Akhil and Siddhi win 33rd National Under-7 Open and Girls 2019

by Shahid Ahmed - 13/06/2019

Sri Akhil Prasad of Andhra Pradesh and Siddhi Rao of Karnataka both scored 9.5/11 in their respective open and girls group to win 33rd National under-7 championship held in The Newtown School, Kolkata from 1st to 6th June 2019. They both won a shining beautiful huge trophy and ₹26000 cash each. Both Akhil and Siddhi are their respective state under-7 champion. Rishabh Kumar of Delhi and Apaar Saxena of Karnataka finished at 9.0/11 in open category. They were placed 2nd and 3rd as per their tie-break score. Sannah M of Tamil Nadu also finished at 9.5/11 but due to a lower tie-break score she had to settle for 2nd place. Sreekarthika Velmurugan also from Tamil Nadu scored 9.0/11 and finished 3rd. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Champions dominate

In National Under-7 it is always difficult to pick any favorites, because anyone has the capability of beating anyone more than in any other age category National Championships. For a safe bet, State Champions are in general considered favorites, if one must pick a favorite.

Siddhi Rao of Karnataka and Sri Akhil Prasad of Andhra Pradesh of Andhra Pradesh are the 33rd National Under-7 Champion in girls and open category respectively | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Sri Akhil Prasad, playing in his last National under-7 as he was born in 2012, has won National School under-7 open and Andhra Pradesh State under-7 open earlier this year.

Winning two National under-7 championships in two months, that has to be some kind of record | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Akhil's unbeaten run of 9.5/11

Siddhi Rao of Karnataka, also appearing in her last National under-7 for the same reason as Akhil, became Karnataka State under-7 girls champion last month. She finished 4th in National School under-7 girls couple of months ago.

Both Siddhi Rao and Sannah M (the eventual runner-up) finished at 9.5/11, however Siddhi had defeated Sannah in round 6 which worked in her favor | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Despite losing the last round, Siddhi still became champion. That's a rare feat.

2nd in open - Rishabh Kumar of Delhi 9.0/11, received a beautiful trophy, ₹20000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

2nd in girls - Sannah M of Tamil Nadu 9.5/11, earned a beautiful trophy, ₹20000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

3rd in open - Apaar Saxena of Karnataka 9.0/11, won a glittering trophy, ₹13400 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

3rd in girls - Sreekarthika Velmurugan of Tamil Nadu 9.0/11, received a trophy, ₹13400 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Top 3 in open (L to R) - Rishabh Kumar - 3rd, Sri Akhil Prasad - 1st and Apaar Saxena - 2nd | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Top 3 girls (L to R) - Sreekarthika Velmurugan - 3rd, Siddhi Rao - 1st and Sannah M - 2nd | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Photo Gallery:

Tournament flex | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Players form a queue to submit their results | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

A part of open section which is a converted indoor Rifle Shooting and Table Tennis arena | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

The girls section which was converted from a Squash Arena | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Parents and players wait in line to get their accreditation card | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

The Inauguration Ceremony was performed with a lighting of the lamp | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Chief Arbiter IA Swapnil Bansod explains all rules and regulations to the parents | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Prize Distribution Ceremony photos:

4th in open - Swastik Suvam Patnaik of Odisha 8.5/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

5th - Viraj Rane of Maharashtra 8.5/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

6th - Pratiyush Kumar of Bihar 8.5/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

7th - Sreevaishnav Nair of Maharashtra 8.5/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

8th - Rudradaman Mertia of Rajasthan 8.5/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

9th - Rishit Agrawal of Chattisgarh 8.5/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

10th - Sreehari S Mecheril of Kerala 8.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

All open prize winners | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

4th in girls - Aishwarya Sahoo of Odisha 9.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

5th - Diya Digamber Sawal of Goa 8.5/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

6th - Umauthra M of Tamil Nadu 8.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

7th - Macherla Akshaya Laxmi Reddy of Telangana 8.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

8th - Poorvi Nayak of Goa 8.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

9th - Anshika Dongre of Madhya Pradesh 8.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

10th - Mysha Perwez of Maharashtra 8.0/11 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

All girls prize winners | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

For more Prize Distribution Ceremony photos, click here.

Video Gallery:

Highlights of Round 1 | Video: Shahid Ahmed

Sri Akhil Prasad and his coach talk about his performance and more | Video: Shahid Ahmed

Siddhi Rao talks about her best game, strongest opponent of the tournament and more | Video: Shahid Ahmed

