Vidit inaugurates the tournament

Arjuna Awardee GM Vidit Gujarathi inaugurated the classical portion of the Asian Juniors in Mumbai. Recently, Vidit Gujrathi and Divya Deshmukh were feted with the Arjuna Award. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2025, revealing Women's World Cup Winner GM Divya Deshmukh and Top Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi as the two chess players who will receive the prestigious Arjuna award this year.

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Nurmuhammad Nematillakhonov vs. Mayank Chakraborty (0-1)

Apoorv Kamble defeated Venkatesh Das in the 1st round

Replay Round 1 Games

Round 1 Results Open

Bo.

White

FED

Rtg

Result

Black

FED

Rtg

PGN

1

CM

Nematillakhonov, Nurmuhammad

UZB

2020

0 - 1

IM

Mayank Chakraborty,

IND

2500

PGN

2

IM

Pingin, Artem

RUS

2477

1 - 0

Borkhetariya Devarsh M,

IND

2020

PGN

3

AIM

Venkatesh Das,

IND

2014

0 - 1

IM

Apoorv Kamble,

IND

2441

PGN

4

FM

Hommadov, Amanmuhammet

TKM

2409

1 - 0

Ramanuj Mishra,

IND

2004

PGN

5

Bhanushali, Neemay

IND

1993

½ - ½

IM

Vignesh Advaith Vemula,

IND

2405

PGN

6

IM

Aaditya Dhingra,

IND

2403

1 - 0

Meetansh Dixit,

IND

1993

PGN

7

Rishaan Jain,

IND

1991

½ - ½

FM

Akhilbay, Imangali

KAZ

2378

PGN

8

FM

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma,

IND

2363

1 - 0

Adhiadhavan G,

IND

1990

PGN

9

Armaan Singh Bakshi,

IND

1990

0 - 1

FM

Vivaan Vishal Shah,

IND

2339

PGN

10

Jagesia Daksh,

IND

2332

1 - 0

CM

Prakhar Tripathi,

IND

1989

PGN

Details

Round 2 Pairings

Bo.

White

FED

Rtg

Pts.

Result

Pts.

Black

FED

Rtg

1

IM

Mayank Chakraborty,

IND

2500

1

1

AIM

Vivaan Sardana,

IND

2171

2

Agnivo, Chakraborty

IND

2148

1

1

IM

Pingin, Artem

RUS

2477

3

IM

Apoorv Kamble,

IND

2441

1

1

Tijil Singh,

IND

2119

4

Hardik Shah,

IND

2124

1

1

FM

Hommadov, Amanmuhammet

TKM

2409

5

Jumanazarov, Ibrohim

UZB

2102

1

1

IM

Aaditya Dhingra,

IND

2403

6

Mehul Sondhi,

IND

2091

1

1

FM

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma,

IND

2363

7

FM

Vivaan Vishal Shah,

IND

2339

1

1

Guru Prakash,

IND

2113

8

Dishank, Sachin Bajaj

IND

2084

1

1

Jagesia Daksh,

IND

2332

9

Alluri Bhaskara Ratna Shanmukha ,

IND

2075

1

1

FM

Jaiveer Mahendru,

IND

2326

10

FM

Aditya Varun Gampa,

IND

2323

1

1

Charyyev, Ilhan

TKM

2098

Details

Girls Section

Same as the open section in the Girls section; top seeds start with a positive score.

Vidit made the ceremonial move on the 1st board against Mysha Perwez vs Pratitee Bordoloi; Pratitee won this game

Replay Round 1 Games

Round 1 Results Girls

Bo.

 

White

FED

Rtg

Pts.

Result

Pts.

