Asian Junior 2026 R3-4: Jaiveer Mahendru and Pratitee Bordoloi lead with perfect 4/4

by Devansh Singh - 22/08/2026

It was a double round day at the Asian Junior Chess Championship. In the open section, Jaiveer Mahendru is leading the tournament with a perfect 4/4. In the 4th round, Jaiveer defeated IM Aditya Dhingra with white pieces. In the 5th round, he will face top seed, GM Mayank Chakraborty. In the Girls section, Pratitee Bordoloi and Leyla Shohradova are on 4/4, and they are playing against each other in the 5th round. The 5th round will start on 22nd August at 3 PM IST. Photos: Tushar Damor

Open Section

In the 3rd round, the games of the top 3 boards ended in a draw. Mayank Chakraborty drew against Nandish VS, Pingin Artem drew against Viresh Sharnarthi, and Apoorv Kamble drew against Kurbandurdyyev Shageldi. In the 4th round, Jaiveer defeated IM Aditya Dhingra with white pieces, and Mayank defeated Kurbandurdyyev Shageldi.

Nandish VS drew against GM Mayankk Chakraborty in the 3rd round

Replay Round 3-4 Games

Round 4 Results Open

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	FED	Rtg
1	FM	Jaiveer Mahendru,	IND	2326	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Aaditya Dhingra,	IND	2403
2	IM	Mayank Chakraborty,	IND	2500	2½	1 - 0	2½	CM	Kurbandurdyyev, Shageldi	TKM	2199
3	CM	Gubatayev, Ahmet	TKM	2184	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Pingin, Artem	RUS	2477
4	IM	Apoorv Kamble,	IND	2441	2½	½ - ½	2½	FM	Nandish V S,	IND	2304
5	FM	Hommadov, Amanmuhammet	TKM	2409	2½	1 - 0	2½		Ghadge Harsh,	IND	2175
6		Guru Prakash,	IND	2113	2½	½ - ½	2½	FM	Madhvendra Pratap Sharma,	IND	2363
7	FM	Sharnarthi Viresh,	IND	2272	2½	1 - 0	2½		Jagesia Daksh,	IND	2332
8	IM	Vignesh Advaith Vemula,	IND	2405	2	1 - 0	2½		Charyyev, Ilhan	TKM	2098
9	FM	Arshpreet Singh,	IND	2328	2	0 - 1	2		Aahil Patra,	IND	2082
10	FM	Aditya Varun Gampa,	IND	2323	2	½ - ½	2		Sanjeeban Mandal,	IND	2087

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Round 5 Pairings

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	FED	Rtg
1	IM	Mayank Chakraborty,	IND	2500	3½		4	FM	Jaiveer Mahendru,	IND	2326
2	IM	Pingin, Artem	RUS	2477	3½		3½	FM	Hommadov, Amanmuhammet	TKM	2409
3	IM	Aaditya Dhingra,	IND	2403	3		3½	FM	Sharnarthi Viresh,	IND	2272
4		Induwara, T H D Thisarindu	SRI	2184	3		3	IM	Apoorv Kamble,	IND	2441
5		Aahil Patra,	IND	2082	3		3	IM	Vignesh Advaith Vemula,	IND	2405
6	FM	Madhvendra Pratap Sharma,	IND	2363	3		3		Alekhya Mukhopadhyay,	IND	2177
7	FM	Nandish V S,	IND	2304	3		3		Guru Prakash,	IND	2113
8	FM	Bozorov, Javohir	UZB	2236	3		3		Daksh Goyal,	IND	2065
9		Jagesia Daksh,	IND	2332	2½		2½		Agnivo, Chakraborty	IND	2148
10		Ojas Joshi,	IND	2134	2½		2½	FM	Aditya Varun Gampa,	IND	2323

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Girls Section

Pratitee Bordoloi in the lead with 4/4

In the 3rd round, Pratitee defeated Kashthuri Bhai R. with black pieces

Replay Round 3-4 Games

Round 4 Results Girls

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	FED	Rtg
1	WFM	Pratitee Bordoloi,	IND	2252	3	1 - 0	3		Shivamshika G,	IND	2053
2		Pranavasri S,	IND	1901	3	0 - 1	3	WCM	Shohradova, Leyla	TKM	2086
3	WFM	Nivedita V C,	IND	1991	2½	0 - 1	2½	WFM	Kholyavko, Mariya	KAZ	2217
4	WCM	Akshaya Sathi,	IND	1980	2½	0 - 1	2½	FM	Prishita Gupta,	IND	2112
5	WCM	Aadya Gowda,	IND	1857	2½	½ - ½	2½	WCM	Dakshita Kumawat,	IND	2001
6	WFM	Shohradova, Lala	TKM	2159	2	1 - 0	2		Vakcheri Mohitha,	IND	1860
7	AIM	Tripurambika V,	IND	1903	2	1 - 0	2		Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna	IND	2131
8		Sunetra Dey,	IND	1920	2	1 - 0	2	WCM	Anushka Bapu Kutwal,	IND	2072
9	WCM	Bhillva, Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna	IND	1814	2	0 - 1	2	WCM	Shanmathi Sree S,	IND	2042
10	WFM	Rejepova, Jahan	TKM	2040	2	1 - 0	2		Sasi Hasini Chintala,	IND	1787

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Pairings Round 5

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	FED	Rtg
1	WCM	Shohradova, Leyla	TKM	2086	4		4	WFM	Pratitee Bordoloi,	IND	2252
2	WFM	Kholyavko, Mariya	KAZ	2217	3½		3½	FM	Prishita Gupta,	IND	2112
3	WCM	Kashthuri Bhai R,	IND	1978	3		3	WFM	Shohradova, Lala	TKM	2159
4		Shivamshika G,	IND	2053	3		3		Sunetra Dey,	IND	1920
5	WCM	Shanmathi Sree S,	IND	2042	3		3	AIM	Tripurambika V,	IND	1903
6	WFM	Sanudula, K M Dahamdi	SRI	1950	3		3	WFM	Rejepova, Jahan	TKM	2040
7	WCM	Kirthika, B	IND	2025	3		3	WCM	Aadya Gowda,	IND	1857
8	WCM	Dakshita Kumawat,	IND	2001	3		3		Pranavasri S,	IND	1901
9	WFM	Nivedita V C,	IND	1991	2½		2½	WFM	Saranya Devi Narahari,	IND	2123
10	WCM	Akshaya Sathi,	IND	1980	2½		2½	WFM	Saparya Ghosh,	IND	2106

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Trophies for the winners

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