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Prishita Claims her 6th National Title
This was Prishita's 6th national title, and one of the most special because she previously won U11 and U15 age-category nationals, but this time she won the Under-17 nationals at 15. Prishita led the tournament by a full point after 8 rounds but suffered a tough loss in the 9th round to Kirthika B; however, she recovered and scored 2 consecutive wins to win the national championship with a clear half-point lead.
A total of 81 female players took part in the national championship, including 1 WIM, 1 FM, 3 WFM, & 7 WCM.
Final Standings Girls
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FM | IND | 2129 | Delhi | 9 | 73,5 | 79 | |
2 | IND | 2086 | Telangana | 8,5 | 73,5 | 78 | ||
3 | WFM | IND | 2018 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 73 | 77,5 | |
4 | WCM | IND | 1947 | Telangana | 8 | 71 | 75,5 | |
5 | WFM | IND | 1987 | West Bengal | 8 | 70 | 74,5 | |
6 | IND | 1854 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 69,5 | 74 | ||
7 | FM | IND | 2172 | Uttarakhand | 7,5 | 71,5 | 76,5 | |
8 | WFM | IND | 1944 | Uttar Pradesh | 7,5 | 68 | 73 | |
9 | WCM | IND | 1816 | Kerala | 7,5 | 61,5 | 65,5 | |
10 | WCM | IND | 1995 | Maharashtra | 7 | 71,5 | 77 |
Adhiraj defeats Madhvendra to claim his 1st National U -17 Title
Adhiraj Mitra from Jharkhand scored 9/11 points to win his 1st National Under-17 Title. It was a close contest between Adhiraj Mitra, Vedant Garg, and Haridev S. Going into the final round, Vedant Garg was leading the tournament by half a point, but he lost to Haridev S on the top board. On the second board, Adhiraj defeated Madhvendra Pratap Sharma to finish in 1st place with a better tiebreak score than Haridev, who also scored 9/11 points.
A total of 193 players, including 2 International Masters, 16 FIDE Masters, and 8 Candidate Masters, took part in the Open section of the national championship. The national championship was organised at the Kangra Fort, Jammu, from 28th September to 6th October 2026.
Final Ranking Open
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FM | IND | 2318 | Jharkhand | 9 | 72 | 77 | |
2 | CM | IND | 2188 | Tamil Nadu | 9 | 66,5 | 70,5 | |
3 | IND | 2236 | Chandigarh | 8,5 | 75,5 | 81 | ||
4 | FM | IND | 2309 | Tamil Nadu | 8,5 | 63,5 | 68,5 | |
5 | IND | 2082 | West Bengal | 8 | 78,5 | 83,5 | ||
6 | FM | IND | 2313 | Puducherry | 8 | 74 | 78 | |
7 | IND | 2258 | Kerala | 8 | 71,5 | 76,5 | ||
8 | FM | IND | 2319 | West Bengal | 8 | 71 | 76,5 | |
9 | FM | IND | 2301 | West Bengal | 8 | 71 | 76 | |
10 | FM | IND | 2341 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 71 | 76 |
