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

Chess Problem Corner
20th Asian Schools Chess Championships – 2026 in Tula region ,Russia from 1st to 11th October 2026.
SNA Seminar & Exam in Guwahati , Assam on 02 & 03 September 2026
SNA Seminar & Exam at The Heritage School, Tarapith, West Bengal on 02 & 03 October 2026
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