Harshit Joshi of BBVM Sr Sec School, Haldwani, won the Brilliant Trophy Juniors online chess tournament with 10 points from 12 rounds. Arpit Chauhan finished second and P Harshit third. Several boys and girls excelled across age categories
Published Date – 14 April 2026, 06:58 PM

Hyderabad: Harshit Joshi of BBVM Sr Sec School, Haldwani (Uttarakhand) won the Brilliant Trophy Juniors online chess tournament, scoring 10 points from 12 rounds on Tuesday.
Arpit Chauhan finished second with 9.5 points, while P Harshit took third place with nine points.
Top ten placings:
Harshit Joshi, 2. Arpit Chauhan, 3. P Harshit, 4. Shanmukha Vasudeva, 5. Adhrit Padhy, 6. S Shashank, 7. Gurucharan Bhole, 8. P Lakshit, 9. Adhyayan Banerjee, 10. Apoorva Mithra Bhole.
Boys:
Under-15: 1. Akhilesh S Meti, 2. Jomett Jibin
Under-13: 1. Bharadwaj, 2. Siddharth Pernati
Under-11: 1. Arhant & Vihaan Mittal, 2. Laxmi Rishaank
Under-9: 1. Devansh Reddy Bairi, 2. Ashrit Padhy
Under-7: 1. Viyaan Krishna, 2. G Sahishnu
Girls:
Under-15: 1. Sri Lasya Tummapudi, 2. Kota Sree Tanvi
Under-13: 1. Samanvitha Karnati, 2. Akanksha Biradar
Under-11: 1. G Shamitha, 2. Anshita Reddy Swarna
Under-9: 1. Sai Vangmayi
