Aatmik Tyagi and Reet Garcha bagged the under-18 titles for boys and girls, respectively, in the 3rd VCA Open Rapid Chess Tournament on Sunday.
Around 80 players participated across seven age categories in the tournament organised by Vasudha Chess Academy at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar.
The participants displayed excellent sporting spirit and put up commendable performances. The top five players in each category were awarded trophies.
Vasudha Sharma, director of the academy, expressed gratitude to the school principal and management for their support. She thanked the players and their parents.
Among boys, Rishit Sehgal (U-15), Darsh Garg (U-13), Divyam Chawla (U-11), Aryaman Singla (U-9), Nivaan Bansal (U-7) and Shivam Luthra (U-5) finished on top across various age groups.
Among girls, Hargundeep Kaur (U-15), Kushpreet Kaur (U-13), Asees Kaur (U-11), Trimaan Kaur Gill (U-9) and Stuti Madaan (U-5) emerged victorious.
