	½	1	1	0	1		3,5	14	0	0,00	U7
21		Khandhadia Nivaan Rathin	0	IND	0	0	0	1	1	0		2,0	26	0	0,00	U7
7	CM	Bhagat Kush	1434	IND	1	1	1	0	1	½		4,5	2	40	22,00	U9
13		Aarav Lakhani	1363	IND	1	1	1	1	0	0		4,0	9	40	50,00	U9
26		Rajveer Pinkesh Nahar	1097	IND	0	0	1	1	½	1		3,5	19	40	54,00	U9
12		Colaco Reuben	1560	IND	1	1	0	1	1	½		4,5	4	40	22,40	U11
15		Bang Atharva	1516	IND	1	1	½	0	1	½		4,0	8	40	56,00	U11
15		Jaisingh Anugraha	1717	IND	½	0	1	0	1	½		3,0	14	40	34,80	U17
4		Aggarwal Tashna	0	IND	1	0	0	1	1	1		4,0	9	0	0,00	G7
6		Anaishaa Pinkesh Nahar	0	IND	1	1	0	0	0	0		2,0	20	0	0,00	G7
18		Kolagatla Alana Meenakshi	0	IND	0	0	1	1	1	0		3,0	18	0	0,00	G7
20		Lakshana Subramanian	0	IND	0	1	1	1	1	1		5,0	3	0	0,00	G7
21		Luxshana B K	0	IND	1	1	0	1	0	1		4,0	5	40	0,00	G7
11		Indira Priyadharshini Subbu	1161	IND	1	0	1	½	1	0		3,5	10	40	-10,80	G9
17		Cera Dagaria	1264	IND	½	½	1	1	0	0		3,0	14	40	50,80	G11
22		Aarna Chugh	1123	IND	0	1	½	½	0	0	0	2,0	24	40	12,80	G11
14		Kiyarra Sunil Khaturia	1390	IND	1	½	1	0	1	0		3,5	10	40	47,20	G13
21		Rhythm Singhal	1202	IND	0	1	0	0	1	½		2,5	23	40	-4,40	G13
4		Jain Nityata	1894	IND	½	1	1	1	0	1		4,5	3	40	8,40	G15

Overview of Irish performance

SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pts.	Rk.	K	rtg+/-	Group
12	AGM	Tarun Kanyamarala	2006	IRL	1	0	1	0	0	1	3,0	20	40	-38,00	U15
11		Nemeth Zalan	1880	IRL	1	½	½	½	½	½	3,5	8	40	15,20	U17
1	AIM	Trisha Kanyamarala	2031	IRL	1	1	1	0	½	1	4,5	1	40	-33,60	G13

About the author:

Tarun (right) and Trisha (left) Kanyamarala are the strongest juniors of Ireland. They recently changed their nationality from being Indians to Irish citizens. They do not go to school and have dedicated their life in improving at chess. They have been travelling since last four months playing one tournament after another. They are also entrepreneurs and founders of ATC - Anytime Chess.