JAMMU: Under the aegis of the All Jammu and Kashmir Chess Association, Vivek Chess Academy organised its 3rd Open Khelo Jammu “Amrita Cup” Chess Championship at VCA.
Amrita Gupta and Ishaan Chowdhary emerged winners in the Girls and Boys categories respectively and were awarded ₹1000 each along with trophy cups.
In the Under-16 category, Lakshya Chowdhary secured first place with 4.5 points, while Avni Sharma won the girls category with four points.
In the Under-13 category, Keshav Mahajan was declared winner in the boys category with 3.5 points, while Pearl won the girls category with 2.5 points.
In the Under-10 category, Prajanya won the boys category with five points, while Raesha secured the girls title with three points.
Sat Paul Singh Rathore was the chief guest on the occasion and distributed ₹5000 cash along with trophies and medals to the winners.
The championship witnessed several competitive matches across six rounds.
In the first round, Keshav received a bye point, while Surinder defeated Manushree, Lakshya beat Pearl, Ishaan defeated Prajanya, Amrita beat Raesha, Aadvik defeated Ridaan, Aarav beat Rithysh, Avni defeated Ruby, Ayansh beat Rudraksh, Triyansh defeated Gaurav, Gulshan beat Triyansh, and Yuvaan defeated Ishaan.
In round two, Surinder defeated Ayansh, Lakshya beat Avni, Ishaan defeated Gulshan, Amrita beat Keshav, Aadvik defeated Triyansh, Aarav beat Yuvaan, Gaurav defeated Ridhaan, Manushree beat Rithysh, Pearl defeated Ruby, Prajanya beat Rudraksh, and Raesha defeated Vihaan.
During round three, Amrita played a draw with Surinder, Lakshya defeated Aadvik, Ishaan beat Aarav, Avni defeated Manushree, Ayansh beat Pearl, Prajanya defeated Gaurav, Gulshan beat Raesha, Keshav defeated Triyansh, Ridhaan beat Yuvaan, Rithysh defeated Vihaan, and Ruby beat Rudraksh.
In round four, Lakshya and Ishaan played a draw, Surinder defeated Aarav, Amrita beat Aadvik, Avni defeated Gulshan, Ayansh played a draw with Keshav, Prajanya defeated Manushree, Gaurav beat Ruby, Triyansh defeated Pearl, Yuvaan beat Raesha, Ridhaan defeated Rithysh, and Vihaan beat Rudraksh.
In round five, Surinder defeated Lakshya, Ishaan beat Amrita, Prajanya defeated Avni, Ayansh beat Gaurav, Keshav defeated Gulshan, Aadvik beat Yuvaan, Aarav defeated Ridhaan, Raesha beat Triyansh, Manushree defeated Ruby, Pearl beat Vihaan, and Rithysh defeated Rudraksh.
In the sixth and final round, Ishaan played a draw with Surinder, Amrita defeated Ayansh, Lakshya beat Aarav, Avni defeated Aadvik, Prajanya beat Keshav, Yuvaan defeated Gaurav, Gulshan beat Rithysh, Ridhaan defeated Triyansh, Manushree played a draw with Pearl, Raesha beat Rudraksh, and Ruby defeated Vihaan.
Stuti Gupta served as the chief arbiter during the tournament and implemented the latest Swiss System 2026 for pairing and tie-break calculations.
