India Registers a Dominant Performance with 49 Medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championship
AICF congratulates all players, coaches, and parents for an exceptional all-format showing
India delivered a commanding performance at the Asian Youth Chess Championship, finishing with an extraordinary 49 medals across the Rapid, Standard, and Blitz formats. This remarkable medal tally highlights Indiaβs continued dominance in youth chess and reflects the strength of our grassroots training programs, coaching ecosystem, and parental support.
Across the tournament, India secured an impressive 13 Gold, 19 Silver, and 17 Bronze medals in both Individual and Team categories, reaffirming its position as one of Asiaβs strongest and most consistent chess nations.
π Overall Medal Tally for India
π₯ Gold β 13
π₯ Silver β 19
π₯ Bronze β 17
Total Medals β 49
β INDIVIDUAL MEDALS β 20 TOTAL
Rapid (9 medals)
Gold
- WCM Divi Bijesh β U10 Girls
- WFM Nivedita β U14 Girls
- FM Prishita Gupta β U16 Girls
Silver
- WCM Pratitee Bordoloi β U12 Girls
Bronze
- Tamizh Amudhan S β U8 Boys
- CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma β U12 Boys
- FM Rosh Jain β U14 Boys
- WFM Saranya Devi β U14 Girls
- IM Ethan Vaz β U16 Boys
Standard (6 medals)
Gold
- CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma β U12 Boys
Silver
- Tamizh Amudhan S β U8 Boys
- WCM Divi Bijesh β U10 Girls
- CM Advik Amit Agrawal β U12 Boys
- WCM Pratitee Bordoloi β U12 Girls
Bronze
- IM Ethan Vaz β U16 Boys
Blitz (5 medals)
Gold
- Aaranya R β U8 Girls
Silver
- WCM Pratitee Bordoloi β U12 Girls
- WFM Nivedita V C β U14 Girls
Bronze
- WCM Aadya Gowda β U12 Girls
- IM Ethan Vaz β U16 Boys
π© TEAM MEDALS β 29 TOTAL
Standard Team (10 medals)
Gold
- U8 Girls, U10 Girls, U12 Boys, U18 Boys
Silver
- U8 Boys, U12 Girls, U14 Boys, U16 Girls
Bronze
- U10 Boys, U16 Boys
Rapid Team (10 medals)
Gold
- U8 Girls, U12 Boys, U14 Girls
Silver
- U8 Boys, U12 Girls, U16 Boys, U16 Girls
Bronze
- U10 Girls, U14 Boys, U18 Boys
Blitz Team (9 medals)
Gold
- U8 Girls
Silver
- U8 Boys, U10 Boys, U18 Boys, U12 Girls
Bronze
- U12 Boys, U16 Boys, U16 Girls, U10 Girls

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