Samarth Jagadish Rao secured Silver Medal for India in 3rd Fide World Junior Chess Championship for disabled in Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA held during 9-7-2019 to 14-7-2019.
In this championship, 16 players from 8 countries participated almost all the players are fide ratted players. The Chess Championship was conducted for 7 rounds Swiss pairing system.

The winners of this event are as follows:
- Lipilin Ilia 6.5 points Gold medal Russia
- Samarth Jagadish Rao 5.5 points Silver Medal India
- Maksim Petrov 5.0 points Bronze Medal Russia

SNA Seminar & Exam on 16 & 17 May 2026 at Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivali (West), Mumbai.
Congratulation:-Aronyak Ghosh from West Bengal becomes India’s 95th Chess Grandmaster
Announcement : Medical Evaluation in Ahmedabad , Gujarat from 18th to 21st May, 2026
Historic Triumph: R Vaishali wins Candidates, earns World Championship match against Ju Wenjun,
Final Report:35th National Under-17 Open & Girls Chess Championships – 2026