14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U09 Girls

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Guwahati, India. Top 10 Elo average was 1554, and top seed was Sai Anshitha Puvvala (🇮🇳 IND, 1635).

Teesha Byadwal (🇮🇳 IND, 1570) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sai Anshitha Puvvala (7.5) and Aaranya R (7.5). Byadwal shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Darshvi Rai (1442) beat Anvi Deepak Hinge (1568), a +126-point gap.

Location

🇮🇳Guwahati, India

Dates

27 Dec 2025 → 31 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳Sai Anshitha Puvvala1635

Avg top 10

1,554

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇳India×43

Top 3

🥇
Teesha Byadwal
🇮🇳IND·1570
7.5pts·1720perf+38.8
🥈
Sai Anshitha Puvvala
🇮🇳IND·1635
7.5pts·1762perf+48.8
🥉
Aaranya R
🇮🇳IND·1562
7.5pts·1785perf+80.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Aaranya7.5Puvvala7.5Byadwal7.5Sourabh7Hinge6.5Singh6.5— ex-leaders:Byadwalled R6, #7

R6 · LEADER CHANGE29 Dec

Teesha Byadwal takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Byadwal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aaranya R lost to Sai Anshitha Puvvala (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Aaranya R	*	0	½	—
2Sai Anshitha Puvvala	1	*	0	—
3Teesha Byadwal	½	1	*	—
4Patawri Aradhya Sourabh	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Teesha Byadwal	1570	IND	+18B	+25N	+31B	=8N	+9B	+2N	=6B	=3N	+14B	7.5	50.5	55.5	45.25	1720	+38.8
2	Sai Anshitha Puvvala	1635	IND	+45B	+23N	=15B	+17N	+3N	−1B	+5N	+6B	+10N	7.5	50.0	54.0	43.75	1762	+48.8
3	Aaranya R	1562	IND	+49B	+57N	+37B	+12N	−2B	+10B	+8N	=1B	+7N	7.5	48.5	52.0	40.75	1785	+80.0
4	Patawri Aradhya Sourabh	1414	IND	=20N	=9B	+26N	+24B	−36N	+50B	+18B	+28N	+11N	7.0	42.5	46.5	36.25	1478	0.0
5	Saiaastha Singh	1434	IND	+68B	+33N	=6B	+11N	=14B	=7N	−2B	+21B	+16N	6.5	48.5	50.5	33.50	1609	+58.0
6	Nandi, Pritika	1538	IND	+30N	+64B	=5N	=13B	+46N	+12B	=1N	−2N	+15B	6.5	48.0	51.0	33.50	1570	+13.2
7	Anvi Deepak Hinge	1568	IND	+24N	+32B	−12N	+16N	+39B	=5B	+13N	+15N	−3B	6.5	47.0	51.5	34.75	1580	+2.4
8	Arisapu Vedhaanshi	1483	IND	+26N	+40B	+36N	=1B	−10N	+16B	−3B	+29N	+23B	6.5	46.0	50.5	33.25	1501	+2.0
9	Varniga M	0	IND	+70B	=4N	+19N	+21B	−1N	−11B	+45N	=13B	+27B	6.0	46.5	48.0	28.00	1482	0.0
10	Srinikhila Yadavilli	1532	IND	+52B	+53N	=17B	+15N	+8B	−3N	=36B	+23N	−2B	6.0	46.0	50.0	30.00	1509	-11.2
11	Trisha Palai	1523	IND	+54N	=19B	+20N	−5B	+50B	+9N	=14B	+27N	−4B	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.25	1216	-50.4
12	Darshvi Rai	1442	IND	+66B	+65N	+7B	−3B	+18N	−6N	−15B	+24B	+33N	6.0	44.5	47.5	28.00	1355	-26.0
13	Adeena Mohanty	1482	IND	+50B	=16N	+35B	=6N	+23B	=36N	−7B	=9N	+28B	6.0	44.0	48.0	30.25	1380	-12.8
14	Adrija Kalita	1610	IND	−19N	+38B	+54N	+47B	=5N	+29B	=11N	+36B	−1N	6.0	43.5	47.5	28.25	1545	-16.4
15	Amyra Arora	1476	IND	+71N	+42B	=2N	−10B	+45N	+21B	+12N	−7B	−6N	5.5	46.5	47.5	24.75	1522	+8.8
16	Snehasmita Ram	0	IND	+?N	=13B	+29N	−7B	+17B	−8N	+39B	+37N	−5B	5.5	45.0	45.0	22.50	1481	0.0
17	Sardana Mirai	1442	IND	+22N	+34B	=10N	−2B	−16N	+59B	=19N	=30B	+41N	5.5	44.5	48.0	26.75	1527	+12.8
