Manama, Bahrain – 20 February 2026:
The Under-10 category of the 16th ACA Intra-Academy Chess Tournament concluded successfully at Arjun’s Chess Academy, with young talents competing over 5 exciting rounds and displaying great focus and sportsmanship.
🥇 Champion: Hridik Dhananjaya Shetty scored a perfect 5/5 to claim the title with an outstanding performance.
🏆 Prize Winners List
🥇 Champion: Hridik Dhananjaya Shetty — 5/5
🥈 Runner-up: Aarsh Bangera — 4 points
🥉 3rd Place: Shreepiyan Sundararajan — 4 points
Special Awards
♖ Best Rook: Navilan Sathishkumar — 4 points
♗ Best Bishop: Mithunn Karthik G — 3.5 points
♘ Best Knight: Stephen Laurenz Juilar — 3 points
♙ Best Pawn: Abiel Jenish — 3 points
Arjun’s Chess Academy congratulates all winners and participants for their excellent performance and continued progress in chess. ♟️🏆