Samarth Jagadish Rao secured Silver Medal for India in 3rd Fide World Junior Chess Championship for disabled in Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA held during 9-7-2019 to 14-7-2019.
In this championship, 16 players from 8 countries participated almost all the players are fide ratted players. The Chess Championship was conducted for 7 rounds Swiss pairing system.

The winners of this event are as follows:
- Lipilin Ilia 6.5 points Gold medal Russia
- Samarth Jagadish Rao 5.5 points Silver Medal India
- Maksim Petrov 5.0 points Bronze Medal Russia

Commonwealth Chess Championship – 2026 – 27 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka from 16th to 26th May, 2026.
GM Suleymenov Alisher Clinches Title at the 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Round Robin Tournament 2026.
TENTATIVE NATIONAL CALENDAR FOR 2026-27
Round 3 : 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026, Chennai.
Day 2:1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament, Chennai
Fide Arbiter Seminar in Pune 28 Feb -02 March 2026 & Thoothukudi 07-09 March 2026