31 July,2017 08:12 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mumbai kids Aditya Patil and Suhaani Lohia, both representing India, earned bronze medals at the Asian Schools Chess Competitions in China
Aditya Patil (left) & Suhaani Lohia
Mumbai kids Aditya Patil and Suhaani Lohia, both representing India, earned bronze medals at the Asian Schools Chess Competitions in China. Aditya and Suhaani are trainees with the South Mumbai Chess Academy (SMCA).
Seven-year-old Aditya, a student of Dhirubhai Ambani International School, played with plenty of confidence to clinch the bronze medal in the Under-7 Open Rapid category of the championships which was played at the Liaohe Art Museum, Panjin, China on Saturday. There were a total of 26 players from 10 countries who participated in this competition and the eighth-seeded Mumbai lad Aditya scored five out of a possible seven points.
Buto Al-Basher of The Philippines bagged the gold medal with seven points. China's Chen Zhiyuan along with Aditya and Kiaan Agrawal also of India, all ended with five points each.
But the Chinese players was declared winner of the silver medal and Aditya picked the bronze on the basis of better progressive scores.
Meanwhile, eight-year-old WCM Suhaani Lohia, continued with her fine run of form and added another medal to her rich lists of achievements.
Early this month, Suhaani finished with the bronze in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi.
