J Malleswara Rao of Vijayawada won the Brilliant Trophy Open online chess tournament with 11 points from 12 rounds. Gopalkrishna Maheshwari finished second with 10 points, while Rajesh Rilwin secured third place with 9.5 points
Published Date – 21 July 2026, 06:47 PM
Hyderabad: J Malleswara Rao (Vijayawada) won the Brilliant Trophy Open online chess tournament, scoring 11 points from 12 rounds, while Gopalkrishna Maheshwari secured second place with 10 points and Rajesh Rilwin finished third with 9.5 points from 12 rounds.
Top 10 places: 1. J Malleswara Rao, 2. Gopalkrishna Maheshwari, 3. Rajesh Rilwin, 4. K V K Karthik, 5. Srikara Darbha, 6. Jinson Samuel, 7. P Karyasheel, 8. Pamidi Jaswanth, 9. P S S Nandagopal, 10. Aswanthram S K
Best Woman: Sahasra Bhattiprolu
Best Veteran: P V V Satyanarayana Murthy
