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Naga Suryasaketh and Akhil Taneti win Brilliant Trophy titles
A chess tournament was held in Hyderabad at Brilliant Grammar High School.
Naga Suryasaketh won the Junior section.
He and Mithil Amor both scored 5.5 points.
Suryasaketh won because he had the better tie-break result.
Akhil Taneti won the Open section with 5.5 points.
Other players received prizes in different age groups.
There were separate boys’ and girls’ competitions.
K Rajagopal and R Manaswini won the veteran and women’s awards.
Naga Suryasaketh won the Junior title on a tie-break after tying with Mithil Amor on 5.5 points.
Akhil Taneti won the Open category with 5.5 points from the tournament.
P Nikhil placed third in the Junior section with five points.
Jayaditya and Sri Samanvith shared the next two Open-category places with five points each.
Winners were also named across Under-15, Under-13, Under-11, Under-9, Under-7, veteran and women’s categories.
- Who
- Naga Suryasaketh won the Junior section, and Akhil Taneti won the Open section.
- What
- The 244th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament was held, with winners decided across open, junior and age-group categories.
- Where
- Brilliant Grammar High School in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad.
- When
- Why
- The tournament was held as a competitive chess event with prizes awarded to players in multiple categories.
Key facts
- Tournament
- 244th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament
- Venue
- Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar
- Junior champion
- Naga Suryasaketh
- Open champion
- Akhil Taneti
- Junior winning score
- 5.5 points from six rounds
- Open winning score
- 5.5 points
- Best Veteran
- K Rajagopal
- Best Woman
- R Manaswini
Sources
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