Lake City June Open Chess Tournament 2025 Concludes Successfully

Udaipur, June 8, 2025 — The Lake City June Open Chess Tournament 2025, organized by CIL International School of Chess with technical support from Castle Mind Chess Academy, concluded successfully at A-One Senior Secondary School, Udaipur.

Tournament Secretary and coach Nilesh Kumawat informed that the competition was divided into two groups — Group A (Under-5, 7, 9, 11) and Group B (Under-13, 15, 17, 19 & Seniors). The top 10 players in each category were awarded trophies and cash prizes.

The tournament saw participation from players of Udaipur, Bhilwara, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajsamand. At the closing ceremony, prizes were distributed by Dr. Ravi Changwal (Director of the host school), Vikas Sahu, Nilesh Kumawat, Manish Chandalia, Kushal Patel, Bhavesh Pandiyar, Siddharth Jain, Kapil Sahu, Hardik Dak, and Diya Doshi.

In the overall championship,

Bhavyansh Sharma was declared the Group A Champion, and

Dakshita Kumawat emerged as the Group B Champion.
Both received ₹1600 in cash along with grand trophies.

Winners by Category:

Under-5:
1st – Jash Gakhreja (₹1100)
2nd – Riyana Gakhreja (₹700)
3rd – Saira Kaiser (₹500)
4th – Daksh Darak (₹400)

Under-7:
1st – Tejas Mishra (₹1100)
2nd – Mannanya Choudhary (₹700)
3rd – Dhanvin Sharma (₹500)
4th – Litisha Sharma (₹400)

Under-9:
1st – Paushita Paliwal (₹1100)
2nd – Ayansh Dalal (₹700)
3rd – Namita Aswani (₹500)
4th – Purvansh Panwar (₹400)

Under-11:
1st – Laurisha Kothari (₹1100)
2nd – Puranjay Choudhary (₹700)
3rd – Vihaan Agrawal (₹500)
4th – Vihaana Kothari (₹400)

Under-13:
1st – Darsh Rathi (₹1100)
2nd – Ayansh Jain (₹700)
3rd – Harsh Sahu (₹500)
4th – Anuj Ghancha (₹400)

Under-15:
1st – Dhruvin Jain (₹1100)
2nd – Mitansh Sahu (₹700)
3rd – Anirudh Sahu (₹500)
4th – Charvi Maheshwari (₹400)

Under-17:
1st – Pratham Mali (₹1100)
2nd – Manasvi Paliwal (₹700)
3rd – Yashvardhan Singh (₹500)
4th – Yuval Parmar (₹400)

Under-19:
1st – Manas Munet (₹1100)
2nd – Anshul Dave (₹700)
3rd – Yaksh Malasiya (₹500)
4th – Naval Jain (₹400)

Seniors:
1st – Sudhakar (₹1100)
2nd – Mohammad Rauf (₹700)
3rd – Ayush Loda (₹500)
4th – Yash Chaubisa (₹400)

Trophies were also awarded to players who ranked 5th to 10th in each category. All participants received medals in recognition of their efforts.

The tournament concluded with great enthusiasm and showcased the rising talent in chess from across the region.