Asian Junior Championship 2026 Round 1: Top Seeds Start with Smooth Wins

by Devansh Singh - 20/08/2026

The 2026 Asian Junior Chess Championship started on 17th August with a Blitz and Rapid Format. From 19th August, the Classical Format started, and the Top seeds in both Open and Girls categories registered smooth victories in the 1st round. The top 3 seeds of Open; GM Mayank Chakraborty, IM Artem Pingin and IM Apoorv Kamble started with a win. In the Girls section, top seed Pratitee Bordoloi also won her 1st game. The 2nd round starts on 20th August at 3 PM IST. Photos: Tushar Damor

Vidit inaugurates the tournament

Arjuna Awardee GM Vidit Gujarathi inaugurated the classical portion of the Asian Juniors in Mumbai. Recently, Vidit Gujrathi and Divya Deshmukh were feted with the Arjuna Award. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2025, revealing Women's World Cup Winner GM Divya Deshmukh and Top Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi as the two chess players who will receive the prestigious Arjuna award this year.

Vidit during an interview with ChessBase India

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Nurmuhammad Nematillakhonov vs. Mayank Chakraborty (0-1)

Apoorv Kamble defeated Venkatesh Das in the 1st round

Replay Round 1 Games

Round 1 Results Open

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Result		Black	FED	Rtg	PGN
1	CM	Nematillakhonov, Nurmuhammad	UZB	2020	0 - 1	IM	Mayank Chakraborty,	IND	2500	PGN
2	IM	Pingin, Artem	RUS	2477	1 - 0		Borkhetariya Devarsh M,	IND	2020	PGN
3	AIM	Venkatesh Das,	IND	2014	0 - 1	IM	Apoorv Kamble,	IND	2441	PGN
4	FM	Hommadov, Amanmuhammet	TKM	2409	1 - 0		Ramanuj Mishra,	IND	2004	PGN
5		Bhanushali, Neemay	IND	1993	½ - ½	IM	Vignesh Advaith Vemula,	IND	2405	PGN
6	IM	Aaditya Dhingra,	IND	2403	1 - 0		Meetansh Dixit,	IND	1993	PGN
7		Rishaan Jain,	IND	1991	½ - ½	FM	Akhilbay, Imangali	KAZ	2378	PGN
8	FM	Madhvendra Pratap Sharma,	IND	2363	1 - 0		Adhiadhavan G,	IND	1990	PGN
9		Armaan Singh Bakshi,	IND	1990	0 - 1	FM	Vivaan Vishal Shah,	IND	2339	PGN
10		Jagesia Daksh,	IND	2332	1 - 0	CM	Prakhar Tripathi,	IND	1989	PGN

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Round 2 Pairings

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Black	FED	Rtg
1	IM	Mayank Chakraborty,	IND	2500	1	1	AIM	Vivaan Sardana,	IND	2171
2		Agnivo, Chakraborty	IND	2148	1	1	IM	Pingin, Artem	RUS	2477
3	IM	Apoorv Kamble,	IND	2441	1	1		Tijil Singh,	IND	2119
4		Hardik Shah,	IND	2124	1	1	FM	Hommadov, Amanmuhammet	TKM	2409
5		Jumanazarov, Ibrohim	UZB	2102	1	1	IM	Aaditya Dhingra,	IND	2403
6		Mehul Sondhi,	IND	2091	1	1	FM	Madhvendra Pratap Sharma,	IND	2363
7	FM	Vivaan Vishal Shah,	IND	2339	1	1		Guru Prakash,	IND	2113
8		Dishank, Sachin Bajaj	IND	2084	1	1		Jagesia Daksh,	IND	2332
9		Alluri Bhaskara Ratna Shanmukha ,	IND	2075	1	1	FM	Jaiveer Mahendru,	IND	2326
10	FM	Aditya Varun Gampa,	IND	2323	1	1		Charyyev, Ilhan	TKM	2098

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Girls Section

Same as the open section in the Girls section; top seeds start with a positive score.

