Kumaran Charan of Chennai won the Brilliant Trophy Open online chess tournament with 11 points from 12 rounds. B Naga Akhilcharan finished second with 10.5 points, while J Malleswara Rao secured third place with 10 points.
Published Date – 18 August 2026, 05:57 PM
Hyderabad: Kumaran Charan (Chennai) won the Brilliant Trophy Open online chess tournament by scoring 11 points out of 12 rounds, while B Naga Akhilcharan finished second with 10.5 points and J Malleswara Rao finished third with 10 points out of 12 rounds.
Final placings: 1. Kumaran Charan, 2. B Naga Akhilcharan, 3. J Malleswara Rao, 4. Ansh, 5. P Harshit, 6. Raju, 7. Trishika Patnaik, 8. Mahendra Teja, 9. Abhiraaj Arora, 10. P K Sankaran.
Best woman player: Sahasra Bhattiprolu
Best veteran player: Rabindra Sahu