Black

FED

Rtg

 

PGN

1

AFM

Mysha Perwez,

IND

1881

0

0 - 1

0

WFM

Pratitee Bordoloi,

IND

2252

PGN

2

WFM

Kholyavko, Mariya

KAZ

2217

0

1 - 0

0

Narahari Geethika Hasini,

IND

1881

PGN

3

Sagar Siya,

IND

1868

0

0 - 1

0

WFM

Shohradova, Lala

TKM

2159

PGN

4

WFM

Swara Lakshmi S Nair,

IND

2155

0

½ - ½

0

Vakcheri Mohitha,

IND

1860

PGN

5

WCM

Aadya Gowda,

IND

1857

0

1 - 0

0

WFM

Mrittika Mallick,

IND

2153

PGN

6

Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna

IND

2131

0

1 - 0

0

Rout, Yashita

IND

1851

PGN

7

Bajaj, Shraddha

IND

1850

0

½ - ½

0

WFM

Saranya Devi Narahari,

IND

2123

PGN

8

FM

Prishita Gupta,

IND

2112

0

1 - 0

0

Anvita Sathi,

IND

1849

PGN

9

Kanishka S,

IND

1848

0

½ - ½

0

WFM

Saparya Ghosh,

IND

2106

PGN

10

WCM

Shohradova, Leyla

TKM

2086

0

1 - 0

0

Padmini S,

IND

1841

PGN

Details

Pairings Round 2

Bo.

 

White

FED

Rtg

Pts.

Result

Pts.

Black

FED

Rtg

 

1

WFM

Pratitee Bordoloi,

IND

2252

1

1

WFM

Sanudula, K M Dahamdi

SRI

1950

2

WCM

Sravyasree Bheemarasetty,

IND

1954

1

1

WFM

Kholyavko, Mariya

KAZ

2217

3

WFM

Shohradova, Lala

TKM

2159

1

1

Shreya G Hipparagi,

IND

1939

4

WFM

Marium Fatima,

IND

1947

1

1

Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna

IND

2131

5

Sunetra Dey,

IND

1920

1

1

FM

Prishita Gupta,

IND

2112

6

WCM

Patil, Divya

IND

1911

1

1

WCM

Shohradova, Leyla

TKM

2086

7

AIM

Tripurambika V,

IND

1903

1

1

WCM

Anushka Bapu Kutwal,

IND

2072

8

WFM

Begmuratova, Sarvinoz

UZB

2067

1

1

Pranavasri S,

IND

1901

9

WCM

Wankhade Sanskruti,

IND

1891

1

1

Shivamshika G,

IND

2053

10

WCM

Aaradhya Das,

IND

1883

1

1

WCM

Dakshita Kumawat,

IND

2001

Details

Photo Gallery: Here

Venue: ITC Maratha, Mumbai

Such a beautiful venue for this amazing tournament

Playing schedule

Round

Date

Time

1

2026/08/19

15:00

2

2026/08/20

15:00

3

2026/08/21

09:30

4

2026/08/21

15:30

5

2026/08/22

15:00

6

2026/08/23

09:30

7

2026/08/23

15:30

8

2026/08/24

15:00

9

2026/08/25

10:00

Playing Conditions

  • The tournament is played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess, using electronic clocks.

  • Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game with a 30-second increment per move from move 1. Forfeit time is 30 minutes.

  • Rapid: 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move from move 1.

  • Blitz: 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move from move 1.

  • Per FIDE regulations, players from the same federation may be paired against each other in the last round.

Titles and Awards

A minimum of 5 federations per category and 10 participants is required for direct titles in Standard chess (see the FIDE Handbook). Direct titles are awarded for Standard chess per the FIDE Handbook:

  • Gold medalists are awarded a GM norm and the International Master (IM) title (for women, a WGM norm and the Woman International Master (WIM) title). Players scoring the same number of points as the champion also receive the IM/WIM title.

  • The silver & bronze medal winners are awarded the IM/WIM norm in addition to the FIDE Master (FM)/Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title.

Minimum Ratings (for immediate award): IM 2200 · WIM 2000 · FM 2100 · WFM 1900

Important Links

Official Site, Regulations, Pairings, and Results

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