Young Indian chess wizards conquer world and Asian arenas
While India clinched seven including three gold, two silver and two bronze medals at World Cadet Chess Cup that concluded in Batumi, Georgia, they ended the Asian junior and girls meet in Kalutara, Sri Lanka, with a haul of six medals across classical, rapid and blitz formats in open and girls sections.
India got a new world champion when Sarbartho Mani won gold in the U-10 open section in Batumi.
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