Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Hyderabad to Host National Sub-Junior Chess Championship 2026
A major chess tournament for players under 15 will be held in Hyderabad.
It is called the 51st National Sub-Junior Chess Championship.
The event will take place from October 12 to 20, 2026.
Games will be played at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium.
The winner will receive the Sri Duddilla Sripada Rao Gold Cup.
Telangana Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu launched the tournament brochure.
Hyderabad last hosted this championship in October 2002.
Telangana players Gogineni Rohith and N Vinuthna won the boys’ and girls’ titles that year.
Telangana Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu launched the championship brochure on Tuesday.
The 51st National Sub-Junior Under-15 Chess Championship will run from October 12 to 20, 2026.
Matches will take place at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad.
The tournament will be contested for the Sri Duddilla Sripada Rao Gold Cup.
Hyderabad is hosting the national championship for the first time in 24 years, after its 2002 edition.
- Who
- Under-15 chess players, Telangana Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu, and organizers including K S Prasad.
- What
- The brochure for the 51st National Sub-Junior Under-15 Chess Championship 2026 was launched.
- When
- The championship is scheduled for October 12–20, 2026; the brochure was launched on Tuesday.
- Where
- Saroornagar Indoor Stadium, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The championship is being organized for the Sri Duddilla Sripada Rao Gold Cup.
- Championship
- 51st National Sub-Junior Under-15 Chess Championship 2026
- Dates
- October 12–20, 2026
- Venue
- Saroornagar Indoor Stadium, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad
- Trophy
- Sri Duddilla Sripada Rao Gold Cup
- Brochure launched by
- Telangana Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu
- Previous Hyderabad edition
- October 2002
- Organizing Committee Chairman
- K S Prasad