18	Disha Kumari	0	IND	−1N	+43B	+28N	+37N	−12B	+38B	−4N	+46B	=36N	5.5	43.5	47.5	24.75	1407	0.0
19	Dilshad S	0	IND	+14B	=11N	−9B	=38N	=41B	+48N	=17B	+53N	=20B	5.5	42.0	46.0	27.00	1662	+30.0
20	Nikita Sandeep	0	IND	=4B	+60N	−11B	+58N	=31B	−27N	+25B	+47B	=19N	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.75	1294	0.0
21	Sucheta Suhas Shetiya	1514	IND	+56B	=35N	+48B	−9N	+59B	−15N	+33B	−5N	+42B	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.50	666	0.0
22	Nandita	0	IND	−17B	+70N	−25B	+61N	+37B	−23N	=44B	+57N	+39B	5.5	36.0	37.5	19.75	1651	+51.2
23	Aadhya Ishana	0	IND	+43N	−2B	+55N	+34B	−13N	+22B	+24N	−10B	−8N	5.0	46.0	50.0	24.00	1372	0.0
24	Divisha Naveen Nayakula	0	IND	−7B	+41N	+65B	−4N	+63B	+31N	−23B	−12N	+53B	5.0	41.0	44.0	19.50	694	0.0
25	FIDE 531087620	0	—	+51N	−1B	+22N	−36B	+40N	−34B	−20N	+65B	+47N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	1336	0.0
26	FIDE 547094869	0	—	−8B	+27N	−4B	+65N	+67B	=39N	−29N	+44B	=32N	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.25	1203	0.0
27	Aaradhya Dessai	0	IND	−42N	−26B	+?N	+55B	+43N	+20B	+34N	−11B	−9N	5.0	40.5	40.5	19.00	1500	0.0
28	FIDE 537038516	0	—	+61B	−37N	−18B	+60N	+32N	+46B	+47N	−4B	−13N	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.00	1260	0.0
29	Adwitiya Das	1405	IND	=59B	+62N	−16B	+63N	+48B	−14N	+26B	−8B	=30N	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.75	754	-24.4
30	Ishaana Gulati	0	IND	−6B	+67N	−33B	+51N	−38B	+63N	+31B	=17N	=29B	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.25	1337	0.0
31	Nikitha Naveen Achar	1467	IND	+?B	+63N	−1N	=45B	=20N	−24B	−30N	+51B	+38N	5.0	38.5	38.5	16.25	1336	0.0
32	Abantika Chakraborty	0	IND	+41B	−7N	=59B	=35N	−28B	+67N	=42B	+48N	=26B	5.0	38.0	40.0	19.50	777	-14.4
33	FIDE 88106926	0	—	+47N	−5B	+30N	−46B	+56N	+?B	−21N	+?B	−12B	5.0	35.0	35.0	13.00	640	0.0
34	FIDE 88129896	0	—	+69B	−17N	+49B	−23N	+60B	+25N	−27B	−39N	+?N	5.0	34.5	34.5	14.50	631	0.0
35	Shivakshi Bhalla	0	IND	+?N	=21B	−13N	=32B	−47N	+64B	−46N	+?B	+56N	5.0	31.5	31.5	12.25	1322	0.0
36	Yashvitha Varma Penumastha	0	IND	F	+39N	−8B	+25N	+4B	=13B	=10N	−14N	=18B	4.5	46.5	46.5	25.25	1491	+28.8
37	Pragnika Vaka Lakshmi	1455	IND	+55N	+28B	−3N	−18B	−22N	+56B	+50N	−16B	=40N	4.5	41.5	45.5	19.25	693	-36.0
38	Troyee Roy	0	IND	=60B	−14N	+52B	=19B	+30N	−18N	=57B	+45N	−31B	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.25	1536	0.0
39	Pradyuta Jana	1400	IND	+73N	−36B	+71N	+40B	−7N	=26B	−16N	+34B	−22N	4.5	37.5	38.5	14.00	662	-52.8
40	FIDE 88128741	0	—	+?B	−8N	+57B	−39N	−25B	+52N	−48B	+49N	=37B	4.5	36.0	36.0	13.75	1383	0.0
41	Tanishka Borah	0	IND	−32N	−24B	+?N	+54B	=19N	−45B	+60B	+61N	−17B	4.5	36.0	36.0	13.75	668	0.0
42	FIDE 547005092	0	—	+27B	−15N	−45B	+49N	−?N	+58B	=32N	+64B	−21N	4.5	35.5	35.5	18.00	1144	0.0
43	Rao Shivanya	0	IND	−23B	−18N	+69B	+57N	−27B	−49N	=58B	+60N	+61B	4.5	33.5	35.5	14.25	2314	+23.6
44	FIDE 531040357	0	—	−53B	=52N	+62B	−48N	=61B	+?B	=22N	−26N	+59B	4.5	33.0	33.0	13.50	1407	0.0
45	Dhvija Anand	0	IND	−2N	+73B	+42N	=31N	−15B	+41N	−9B	−38B	=48N	4.0	41.5	42.5	14.50	766	-30.8
46	FIDE 564036073	0	—	−63B	+?N	+53B	+33N	−6B	−28N	+35B	−18N	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	14.00	735	0.0
