Vivaan won his final three rounds to finish with six points, while Shohradova edged India’s Pratitee Bordoloi on tie-breaks in Mumbai.
India’s Vivaan Vishal and Turkmenistan’s Shohradova Lala won the Open and Girls’ titles respectively at the Asian Junior Rapid Chess Championship 2026 in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Vivaan surged to the Open crown with three consecutive victories in the final rounds, while Shohradova secured the Girls’ championship on tie-breaks after finishing level on points with India’s Pratitee Bordoloi.
Key Points
- Vivaan Vishal won the Open Rapid title with 6 points from 7 rounds.
- Shohradova Lala claimed the Girls’ Rapid crown on tie-breaks, also scoring 6 points.
- Akshay Borgaonkar and Apoorv Kamble took silver and bronze respectively in the Open section.
- Pratitee Bordoloi won Girls’ silver, while Prishita Gupta secured bronze.
- The Classical Championship begins on Thursday.
Vivaan Vishal Surges to Open Rapid Crown
The Open Championship saw a major turnaround on the final day as halfway leaders Akhilbay Imangali of Kazakhstan and Madhavendra Pratap Sharma of India suffered crucial defeats in the concluding rounds.
Vivaan capitalised on the opening by winning each of his final three games. He finished with 6 points from 7 rounds to claim the Asian Junior Open Rapid Championship outright.
Rated 2149, Vivaan finished ahead of a field that included several International Masters.
International Masters Akshay Borgaonkar and Apoorv Kamble both ended the competition with 5 points from seven rounds. Akshay secured the silver medal on superior tie-break scores, leaving Apoorv with bronze.
Shohradova Lala Wins Girls’ Title on Tie-Breaks
The Girls’ Rapid Championship developed into a close contest between Shohradova and India’s Pratitee Bordoloi.
Both produced consistent performances and finished with identical scores of 6 points from 7 rounds.
With the players level, tie-breaks decided the championship. Shohradova came out ahead to claim the Asian Junior Girls Rapid Championship title, while Pratitee took silver.
India’s Prishita Gupta secured the bronze medal.
Classical Championship Up Next
Dr. Parinay Fuke, President of the Maharashtra Chess Association, distributed the prizes and congratulated the winners and participants.
Attention now turns to the Classical Championship, which begins on Thursday.
The championship is being organised by the Maharashtra Chess Association at the ITC Maratha Sheraton in Mumbai under the aegis of the All India Chess Federation and the Asian Chess Federation.
–IANS
