The All India Chess Federation is pleased to inform that the Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has approved to sponsor the Indian Chess Team in Asian Youth Boys and Girls Championship to be held at Kaluthara, Sri Lanka from 01st to 10th April 2019 for 45 Members (20 Boys + 20 Girls + 04 Coaches at cost to Govt. + 01 Manager at No cost to Govt.)
The composition of the Team as under:-
U-8 Boys
- Amogh Bisht, Bangalore
- Jaivardhan Raj, Mumbai
- Ayushman Mohanty, Puri, Odisha
U-8 Girls
- Lakshana Subramanian, Karaikudi
- Kolagatla A.Meenakshi, Visakhapatnam
- Aishani Pathak, Varanasi, UP
U-10 Boys
- Adireddy Arjun, Hyderabad
- Ilamparthi AR, Chennai
- Mayank Chakraborthy, Guwahati
- Bharadua Yash, Jaipur
U-10 Girls
- Sneha Halder, Kolkata
- Indira Priyadharshini Subbu, Madurai
U-12 Boys
- Dev Shah, Mumbai
- Mahendra Teja Mekala, Guntur
- Shahil Dey, Guwahati
U-12 Girls
- Anupam M Sreekumar, Trivandrum
- Rajanya Datta, Kolkata
- Tejaswi R, Coimbatore
- Sinthia Sarkar, Kolkata
U-14 Boys
- Sreeshwan Maralakshikari, Hyderabad
- Aditya Varum Gampa
U-14 Girls
- Dhayana Patel, Ahmedabad
- Kirti Mayur Patel, Mumbai
- Tanvi Vasudev Hadkonkar, Goa
U-16 Boys
- Kushagra Mohan, Secunderabad
- Sankalp Gupta, Nagpur
- Ajay Karthikeyan, Chennai
- Utsab Chatterjee, Kolkata
U-16 Girls
- Bristy Mukherjee, Kolkata
- Jain Nityata, Indore
- Lakshmi C, Chennai
- Meenatchi Rajam V, Madurai
U-18 Boys
- Vatsal Singhania, Jamshedpur
- Panesar Vedant, Mumbai
- OM Kharola, Mumbai
- Mitrabha Guha, Kolkata
U-18 Girls
- Makhija Aashna, Mumbai
- Priyanka K., Coimbatore
- Jyothsna. L, Neyvell
- Harshini. A., Tiruvarur
Coaches
- Suvrajit Saha, Kolkata
- R.Hanumantha, Karnataka
- Dinesh Sharma, Kanpur, UP
- J.E. Kavitha, Tamil Nadu
Manager
- A.K Verma, New Delhi


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