BSS
  15 Sep 2023, 20:42

Zia finishes 7th position Asian Jr. Chess

DHAKA, Sept 15, 2023 (BSS)-FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia finished seventh position in 
the open category of the Tata Steel Asian Junior (U-20) Chess Championships 
that concluded today (Friday) in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

FM Tahasin Tajwar Zia finished 7th position with six points from nine games. 
FM Manon Reja Neer is finished twenty sixth place with 4.5 points and Aiyan 
Rahman became fifty eight with one point.

In the junior girls' group, WFM Wadifa Ahmed became twenty sixth with 4.5 
points and WCM Ahmed Walijah was 36th with four points. 

The ninth or last round games, FM Tahsin Tazwar Zia defeated Dhyey Agarwal of 
India, FM Manon Reja Neer lost to FM Krishnan Ritvik of India and Aiyan 
Rahman lost to Shaashvat Gupta of India. 

In the junior girl's category, WCM Ahmed Walijah drew with Aahsi Upadhyay of 
India and Wadifa Ahmed lost to India's H G Pragnya of India. Grebnev Aleksey 
of Russia won the open category with seven points and FM S Aswath of India 
was the runner-up with the same points.

G Tejaswini became the champion in the junior girls' category by scoring 7.5 
points. 

A total of fifty eight players including ten International masters and nine 
FIDE masters from seven countries and fifty two players including five 
International Women Masters and four Women FIDE Masters from six countries 
participated in the girl's category.