17 Players Share Lead Across Six Categories At Maharashtra Schools Chess Championship

Seventeen players shared the lead after completing four rounds of play in six categories at the SBI Life Maharashtra State Schools Chess Championship 2026, taking place at Rustomjee Cambridge International School in Dahisar (West), Mumbai. In the Under-7 Open category, Ivaan Dubey, Advik Verma, Aarush Abhishek Malkar, Aksh Shrivastava, and Yuvansh Nimja all had four points each.

In the Under-7 Girls section, Liyaa Krishnan and Tanishka Bhandari shared the top spot. Four players in the Under-11 Open category - Agastya N. Kasat, Priyansh Ajay Jain, AFM Shivansh Amit Karia, and Kaushik Ajinkya Rayate - were tied for first place. The Under-11 Girls section was led by Tvesha Ashish Jain and Aashvi Ankit Agarwal.

In the Under-15 Open category, Vihaan Anupam Agrawal and Yuvraj Avadhesh Pratap Singh shared the lead. In the Under-15 Girls category, Khanak Paharia and Mahua Vighnesh Deshpande were tied for first place. The championship, organized by Indian Chess School, had drawn 417 participants across the Under-7, Under-11 and Under-15 age groups in both Open and Girls sections.