Chess: Krishna Varenya, Divya Darshini rule Visakhapatnam U-13
VISAKHAPATNAM, July 6 – A field of 191 budding tacticians converged on Visakha Valley School yesterday for the Visakhapatnam District Under-13 Open & Girls Chess Selections-2025, organised by Sri Chess Academy on behalf of the All Visakha Chess Association (AVCA)
Perfect score in Open
Krishna Varenya swept the seven-round Swiss with a flawless 7/7, pocketing the champion’s purse of ₹ 500.
Shiven Kanakala followed with 6 points, good for runner-up honours and ₹ 400.
Girls crown decided in six rounds
Divya Darshini Moida claimed the Girls title on 6/6, matching the Open champion’s strike rate and earning ₹ 500.
Afsheen Mohammed finished second, taking home ₹ 400.
The top two from each section will don Visakhapatnam colours at the AP State U-13 Open & Girls Championship, slated for Krishna District, Aug. 2–3.
Dignitaries & Officials:-
The prize distribution ceremony was graced by
Dr. R . Baburao, President, AVCA
Shri N Umamaheswara Rao, Treasurer, AVCA
Shri V Srikanth, CAO, AVCA
Tournament Director: Appanna
Arbiters: M. V. S. Prasad, Pavan, Raviteja, Varaprasad, Padmavathi, Prasanth, Chandrasekhar
A heartfelt special thanks to the Prinicipal Eswari Prabhakar garu of Visakha Valley School for kindly providing the venue and supporting the smooth organisation of the tournament. Their cooperation made this successful event possible.
The academy expressed special gratittude to print and electronic media outlets for amplifying coverage of youth chess.
Regards,
S. Manikanta Rao,
Secretary, AVCA.