All Visakha Chess Association – Official Newsletter
Visakhapatnam District U15 Open & Girls Chess Selections – 2025
Tournament Overview:
Open Category Participants: 146
Girls Category Participants: 59
Rounds Conducted: 7 (Open), 6 (Girls)
Venue: BVK College, Visakhapatnam
Organized by: Sri Chess Academy on behalf of All Visakha Chess Association
Under the Aegis of: All Visakha Chess Association
Final Standings – Open Category (with Cash Prizes):
1 Krishna Varenya with 6.5 points recieved ₹600
2 Uddhav Lakshman with 6 points received ₹400
3 Pinnamaraju Anirudh with 6 points recieved ₹300
4 Harsha Vardhan Yadhav with 6 points recieved ₹200
Final Standings – Girls Category (with Cash Prizes):
1. Potnuru Satvika with 6 points recieved ₹600
2. Lakshmi Priya Batta with 5 points recieved ₹400
3 Divya Darshini Moida 5 points recieved ₹200
4 Afsheen Mohammed 5 points received ₹100
Prize Distribution Ceremony:
Cash prizes, trophies, and certificates were distributed in the presence of:
Shri Ratna Sekhar, Principal, BVK College
Dr. R. Babu Rao, President, All Visakha Chess Association
Shri V. Srikanth, CAO, All Visakha Chess Association
Shri N Umamaheswara Rao, Treasurer, All Visakha Chess Association
D Appanna, Tournament Director
Senior Arbiters: M.V.S. Prasad, Raviteja, Varaprasad, Padmavathi, Prasanth, Kalyan, Chandrasekhar
Secretary’s Note:
“This tournament marked another important milestone in identifying and mentoring young chess talent. I am deeply grateful to all participants, parents, organizers, and media for making this event a success.
Lastly, I thank Sri Chess Academy for successfully organizing the event on behalf of the association.
The selected players will proudly represent Visakhapatnam at the Andhra Pradesh State U15 Chess Championship – 2025 which will be held on July12th & 13th at Visakhapatnam
– S. Manikanta Rao, Secretary
All Visakha Chess Association