The Kanpur Rapid Chess Championship, organized by Sharma Chess Academy, concluded successfully on Sunday with Aadhya Mishra of BNSD Niketan and Avijit Gurha of VSEC, Panki, emerging as champions in the girls' and boys' Under-15 categories, respectively.
Event Overview
The one-day tournament attracted 131 young players from across the city, who competed in a five-round format. The championship was inaugurated by ACP Kanpur Anand Kumar Ojha and school chairman Ashish Bajpai. The chief guest, International Master Dinesh Sharma, along with principal Punam Shukla and Dilip Srivastava, secretary of the Chess Association, presented trophies and certificates to the top three finishers in each category.
Category Winners
Below are the results for all age groups:
Under-15 Girls
- Aadhya Mishra (BNSD Niketan) – 4.5 points
- Prisha Awasthi (DPS Kalyanpur) – 3.5 points
- Yashasvi Sahu (Skomiya Academy) – 3 points
Under-15 Boys
- Avijit Gurha (VSEC, Panki) – 5 points
- Atharva Sonwani (VSEC) – 4 points
- Vinayak Sahu (GPM Saraswati Vidya Mandir) – 4 points
Under-13 Girls
- Samridhi Verma (DSEC) – 4 points
- Ridhima Gupta (VSEC-H2) – 3 points
- Paridhi Yadav (DPS Kalyanpur) – 2 points
Under-13 Boys
- Aarav Kumar Singh (Chintels) – 4.5 points
- Aditya Yadav (Pt DDUS Vidyalaya) – 4.5 points
- Shikhar Katiyar (Chintels) – 4 points
Under-11 Girls
- Sanvi Omar (Billabong High School) – 4 points
- Drisha Agarwal (Scholars' Home) – 3 points
- Shreya Dixit (VSEC H2) – 3 points
Under-11 Boys
- Shivansh Rathore (Allen House, Panki) – 4.5 points
- Drisha Agarwal (Scholars' Home) – 3 points
- Shreya Dixit (VSEC H2) – 3 points
Under-9 Girls
- Shanvi Rajput (Mariampur) – 2 points
- Bandgi Suri (Scholars' Home) – 1 point
- Khyati Gupta (Chintels) – 1 point
Under-9 Boys
- Atharva Sharma (KFA) – 4 points
- Abhishek Raj Chaudhary (JK Kids) – 3 points
- Trijal Misra (SSD) – 3 points
Under-7
- Kavya Mishra (Skomiya Academy) – 4 points
- Alaukik Anand Gupta (Scholars' Home) – 4 points
- Shivansh Sahu (KE Education) – 3 points
The championship provided a platform for young chess enthusiasts to showcase their skills and compete at a high level. Organizers praised the participants for their sportsmanship and dedication.
