Achievements

My Students' Achievements

Tournament Triumphs: Where Our Chess Stars Shine
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At Young Knights Chess Academy, we take immense pride in nurturing young talents who shine on the global stage. One of our students, Advait Kumar, has emerged victorious in the prestigious U-8 UKCC Championship. This is a testament to the unwavering commitment and hard work of both our young prodigies and our mentor Badrinath. We are delighted to see our students excel and believe this is just the beginning of their promising chess journeys. Congratulations to our champion and to all those who aspire to greatness through the game of chess!

Ridhan V. Wins the Pennsylvania K-3 State Chess Championship
We’re proud to celebrate Ridhan V., a 2nd grader and student of our academy, who took first place at the Pennsylvania K-3 State Chess Championship with a perfect 5/5 score. With this win, Ridhan will represent Pennsylvania at the upcoming National K-3 Championship. Congratulations, Ridhan. We’re so proud of you and wish you the very best at Nationals!
We’re excited to see more young knights rise to shine. Check more of our student achievements below.
School article featuring Ridhan V., a 2nd grader holding his trophy after winning 1st place with a perfect 5/5 at the Pennsylvania K-3 State Chess Championship
Featured School Article: Ridhan V., Pennsylvania K-3 State Chess Champion
U-8 UKCC Champion, Oct 2021
1st place in U-10 Cambridge Chess for Girls Event held in Cambridge University
1st in U-10 Wyndham Spring Cup
Competed in Challengers stage in Delancey UK Chess Challenge (only top 1% qualify in the UK)
U-8 British Champ Blitz and Rapid (2nd & 3rd Place) and U-8 British Champ Standard (2nd - Online), 2021
2nd in 1200-1400 rating and won ₹6k in 2nd NANBAN Rapid FIDE Rated Tournament
3rd in U-11 British Championship Rapid '22
1st in 0-1200 rating bracket and won ₹5k in the Chairman Rapid Tournament
1st in U-8 Wyndham City Shield
U-10 LJCC Major Champ, Dec '22
2nd in U-10 Mega Finals Qualifiers
Giga Finals in Delancey UK Chess Challenge
2nd in Birmingham Junior Open - U-1700 section
Played for Hertfordshire in Inter Club Tournament
During U-8 Wyndham City Shield
After winning over GM Keith Arkell
1st ENS Int'l Open Fide Rating Rapid Bike Chess Tournament
Won U-10 North London Chess Grand Prix
Qualified for U-13 Nationals which is to be held in Telangana
Won Pondicherry U-15 State Championship & got selected for Nationals
Secured 2nd place in a local tournament held in the UK
Hari Vardan got 3rd Prize in local Blitz tournament
Watford Juniors (Advait & Gautam) beat St Albans Seniors to win the Hertfordshire Pullen Cup
Hari Vardan and his Team won the championship in the Interschool clusters in Sharjah and qualified for the Nationals at Punjab
Gautam won Uxbridge Fide U1600
Gautam finished 4th in U-10 British Championships in a closely fought competition
Hari Vardan got Individual Board Prize in the Interschool Clusters in Sharjah
Arjun became the overall champion for Wyndham Junior Chess Cup 2024 with outstanding performance of 6.5/7 games
Madheswaran got prize in State Level Chess Competition held at Chennai
Arjun finished as Runner Up in Hobsons Bay Junior Club Championship 2025 held at Melbourne
Vivaan won 3rd Place in U-9 State Championship at Himachal Pradesh
Dilip got 2nd place in World Tamil Chess Federation Rapid Open 2024 and 1st place in his age category U13 held at London
Vivaan won 3rd prize in U-09 category in 12th SCA Open Chess tournament held at Chandigarh 2026
Dilip got 2nd place in World Tamil Chess Federation Rapid U13 2025 and 3rd place in Open category held in Wembley
Kavyashree got selected from the 54th Tamil Nadu State Women Chess Championship 2025 and qualified for Nationals
Bhuvagnana Lakshmi got U-16 Girls 2nd place at 6th International Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Tiruchirapalli 2026
Ridhan wins K-3 State Championship 2026
Kavyashree became U-20 Girls Champion at Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025
Mirthvik secured 2nd place in K-5 Championship
Rahul secured 5th place in the NC K-12 Championship
Meshwa won 2nd place in U-7 Puducherry State and got selected for Nationals at Nagpur
Addy played a local tournament in Michigan and won 4th place in his debut
Dilip won 3rd place in U-16 in Tamil Sangam Chess Tournament in London
Antarip won trophies in the Rapid, Blitz and Emerging Player categories at the Chess Verse Tournament in Agartala 2026
Ridhan won 3rd place in Puzzle Competition and Youth Championship in the World Chess Festival held in Malvern, Pennsylvania
Meshwa won U-7 Girls 2nd place and Youngest Girl place in Sooriya FIDE Rated Chess Tournament held at Chennai
Kushal won Best Unrated Prize in K-8 Category in TANA Chess Tournament at North America
Keerthan finished 19th place in U-11 Nationals starting as 133rd Seed and increased 150 rating points
Keerthan gained another 90 points in CAPA Chess Academy FIDE Rated Tournament and pumped up his live rating to 1849 and won category prize