Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher awards trophies to FM Biswas Sourath of India and WFM Galina Mikheeva of Russia for winning the Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships, respectively.
A record 93 juniors and 72 girls from 13 countries participated in the Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships held 25 June to 4 July 2025 in Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka.
The event was organized by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka at the beautiful Citrus Hotel in Waskaduwa.
Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
Sourath and IM L M S T De Silva of Sri Lanka tied at 7.5 points each but Sourath had defeated De Silva in their Direct Encounter to win the tie break. IM Kashish Manoj Jain of India finished alone with 7 points for the bronze medal.
In the girls division.WFM Galina Mikheeva of Russia, playing under FIDE flag, finished alone with 7.5 points for the title. WIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana of Sri Lanka and WIM Sarayu Valpula of India tied at 7 points each for second and third place, respectively, by tie break.
