On the Day 2 of the FIDE World Cup, we have one more major upset in the girls section U8- Group B, 8th seeded Harshika.M got a quick victory over the top seed Classen, Meara from Germany with white pieces. Black’s 10th move 10…O-O which looked like a natural development cost black a piece, following which Harshika finishes her game in style!
The following ten players had scored their second victory in round 2 , and they have 2 points each:
U8 Open Group A: Divith Reddy Adulla, Sattwik Swain
U8 Girls Group B : Harshika.M
U10 Open Group A : Vyom Malhotra
U10 Girls Group A: Samhita Pungavanam, Kiyana Parihar
U10 Girls Group B : Divi Bijiesh
U12 Open Group A : Siddhanth Poonja
U12 Girls Group B : Pratitee Bordoloi, Pavithra RV

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FIDE World Junior U20 Chess Championships – 2026 in Greater Caracas, Venezuela from 17th to 28th November, 2026.
Certificate of National Under 09 Chess Championship 2026 in Ranchi , Jharkhand from 06-12 July 2026.
Commonwealth School Chess Championships – 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 4th to 12th October 2026.
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