Sathwik Reddy wins juniors title at Brilliant Trophy chess tournament in Hyderabad

P Sathwik Reddy won the juniors title with a perfect score at the Brilliant Trophy chess tournament in Hyderabad. RVSS Ramanjaneyulu clinched the Open crown, while several boys and girls emerged winners across age categories. Nigama Sree and Siva Satyanarayana won special awards

Hyderabad: P Sathwik Reddy (Sri Gayatri e-Techno School, Manikonda) won the juniors title by scoring six points out of six rounds, while Vikyath Thallapally and Chetan Maale finished second and third with 5.5 points each in the Brilliant Trophy chess tournament at Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar, on Sunday.

In the Open category, RVSS Ramanjaneyulu won the event, while B Sreetej and D Sai Pavan secured second and third places with five points each out of six rounds.

Final placings:
Open category: 1. RVSS Ramanjaneyulu, 2. B Sreetej, 3. D Sai Pavan, 4. Akella Sankalpa Ruthvik, 5. B Mallesh, 6. Ravindranath, 7. Kenith Urla, 8. Vamshika Boga, 9. Sesham Dhanush, 10. Sai Anshitha Puvvala.

Boys: Under-15: 1. Abhimaan Despande, 2. K Harshith

Under-13: 1. Vikyath Thallapally, 2. R Sai Nigam

Under-11: 1. Chetan Maale, 2. Chetan Reddy

Under-9: 1. Reyansh Choudhury, 2. Venkata Ram Karthikeya

Under-7: 1. Pranad, 2. Avish Reddy

Girls: Under-15: 1. Himaja Prakhya, 2. Veda Sruthi

Under-13: 1. Saieesha Konda, 2. Sunishka

Under-11: 1. Rishika Bhaskar, 2. Moukthika Ram

Under-9: 1. Sai Vangmayi, 2. Sai Tejase

Under-7: 1. Shaik Suheera Mahreen, 2. Sreenithi Tunki, P Dharani

Special awards: Best woman player: D Nigama Sree

Best veteran player: M Siva Satyanarayana