P. Harshith of Narayana School, Kurnool, won the Brilliant Trophy Open online chess tournament with 11.5 points from 12 rounds. Srikara Darbha and Siddharth Pernati finished second and third. B. Sahasra and P. V. Satyanarayana earned special awards
Published Date – 24 March 2026, 10:54 PM

Hyderabad: P Harshith of Narayana School, Kurnool, won the Brilliant Trophy Open online chess tournament, scoring 11.5 points from 12 rounds.
Srikara Darbha finished second with 10.5 points, while Siddharth Pernati secured third place with 10 points.
Final placings: 1. P. Harshith, 2. Srikara Darbha, 3. Siddharth Pernati, 4. Mahendra Teja, 5. Arnav Pradhan, 6. Harshith Joshi, 7. Ujan Alex, 8. Kumaran Charan, 9. R. Aarush, 10. Srujan Keerthan.
Special awards: Best woman player: B. Sahasra; Best veteran player: P. V. Satyanarayana.
