Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Kumaran Charan Wins Brilliant Trophy Open Chess Tournament
Kumaran Charan won an online chess tournament called the Brilliant Trophy Open.
He played 12 rounds and earned 11 points.
B Naga Akhilcharan came second with 10.5 points.
J Malleswara Rao came third with 10 points.
Seven other players also finished among the top ten.
Sahasra Bhattiprolu won the Best Woman award.
Rabindra Sahu won the Best Veteran award.
The tournament had strong competition among its players.
Chennai’s Kumaran Charan won the Brilliant Trophy Open Online Chess Tournament.
Charan scored 11 points across 12 rounds.
B Naga Akhilcharan placed second with 10.5 points.
J Malleswara Rao finished third with 10 points.
Sahasra Bhattiprolu was named Best Woman, while Rabindra Sahu received Best Veteran.
- Who
- Kumaran Charan won; B Naga Akhilcharan and J Malleswara Rao placed second and third.
- What
- The Brilliant Trophy Open Online Chess Tournament was held, with Kumaran Charan winning with 11 points.
- Where
- The tournament was conducted online; the report was datelined Hyderabad.
- Winner
- Kumaran Charan of Chennai
- Winner’s score
- 11 points from 12 rounds
- Second place
- B Naga Akhilcharan, with 10.5 points
- Third place
- J Malleswara Rao, with 10 points
- Best Woman
- Sahasra Bhattiprolu
- Best Veteran
- Rabindra Sahu
- Other top-ten finishers
- Ansh, P Harshit, Raju, Trishika Patnaik, Mahendra Teja, Abhiraaj Arora and P K Sankaran