Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Chakraborty, Bordoloi Win Asian Junior Chess Titles for India
India won both main titles at the Asian Junior Classical Chess Championship.
Mayank Chakraborty won the Open competition.
Pratitee Bordoloi won the Girls competition.
Each champion scored 7.5 points in nine rounds.
Russia’s Artem Pingin and Kazakhstan’s Mariya Kholyavko won silver medals.
India’s Daksh Goyal and Nivedita V C won bronze medals.
The results gave India four of the six available medals.
Several players also earned important chess titles and qualification norms.
Mayank Chakraborty won the Open title with 7.5 points from nine rounds.
Pratitee Bordoloi captured the Girls title with 7.5 points from nine rounds.
Artem Pingin and Mariya Kholyavko won Open and Girls silver medals respectively.
India also earned bronze medals through Daksh Goyal and Nivedita V C.
Several players secured FIDE titles or norms, including additional GM and WIM achievements.
- Who
- India’s Mayank Chakraborty and Pratitee Bordoloi won the Open and Girls titles; other medalists included Artem Pingin, Daksh Goyal, Mariya Kholyavko and Nivedita V C.
- What
- India completed a golden double at the Asian Junior Classical Chess Championship, while players also earned FIDE titles and norms.
- When
- The championship concluded on August 26, 2026, according to the reports.
- Where
- Mumbai, at the ITC Maratha Sheraton.
- Why
- The players competed in the nine-round Asian Junior Classical Chess Championship for medals, titles and qualification norms.
- Open champion
- Mayank Chakraborty, India — 7.5 points
- Girls champion
- Pratitee Bordoloi, India — 7.5 points
- Open silver and bronze
- Artem Pingin of Russia — 7 points; Daksh Goyal of India — 6.5 points
- Girls silver and bronze
- Mariya Kholyavko of Kazakhstan — 7 points; Nivedita V C of India — 6.5 points
- India’s medal tally
- Four of six Classical Championship medals: two gold and two bronze
- Notable qualifications
- Mayank added a Grandmaster norm; Pratitee earned the Woman International Master title and a Woman Grandmaster norm
- Organizers
- Maharashtra Chess Association, on behalf of the All India Chess Federation and the Asian Chess Federation