Vidit made the ceremonial move on the 1st board against Mysha Perwez vs Pratitee Bordoloi; Pratitee won this game

Replay Round 1 Games

Round 1 Results Girls

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	FED	Rtg	PGN
1	AFM	Mysha Perwez,	IND	1881	0	0 - 1	0	WFM	Pratitee Bordoloi,	IND	2252	PGN
2	WFM	Kholyavko, Mariya	KAZ	2217	0	1 - 0	0		Narahari Geethika Hasini,	IND	1881	PGN
3		Sagar Siya,	IND	1868	0	0 - 1	0	WFM	Shohradova, Lala	TKM	2159	PGN
4	WFM	Swara Lakshmi S Nair,	IND	2155	0	½ - ½	0		Vakcheri Mohitha,	IND	1860	PGN
5	WCM	Aadya Gowda,	IND	1857	0	1 - 0	0	WFM	Mrittika Mallick,	IND	2153	PGN
6		Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna	IND	2131	0	1 - 0	0		Rout, Yashita	IND	1851	PGN
7		Bajaj, Shraddha	IND	1850	0	½ - ½	0	WFM	Saranya Devi Narahari,	IND	2123	PGN
8	FM	Prishita Gupta,	IND	2112	0	1 - 0	0		Anvita Sathi,	IND	1849	PGN
9		Kanishka S,	IND	1848	0	½ - ½	0	WFM	Saparya Ghosh,	IND	2106	PGN
10	WCM	Shohradova, Leyla	TKM	2086	0	1 - 0	0		Padmini S,	IND	1841	PGN

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Pairings Round 2

Bo.		White	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	FED	Rtg
1	WFM	Pratitee Bordoloi,	IND	2252	1		1	WFM	Sanudula, K M Dahamdi	SRI	1950
2	WCM	Sravyasree Bheemarasetty,	IND	1954	1		1	WFM	Kholyavko, Mariya	KAZ	2217
3	WFM	Shohradova, Lala	TKM	2159	1		1		Shreya G Hipparagi,	IND	1939
4	WFM	Marium Fatima,	IND	1947	1		1		Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna	IND	2131
5		Sunetra Dey,	IND	1920	1		1	FM	Prishita Gupta,	IND	2112
6	WCM	Patil, Divya	IND	1911	1		1	WCM	Shohradova, Leyla	TKM	2086
7	AIM	Tripurambika V,	IND	1903	1		1	WCM	Anushka Bapu Kutwal,	IND	2072
8	WFM	Begmuratova, Sarvinoz	UZB	2067	1		1		Pranavasri S,	IND	1901
9	WCM	Wankhade Sanskruti,	IND	1891	1		1		Shivamshika G,	IND	2053
10	WCM	Aaradhya Das,	IND	1883	1		1	WCM	Dakshita Kumawat,	IND	2001

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Venue: ITC Maratha, Mumbai

Such a beautiful venue for this amazing tournament

Playing schedule

Round	Date	Time
1	2026/08/19	15:00
2	2026/08/20	15:00
3	2026/08/21	09:30
4	2026/08/21	15:30
5	2026/08/22	15:00
6	2026/08/23	09:30
7	2026/08/23	15:30
8	2026/08/24	15:00
9	2026/08/25	10:00

Playing Conditions

The tournament is played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess, using electronic clocks.
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game with a 30-second increment per move from move 1. Forfeit time is 30 minutes.
Rapid: 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move from move 1.
Blitz: 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move from move 1.
Per FIDE regulations, players from the same federation may be paired against each other in the last round.

Titles and Awards

A minimum of 5 federations per category and 10 participants is required for direct titles in Standard chess (see the FIDE Handbook). Direct titles are awarded for Standard chess per the FIDE Handbook:

Gold medalists are awarded a GM norm and the International Master (IM) title (for women, a WGM norm and the Woman International Master (WIM) title). Players scoring the same number of points as the champion also receive the IM/WIM title.
The silver & bronze medal winners are awarded the IM/WIM norm in addition to the FIDE Master (FM)/Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title.

Minimum Ratings (for immediate award): IM 2200 · WIM 2000 · FM 2100 · WFM 1900