Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Indian Under-11 Girls Win Bronze at ASEAN Chess Championship
India’s Under-11 girls played in a big chess tournament in Singapore.
The team included Varenya Lakshmi Vaka, Aligiri Amrutha Hemal, and Maya Siddharth Narula.
They earned 14.5 points.
Singapore also earned 14.5 points.
A tie-break rule placed Singapore second and India third.
This gave the Indian team a bronze medal.
Vietnam won the gold medal with 19.5 points.
More than 700 young players from 27 countries took part.
India’s Under-11 girls’ chess team won the bronze medal at the ASEAN Chess Championship in Singapore.
The team consisted of Varenya Lakshmi Vaka, Aligiri Amrutha Hemal, and Maya Siddharth Narula.
India scored 14.5 points, tying Singapore but finishing third under the tournament’s tie-break criteria.
Vietnam won gold with 19.5 points, while host Singapore took silver with 14.5 points.
More than 700 players from 27 countries participated in the international junior championship.
- Who
- India’s Under-11 girls’ team—Varenya Lakshmi Vaka, Aligiri Amrutha Hemal, and Maya Siddharth Narula—competed in the championship.
- What
- The team won a bronze medal in the Under-11 girls’ competition.
- When
- The medal was reported on Wednesday.
- Where
- The ASEAN Chess Championship was held in Singapore.
- Why
- India and Singapore finished with 14.5 points, but the tournament’s tie-break criteria placed India third.
- Result
- Bronze medal for India
- Indian score
- 14.5 points
- Gold medalist
- Vietnam, with 19.5 points
- Silver medalist
- Singapore, with 14.5 points
- Indian team
- Varenya Lakshmi Vaka, Aligiri Amrutha Hemal, and Maya Siddharth Narula
- Participation
- More than 700 players from 27 countries
- Venue
- Singapore