Harshith along with Adhyayan Banerjee tied for first place with 10.5 points each from 12 rounds, but the former was declared winner by virtue of tie-break rule
Published Date – 17 December 2025, 12:09 AM

Hyderabad: P Harshith of Narayana School (Kurnool) and Adhyayan Banerjee tied for first place with 10.5 points each from 12 rounds, but the former was declared the winner by virtue of tie-break rule in the Brilliant Trophy juniors online chess tournament.
Final placings: 1. Pooru Harshith, 2. Adhyayan Banerjee, 3. Krishna Rallabandi, 4. Adhrit Padhy, 5. Aharnish Nanda, 6. P Lakshith, 7. Amogh Agarwal, 8. Viyaan Krishna, 9. Sri Lasya Tummapudi, 10. Sapthansh Thota.
Boys: Under-15: 1. Anjan Goud Panasa, 2. Saujas Srihari.
Under-13: 1. Nihal Nagasaki Tej, 2. Satvik Reddy Vanga.
Under-11: 1. Jomett Jibin, 2. Laxmi Rishaank.
Under-9: 1. Gautham Malladi, 2. Avin Adi.
Under-7: 1. Arshit Paddy, 2. Dhruva Varanasi.
Girls: Under-15: 1. Sahara Rallabandi, 2. Shriya.
Under-13: 1. Kota Sree Tanvi, 2. Himaja Prakhya.
Under-9: 1. Presha Godhani, 2. Aashritha Chamala.
