Rajeswari, Anvi, and Yakshini secure Gold
Rajeswari Aiyappan secured gold in the Under-11 standard format, which helped Team India win a silver medal as a team in the same category. Anvi Deepak Hinge secured silver in Girls Under-9 standard and Gold in Girls Under-9 Blitz. Yakshini P scored Gold in the U-11 Girls Rapid with a dominating 7.5/9 points.
Medal Tally
Standard Boys
Silver: U-7 Nimalan Dharanipathy (1652), Earned Conditional CM Title
Standard Girls
Gold: U-11: Rajeswari Aiyappan (1639), Earned Conditional WCM Title
Silver: U-9: WCM Anvi Deepak Hinge (1729)
Standard Teams
U-11 Girls: Team Silver: Niyola Pinto (1623), Rajeswari Aiyappan (1639), WCM Yakshini P (2014)
U-9 Boys: Team Silver: Arnav Anand (1641), Ilan Shafeek (1786), Neithal D Ansera (1655)
Rapid Boys
Silver: U-7: Nimalan Dharanipathy (1629)
Rapid Girls
Gold: U-11: WCM Yakshini P (1635)
Rapid Teams
U-11 Girls: Team Gold: Niyola Pinto (1737), Rajeswari Aiyappan (1532), WCM Yakshini P (1635)
U-9 Boys: Team Silver: Arnav Anand (1545), Ilan Shafeek (1763), Neithal D Ansera (1573)
Blitz Girls
Gold: U-9: WCM Anvi Deepak Hinge (1615)
Blitz Teams
U-11 Girls: Team Silver: Niyola Pinto (1610), Rajeswari Aiyappan (1521), WCM Yakshini P (1694)
U-9 Boys: Team Silver: Arnav Anand (1520), Ilan Shafeek (1629), Neithal D Ansera (1738)
Check out the full winners' list here
Standard Boys Under-7
Nimalan scored 7.5/9 points to secure the silver medal in the Under-7 standard category, behind Bakhramov, Mukhammadyusuf of Uzbekistan, who secured 1st place with 8/9 points.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1521 | 8 | 0 | 45,5 | 7 | 48,5 | 42 | ||
2 | 1652 | 7,5 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 49,5 | 38,5 | ||
3 | 1540 | 7 | 0 | 46,5 | 7 | 47,5 | 34,5 | ||
4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44,5 | 6 | 48 | 28 | ||
5 | 1575 | 5,5 | 0 | 46,5 | 4 | 50 | 27 |
Standard Girls Under-9
Anvi Deepak Hinge scored 6.5/9 points to finish behind Yedresheva Amaliya of Kazakhstan, who scored 8/9 points.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1504 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 47 | 41,5 | |||
2 | WCM | 1729 | 6,5 | 0 | 45,5 | 6 | 49,5 | 33 | ||
3 | 1432 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 48,5 | 29 | |||
4 | 1665 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 49 | 30 | |||
5 | 1550 | 5,5 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 46 | 26 |
Standard Girls Under-11
Rajeswari Aiyappan scored 7/9 points to finish half a point ahead of the field and secure the gold medal.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1639 | 7 | 0 | 44,5 | 6 | 49 | 38 | |||
2 | 1704 | 6,5 | 0 | 44,5 | 6 | 48,5 | 34 | |||
3 | 1635 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 48 | 29,25 | |||
4 | 1847 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 48 | 29,75 | |||
5 | WCM | 2014 | 5,5 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 49,5 | 27 |
Standard Teams
Rapid Boys Under-7
Nimalan Dharanipathy remained unbeaten and drew his 4 games. Nimalan and Muradov Hangeldi of Turkmenistan had equal 7/9 points, but Nimalan secured 2nd place according to tiebreak scores.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1645 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 51 | 38,25 | ||
2 | 1629 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 49 | 36,5 | ||
3 | 1770 | 6,5 | 0 | 45,5 | 6 | 47,5 | 33 | ||
4 | 1490 | 6,5 | 0 | 41,5 | 6 | 44 | 28 | ||
5 | 1534 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 46,5 | 28 |
Rapid Girls Under-11
WCM Yakshini P showed a dominating performance to clinch the gold medal after remaining undefeated and scoring 7.5/9 points. She started on the 11th rank and finished 1st in a strong field.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WCM | 1635 | 7,5 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 46 | 37,5 | ||
2 | 1663 | 6 | 0 | 43,5 | 4 | 47 | 29,75 | |||
3 | 1714 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 42 | 27 | |||
4 | 1614 | 6 | 0 | 37,5 | 6 | 40,5 | 25,5 | |||
5 | 1532 | 6 | 0 | 36,5 | 4 | 36,5 | 22 |
Rapid Teams
Blitz Girls Under-9
Anvi Deepak Hinge scored 8/9 points and finished half a point above the field to secure gold medal.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WCM | 1615 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 47 | 39,5 | ||
2 | 1745 | 7,5 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 48 | 39,75 | |||
3 | 1464 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 48 | 27 | |||
4 | 1636 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 46 | 24,5 | |||
5 | 1506 | 6 | 3 | 44,5 | 6 | 48 | 28 |
Blitz Teams
The 20th Asian School Chess Championship was held at Shakhtar Park Hotel in the Tula Region, Russia, from 1 October 2026 to 11 October 2026. More than 310 players took part across 12 different categories in 3 different time formats.
A Big thanks to Mr. Dharani Pathy R (Principal Engineer), TOYOTA CONNECTED INDIA - Bengaluru, for sharing the details with us.
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