5 Indians are leading after 4 rounds in Asian Youth Rapid, Kazakhstan
Aaaradhya Das and R Pooja Shree are leading after 4 rounds in Asian under – 10 Girls Rapid at Almaty (Kazakhstan). Both have 4 points in 4 rounds.
In the Under-12 Girls Section, Indian player Pratitee Bordoloi is leading 4/4. She won all her games easily.
In Under-18 Boys Open Section 2 Indians Harsh Suresh and Ajay Santhosh Parvthareddy scored 3.5/4 and led with other 3 players. Harsh Suresh Drew his 3rd game with Top seed IM Anat Aldivar of Kazakhstan. Where Ajay drew his 4th round game with 2nd seed FM Kharipachenko Alexander.
Narayani Umesh Marathe is in second position after 4 rounds in Under 8 Girls. She scored 3.5/4 points and in the 5th game she will play with the leader.
Score of other Indians after round 4.
Under 8 Girls- Nakshatra Gumudavelly 2.5/4
Under 8 Boys:- Hriday Garg 3/4 , Mani Sarbartho 2.5/4, Saathvik 2/4
Under 8 Girls: – Divi Bijesh 2.5/4, Samhita P 2.5/4
Under 10 Boys: – Advik A Agarwal 3/4,
Under 12-Girls – Pavithra RV ¾
Under 12 Boys: – Siddhant P ¾, T L Aadik ¾
Under 14 – Girls: – Shreya G Hipparagi 2/4
Under 14- Boys: – V Raghav 2.5/4
Under -18 Girls: – Rajanya Datta 2/4
Under-18 Boys: – Bagwe Gaurang 3/4, Swahyam P Das 2.5/4

FIDE ARBITER SEMINAR, Vijayawada (INDIA) from 24-26 April 2026
Asian Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026, scheduled to be held from 27th to 31st July 2026 at Hong Kong.
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28th Asian Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Shenzhen, China from 15th to 25th July 2026