Final Standings in open category

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	9		Sri Akhil Prasad	U07		IND	1080	Andhra Pradesh	9,5	0,0	73,0	77,0	64,75	9
2	5		Rishabh Kumar	U07		IND	1108	Delhi	9,0	0,0	74,5	79,0	62,00	8
3	2		Apaar Saxena	U07		IND	1152	Karnataka	9,0	0,0	73,5	77,5	62,00	9
4	17		Swastik Suvam Patnaik	U07		IND	1038	Orissa	8,5	0,0	77,0	82,5	61,00	8
5	10		Rane Viraj	U07		IND	1079	Maharashtra	8,5	0,0	74,0	79,0	58,00	7
6	139		Pratiyush Kumar	U07		IND	0	Bihar	8,5	0,0	73,5	79,0	59,00	8
7	121		Nair Sreevaishnav	U07		IND	0	Maharashtra	8,5	0,0	71,5	75,0	56,25	8
8	149		Rudradaman Mertia	U07		IND	0	Rajasthan	8,5	0,0	68,5	72,5	53,25	8
9	147		Rishit Agrawal	U07		IND	0	Chhattisgarh	8,5	0,0	64,5	67,5	50,75	8
10	168		Sreehari S Mecheril	U07		IND	0	Kerala	8,0	0,0	75,5	80,0	56,25	7
11	11		Siddhant Bharti	U07		IND	1063	Maharashtra	8,0	0,0	75,0	79,0	53,25	7
12	21	AFM	Yuvanesh A	U07		IND	0	Karnataka	8,0	0,0	70,5	75,0	49,50	8
13	6		Burugupalli Jai Pranav Sri Ram	U07		IND	1098	Andhra Pradesh	8,0	0,0	64,5	69,0	46,25	7
14	161		Shravan Ambaru	U07		IND	0	Telangana	8,0	0,0	61,0	65,0	45,25	7
15	34		Aditya Trehan	U07		IND	0	Uttar Pradesh	8,0	0,0	60,5	65,0	47,25	7
16	151		Sairaj Narvenkar	U07		IND	0	Goa	8,0	0,0	60,5	62,5	43,50	8
17	7		Kian Dishank Shah	U07		IND	1083	Gujarat	7,5	0,0	76,5	81,5	51,75	7
18	20		Mayukh Majumder	U07		IND	1008	West Bengal	7,5	0,0	70,0	73,0	44,75	7
19	18		Karthik Vedanth	U07		IND	1034	Maharashtra	7,5	0,0	69,0	72,0	43,00	7
20	19		Madhvendra Pratap Sharma	U07		IND	1031	Madhya Pradesh	7,5	0,0	67,5	71,5	45,00	6

Complete Standings

Final Standings in girls section

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	100	Siddhi Rao	F07	w	IND	0	Karnataka	9,5	1,0	79,0	83,5	71,00	9
2	94	Sannah M	F07	w	IND	0	Tamil Nadu	9,5	0,0	78,0	83,0	69,25	9
3	105	Sreekarthika Velmurugan	F07	w	IND	0	Tamil Nadu	9,0	0,0	72,5	77,5	58,50	9
4	1	Aishwarya Sahoo	F07	w	IND	1029	Orissa	9,0	0,0	69,0	71,5	55,00	9
5	37	Diya Digamber Sawal	F07	w	IND	0	Goa	8,5	0,0	75,0	76,0	52,75	8
6	114	Umauthra M	F07	w	IND	0	Tamil Nadu	8,0	0,0	69,0	73,0	49,50	8
7	57	Macherla Akshaya Laxmi Reddy	F07	w	IND	0	Telangana	8,0	0,0	68,5	73,5	47,50	8
8	70	Nayak Poorvi	F07	w	IND	0	Goa	8,0	0,0	67,5	70,0	47,50	8
9	20	Anshika Dongre	F07	w	IND	0	Madhya Pradesh	8,0	0,0	65,0	69,5	46,50	8
10	66	Mysha Perwez	F07	w	IND	0	Maharashtra	8,0	0,0	58,5	61,5	45,50	8
11	71	Niharika Chakraborty	F07	w	IND	0	Jharkhand	7,5	0,0	68,0	72,0	45,75	7
12	79	Pari Suresh Chavan	U07	w	IND	0	Maharashtra	7,5	0,0	66,5	69,5	42,00	7
13	7	Aadya Tripathi	F07	w	IND	0	Chhattisgarh	7,5	0,0	61,0	65,0	41,25	7
14	78	Pardeshi Chaturthi	F07	w	IND	0	Maharashtra	7,0	0,0	78,0	83,0	48,00	7
15	38	Diya Umesh	F07	w	IND	0	Karnataka	7,0	0,0	71,5	75,5	44,50	7
16	45	Ishani Das	F07	w	IND	0	Orissa	7,0	0,0	69,5	72,5	39,75	6
17	30	Charudharshini R	F07	w	IND	0	Tamil Nadu	7,0	0,0	68,0	73,0	44,50	7
18	108	Swadha Sunil Datir	F07	w	IND	0	Maharashtra	7,0	0,0	66,5	70,5	42,50	7
19	85	Rammadugu Geethika Sri	F07	w	IND	0	Andhra Pradesh	7,0	0,0	66,5	70,0	38,50	7
20	40	Hanya Shah	F07	w	IND	0	Gujarat	7,0	0,0	65,5	70,5	42,50	7

Complete Standings

The tournament was organized by Global Chess Foundation and Bengal Chess Association at The Newtown School from 1st to 6th June 2019. Total 313 participants including 197 in open and 116 in girls from 28 different states across the country participated in this event which made it the biggest National Championship in terms of total number of participants ever. Chief Arbiter IA Swapnil Bansod mentioned in his Arbiter's report that, for the first time ever, a National under-7 concluded without a zero complain from the players.

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