Inspired by India’s recent double victory at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, Indian players are coming in full force with seven boys and six girls to compete in the Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships starting October 11th in Tagaytay City, Philippines.
Leading the Indian charge is second seed International Master Krishna Rohith, rated 2474 (photo above).
Third seed is IM Aswath S, rated 2473 (above left). Other Indian boys are Candidate Master Bharadia Yas (2415) at 5th seed, IM Manish Anto Cristiano (2364) at 8th seed (above right) and FM Adireddy Arjun (2342) at 9th seed. Completing the cast of Indian boys are CM Velavaa Ragavesh (2060) and Akshat Sureka (2008).
The top seed is Grandmaster Aleksey Grebnev (2530) of Russia, playing under the neutral FIDE flag. The Philippines’ top junior is IM Michael Concio, Jr., rated 2368.
Among girls, India’s newest Woman International Master Tejaswani G. is seeded second at 2135 (above left). Fourth seed is WFM Shubhi Gupta at 2013 (above right). Fifth and sixth seed are WFM Shubhi Gupta (2013), Sneha Halder (1990). Eighth seed is WFM Bristy Mukherjee (1965). Completing the cast of Indian girls is Khairmode Dhanashree (1876).
Top seed among the girls is Woman International Master Anna Shukhman of Russia, playing under the neutral FIDE flag.
The Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships are hosted by the Tagaytay Chess Club, Inc. under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Asian Chess Federation, National Chess Federation of the Philippines and City of Tagaytay in cooperation with the Philippine Olympic Committee and Philippine Sports Commission.
The tournaments are 9-round Swiss System events separately for boys and girls. At stake are GM and WGM norms for the gold medallist. Equal first (best 3 players after tie break) shall receive the title of IM/WIM, silver and bronze medalists receive IM/WIM norms and FM/WFM titles in accordance with FIDE title regulations.