Ranchi, Jamshedpur dominate 1st Jharkhand Schools Rapid Chess Championship

SUBHASH MISHRA

 

Ranchi, August 17: Players from Ranchi and Jamshedpur schools clinched the majority of titles at the 1st Jharkhand Schools Open Rapid Chess Championship, held today at Delhi Public School (DPS), Ranchi.

The one-day tournament was organised by the Jharkhand Chess Club (JCC) and witnessed enthusiastic participation from 522 students representing 79 schools across Jharkhand.

Jharkhand Chess Club President Prabhat Ranjan said that six top players in each age group were felicitated with prize money.

The championship was graced by several eminent personalities:

• Madhukant Pathak, General Secretary, Jharkhand Olympic Association – Chief Guest
• Shivendra Nath Dubey, Treasurer, Jharkhand Olympic Association – Guest of Honour
• Richa Sanchita, Executive President, Jharkhand Chess Association
• Dinesh Kumar, Commonwealth Gold Medallist
• Dipak Kumar, Secretary, Ranchi Press Club

DPS Ranchi Principal Dr. Jaya Chouhan highly praised JCC President Prabhat Ranjan for creating a platform for school students to showcase their chess talent.

Results – 1st JCC School Open One-Day Rapid Chess Tournament 2025

Under-7 Boys

Position	Player	School
1	Krishank Ridit	DPS Sail, Ranchi
2	Daniel Ratan Lakra	St. Thomas School, Dhurwa
3	Aarav Gupta	St. Mary’s (N) School, Doranda

Under-7 Girls

Position	Player	School
1	T. Niharika	Kerala Public School Kadma, Jamshedpur
2	T. Neha	Kerala Public School Kadma, Jamshedpur
3	Ishanvi Sinha	Genius Kids Academy, Ranchi

Under-9 Boys

Position	Player	School
1	Aarav Ladha	Loyola School, Jamshedpur
2	Rian Rohal Gollapalli	Tarapore Agrico, Jamshedpur
3	Arijit Singh	Church School Beldih, Jamshedpur

Under-9 Girls

Position	Player	School
1	Rhesa Myra Lakra	Sacred Heart, Hulhundu, Ranchi
2	Prapti Munda	DPS Sail, Ranchi
3	Priyasha Agrawal	St. Francis School, Ranchi

Under-11 Boys

Position	Player	School
1	Kabir Aditya Anand	DPS Sail, Ranchi
2	Shreyansh Singh	D.A.V. Bistupur, Jamshedpur
3	Mayan Jha	Loyola School, Jamshedpur

Under-11 Girls

Position	Player	School
1	Soujanya Subhashini Pal	Sacred Heart, Jamshedpur
2	Arya Shree	Carmel Junior, Jamshedpur
3	Aarohi Roshan	Loyola Convent, Ranchi

Under-13 Boys

Position	Player	School
1	Swastik Singh	Carmel Junior, Jamshedpur
2	Rudransh Raj	Kairali School, Ranchi
3	Jayvardhan Das	DPS Sail, Ranchi

Under-13 Girls

Position	Player	School
1	Monali Biswas	KPS Kadma, Jamshedpur
2	Tanisha Saren	D.A.V. Bistupur, Jamshedpur
3	Arpita Agarwal	Bishop Westcott School, Namkom, Ranchi

Under-15 Boys

Position	Player	School
1	Aditya Tanmay Sharma	Sarala Birla Public School, Ranchi
2	Zaki Shad	Loyola School, Ranchi
3	Hrishik Sinha	DPS Sail, Ranchi

Under-15 Girls

Position	Player	School
1	Kyna Malhotra	DPS Sail, Ranchi
2	Aadya Ranjan	DPS Sail, Ranchi
3	Sakshi Kumari	M.S. Chhatatand, Dhanbad

Under-19 Boys

Position	Player	School
1	Shubh Anubhav Kujur	Sarala Birla Public School, Ranchi
2	Md Asif Kachchi	JVM Shyamali, Ranchi
3	Mayank Kumar	St. Michael’s School, Ranchi

Under-19 Girls

Position	Player	School
1	Avani Kumari	DPS Sail, Ranchi
2	Pratibha Singh	Sarwamangla School, Dhanbad
3	Tanishka Singh	Sarala Birla Public School, Ranchi