Jaideep emerges champion in Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament

Hyderabad: Jaideep Reddy emerged champion in a tie-breaker after a three-way tie for the top honours in the junior section of the 195th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at the Brilliant Grammar School, Dilsukhnagar, on Sunday.

Jaideep Reddy was tied with S Aaryan Rudrapati and P Rishi for the top position with 5.5 points from six rounds. Aaryan Rudrapati got second place while P Rishi took the third place.
In the open category, Chidvilas Sai and Dhruva Thota tied for first place with 5.5 points before the former took the title in the tie-breaker.

Top Ten places open category: 1.Chidvilas Sai, 2.Dhruva Thota, 3.Neeraj Anirudh.K, 4.Vignesh Advaith, 5.Karyasheel.P, 6.Pranay Akula, 7.Pavan Karthikeya Varma, 8.Gade Sharanya, 9.Avinash, 10.Mohammad Mudassir.

Age Group Winners:
U-15 Boys: 1.K Tanav Reddy, 2.Sai Kiran;
Girls: 1.Neha Pakalapati, 2.G.Meghana Reddy
U-13: Boys: 1.G.Manvith, 2.Sreetej;
Girls: 1.Ch.Naga Akshaya, 2.P.Lasya
U-11: Boys: 1.Aaryan Rudrapati, 2.P.Rishi;
Girls: 1.Deekshitha Modipalli, 2.Sahasra Reddy
U-9 Boys: 1.Srivatsav Vaddepalli, 2.Aarush Bathula;
Girls: 1.Tanvika, 2.Athira;
U-7 Boys: 1.Divith Reddy, 2.Rohan Sanathana;
Girls: 1.P.Srihitha, 2.Pranaya Reddy;

Best Woman: Sasmita Mohanty; Best Veteran: TV Subbarao.