20th ACA FIDE Blitz Chess Tournament – FIDE Rated was successfully conducted by Arjun’s Chess Academy, Bahrain on 14 February 2026 at Arjun’s Chess Academy, Bahrain. The tournament was played in Swiss System format with 9 rounds, featuring a fast time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
A total of 54 players participated, and the event was internationally FIDE rated.
♟️ Overall Winners
🥇 Champion: Mero Aghiad – 8.5 points
🥈 Runner-up: Aaryan Anil Jai Prabhakaran – 8 points
🥉 3rd Place: Jishnu Balajee Meenu – 7 points
4️⃣ Dhruvi Shrikant Panigrahi – 7 points
5️⃣ Navaneet Sreekanth – 6 points
🔹 Rating Category (1400–1599)
🥇 Navaneeth Krishna K P – 5.5
🥈 Sriram Palaniappan – 5.5
🥉 Jairam Kannappan – 5.5
🔹 Unrated Category
🥇 Vivaan Anand – 5
🥈 Arav Siddharth Jadhav – 4.5
🥉 Shaarav Haneesh Balankurup – 4.5
🔹 Under 15
🥇 Aradhy Roy – 6
🥈 Nyrav Gopalakrishnan – 5.5
🥉 Arnav Singh Dewan – 5.5
🔹 Under 10
🥇 Hridik Dhananjaya Shetty – 5.5
🥈 Jeff George – 4.5
🥉 Ruhaan Choudhary – 4.5
🌟 Special Prize Winners
👧 Best Girl: Dhanashree Mohan Raj – 5
♖ Best Rook: Alvin Johnson – 5.5
♗ Best Bishop: Madhulika Kumaresan – 3.5
♘ Best Knight: Vainav Gandhiraj Vennila – 3
The tournament witnessed exciting and competitive blitz battles with strong participation from ACA students and chess players across Bahrain.
Arjun’s Chess Academy congratulates all winners and participants for their excellent performance. ♟️🏆