Pranav Venkatesh finished a dominant campaign in Al Ain by winning the Open blitz title outright with 10.5 points over 13 rounds, outpacing his closest rivals by a full point. Prior to this blitz triumph, the 20-year-old Indian Grandmaster earned a silver medal in the World Junior Rapid Championship with seven points across nine rounds. Other Indian contenders also achieved strong results, with Aamuktha Guntaka and Savitha Shri B securing top-ten placements in the Girls blitz and rapid events.
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Pranav Venkatesh has added a world junior blitz title to his previous classical world jun…: Pranav Venkatesh has added a world junior blitz title to his previous classical world junior crown.
The 20-year-old Grandmaster concluded his run in Al Ain with two podium finishes across t…: The 20-year-old Grandmaster concluded his run in Al Ain with two podium finishes across the blitz and rapid categories.
Indian junior chess players achieved multiple top-ten placements across the Open and Girl…: Indian junior chess players achieved multiple top-ten placements across the Open and Girls sections in the United Arab Emirates.
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NEW DELHI: 20-year-old Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh, who became FIDE World Junior Champion in the classical time-control last year, has now clinched the Open section title at the FIDE World Junior Blitz Championship, finishing on an impressive 10.5 points from 13 rounds in UAE on Friday.
Pranav topped the final standings, finishing a full point ahead of three players who shared second place with 9.5 points each.
Kyrgyzstan’s International Master Eldiyar Orozbaev secured second place, while Armenia’s IM Robert Piliposyan finished third. Syria’s FIDE Master Mazen Fandi also scored 9.5 points to take fourth place.
Uzbekistan’s GM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov, FIDE’s GM Erdem Khubukshanov and Uzbekistan’s GM Khumoyun Begmuratov followed with nine points apiece.
Pranav had made a strong start to the championship, ending the first day of blitz tied at the top of the Open leaderboard with six points.
He carried that momentum into the remaining rounds to emerge as the outright champion.
There was also Indian representation among the leading players in the Girls section.
WIM Aamuktha Guntaka finished fifth with nine points from 13 rounds, while IM Savitha…
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