V Shanmukha Srujan and Lakshmi Sri Nidhi won the boys and girls under-16 titles at the A2H Children’s chess tournament in Hyderabad. The event also saw winners in the under-10 category, with Shadab and Sheershika Chowdam finishing first
Published Date – 8 February 2026, 09:51 PM

Hyderabad: V Shanmukha Srujan and Lakshmi Sri Nidhi won the boys and girls titles respectively in the under-16 category of the A2H Children’s chess tournament here on Sunday.
Final placings:
Boys:
Under-10: 1. Shadab, 2. N Arvik Aditya, 3. P Diyansh, 4. Patel Hanish Reddy, 5. B Ganaskandveer.
Under-16: 1. V Shanmukha Srujan, 2. V Jaswanth, 3. Sai Srihaas Reddy, 4. V Ruthvik, 5. V Srujan Raju.
Girls:
Under-16: 1. Lakshmi Sri Nidhi, 2. P Varnika, 3. P Sai Alekhya.
Under-10: 1. Sheershika Chowdam, 2. N Riyanshi Dhanvi, 3. S Heeravani, 4. P Bhanvitha, 5. D Sudeeksha.
