With 11 rounds World Youth Chess Championship ended here in Florianopolis starting from 29th Oct but Indians had little disappointing performance as far as medals are concerned but as they were underrated many players have gained 80 rating points on an average.
Indians had two losses in the last round. Despite playing good tournament and having great first half, Mruttika Mallick could not keep up the tempo and lost last two rounds. Jihan Sha also lost his last round. Viresh Sharnarthi won his last game to increase 70 rating points and Abheek Bhatt also won to increase 125 points. This performance shows that truly Indians are underrated but this team need some more hard work to finish podium.
Samyak Dharewa and Shreya Hipparagi were best Indian scorer with 7 points. Samyak scored 3.5 points in the last 4 games to increase 125 rating totally.
Shreya Hipparagi came 6th in the Blitz Chess Championship which was conducted on the Blitz day and was awarded Medal yesterday.

FINAL Report :Senior National Arbiter Seminar, Mohali on 03 & 04 October 2026
Final Report:Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination in Guwahati – 02 & 03 September 2026
FIDE World Junior Rapid & Blitz (Open & Girls Under 20)Chess Championships – 2026 in Al Ain, U.A.E. from 1st to 7th November, 2026
Final Report of SNA Seminar & Exam at The Heritage School, Tarapith, West Bengal on 02 & 03 October 2026
Senior National Arbiter (SNA) Seminar & Exam on October 24 & 25, 2026, at the Rotary Club, The Mall, Shimla.
Western Asian Junior/ Girls Chess Championship – 2026 from 22nd to 31st October 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat