Vighnesh, Shashank clinch Brilliant honours

R Vighnesh of Tactica Chess Academy prevailed over Virinchi in the decisive tie-breaker to win the junior title of the 133rd Brilliant Trophy Open Chess Championship at Brilliant Grammar High School in Dilsukhnagar.

Having aggregated six points from their respective outings, Vighnesh and Virinch went into the tie-breaker where the former pipped the opponent to the post. Sai Maneendra, with five points, finished third.

With a clean sweep of all the six rounds, D Naga Shashank toped in thme open category. K Sarat Chandra (5.5) and P Satyanarayand (5) took the second and third places, respectively.

Later, K Kanna Reddy, Secretary of Hyderabad District Chess Association distributed the prizes in the presence of Organising Secretary J Subrahmanyam.

Final Round Results: Juniors: Virinchi (6) bt Sai Maneendra (5); Vighnesh (6) bt Ashmita Reddy (4); Sangam Siddareth (4) lost to Pranitha Priya (5); Chidvilas Sai (5) bt Pushkara Sai (4); G Vishal (4) lost to Shreyas Nallore (5); Open Category:

Sk Fayaz (5) lost to D Naga Shashank (6); Sai Varshith (4.5) drew with K Sarat Chandra (5.5), S Subbaraju (5) bt K Vedadri (4); Govindlal Sarma (5) bt JRC Prasad (4); L Satish Kumnar (4) lost to P Satyanarayana (5).

Age Group winners: Under-14: Boys: 1. Sangam Siddharth, 2. Chaitanya; Girls: 1. Sai Akhila, 2. Shriya; U-12: Boys: 1. Virinchi, 2. O Mahijit; Girls: 1. N Sneha, 2. Asmitha; U-10: Boys: 1. Sai Maheendra, Chidvilas Sai;

Girls: 1. Pranitha Priya, 2. N Sai Nitesha; U-8: Boys: 1. Shreyas Nallore, 2. R Velavaa; Girls: 1.Nigama Sree, 2. G Sarayna; U-6: Boys: 1. K Surya, 2. G Pavan; Girls: 1. Rushitha Haju, 2. R Srilaya; Best Veteran: VU Diwakar; Best woman: Jyothirmayi.

Placing: Open category-Top ten: 1. D Naga Shashank, 2. K Sarat Chandra, 3. P Satyanarayana, 4. Govind Lal Sharma, 5. S Subbaraju, 6. Sk Fayaz, 7. Aditya Varun, 8. S Khan, 9. M Rithvik raja, 10. Perumallu.