47	FIDE 547017813	0	—	−33B	+68N	+72B	−14N	+35B	+53N	−28B	−20N	−25B	4.0	37.5	38.5	12.00	813	0.0
48	S N, Sana Sri	0	IND	=58N	+?B	−21N	+44B	−29N	−19B	+40N	−32B	=45B	4.0	37.5	37.5	12.75	1120	0.0
49	Dorothi Patgiri	0	IND	−3N	+51B	−34N	−42B	+62N	+43B	−?N	−40B	+63N	4.0	36.5	36.5	15.00	1513	0.0
50	Kushita Sai Munagala	0	IND	−13N	+?B	+58N	+?B	−11N	−4N	−37B	+54B	F	4.0	35.0	35.0	7.50	672	0.0
51	FIDE 531087868	0	—	−25B	−49N	+70B	−30B	+54N	−57N	+52B	−31N	+66B	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.50	714	0.0
52	FIDE 564039331	0	—	−10N	=44B	−38N	=62B	+73N	−40B	−51N	+68B	+65N	4.0	32.0	33.0	10.00	742	0.0
53	FIDE 88135438	0	—	+44N	−10B	−46N	+64B	+?N	−47B	+?N	−19B	−24N	4.0	32.0	32.0	7.50	742	0.0
54	Kaira Tomar	0	IND	−11B	+?N	−14B	−41N	−51B	+66N	+72B	−50N	+67B	4.0	30.5	30.5	6.00	783	0.0
55	FIDE 537059084	0	—	−37B	+69N	−23B	−27N	F	+68B	−65N	+72B	+64N	4.0	28.0	29.0	8.00	656	0.0
56	FIDE 547076887	0	—	−21N	−?B	+?B	+72N	−33B	−37N	+63B	+67N	−35B	4.0	26.0	26.0	6.00	630	0.0
57	Aishani Bhowmik	0	IND	+72N	−3B	−40N	−43B	+68N	+51B	=38N	−22B	−58B	3.5	36.0	37.0	9.25	677	-66.0
58	FIDE 537067885	0	—	=48B	=59N	−50B	−20B	F	−42N	=43N	+?B	+57N	3.5	33.5	33.5	9.50	1500	0.0
59	FIDE 429024978	0	—	=29N	=58B	=32N	+?B	−21N	−17N	−61B	+?B	−44N	3.5	32.5	32.5	6.75	1240	0.0
60	FIDE 429066727	0	—	=38N	−20B	+?N	−28B	−34N	+69B	−41N	−43B	+?N	3.5	31.0	31.0	4.25	646	0.0
61	FIDE 547076950	0	—	−28N	−71B	+73N	−22B	=44N	+?B	+59N	−41B	−43N	3.5	29.5	29.5	6.75	627	0.0
62	FIDE 547005416	0	—	=?N	−29B	−44N	=52N	−49B	+?B	−64N	+?B	=?N	3.5	20.5	20.5	2.00	605	0.0
63	FIDE 547023732	0	—	+46N	−31B	+64N	−29B	−24N	−30B	−56N	+70B	−49B	3.0	35.0	36.5	8.50	605	0.0
64	FIDE 547076755	0	—	+67B	−6N	−63B	−53N	+66B	−35N	+62B	−42N	−55B	3.0	33.5	35.5	8.50	735	0.0
65	FIDE 558089756	0	—	+?N	−12B	−24N	−26B	−?N	+71B	+55B	−25N	−52B	3.0	30.0	30.0	5.00	683	0.0
66	FIDE 558096027	0	—	−12N	+?B	−?N	−?B	−64N	−54B	+69N	+71B	−51N	3.0	20.0	20.0	3.00	683	0.0
67	FIDE 564034119	0	—	−64N	−30B	F	+71B	−26N	−32B	+?N	−56B	−54N	2.0	27.0	27.0	1.00	677	0.0
68	Nethala Dhanvika	0	IND	−5N	−47B	−?N	F	−57B	−55N	+73B	−52N	+70N	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.50	673	0.0
69	FIDE 558091033	0	—	−34N	−55B	−43N	−73B	F	−60N	−66B	+?N	+72N	2.0	22.0	22.0	1.00	646	0.0
70	FIDE 558015116	0	—	−9N	−22B	−51N	=?B	−?N	+73B	−?N	−63N	−68B	1.5	21.5	21.5	1.00	607	0.0
71	FIDE 564038068	0	—	−15B	+61N	−39B	−67N	−72B	−65N	F	−66N	−?B	1.0	22.5	22.5	3.50	658	0.0
72	FIDE 564036227	0	—	−57B	F	−47N	−56B	+71N	−?B	−54N	−55N	−69B	1.0	22.5	22.5	1.00	714	0.0
73	FIDE 564036081	0	—	−39B	−45N	−61B	+69N	−52B	−70N	−68N	F	−?B	1.0	21.5	21.5	2.00	649	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aaranya RIND
+80.0
7.5 pts · #1
2Saiaastha SinghIND
+58.0
6.5 pts · #5
3NanditaIND
+51.2
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Aishani BhowmikIND
-66.0
3.5 pts · #48
2Pradyuta JanaIND
-52.8
4.5 pts · #63
3Trisha PalaiIND
-50.4
6.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R3+126 Elo gap
Darshvi Rai1442 beat Anvi Deepak Hinge1568
R9+109 Elo gap
Patawri Aradhya Sourabh1414 beat Trisha Palai1523