21st ACA FIDE Rapid Chess Tournament Concludes Successfully in Bahrain💫🏆
The 21st ACA FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament was successfully organized by Arjun’s Chess Academy, Bahrain on May 8, 2026, at ACA Bahrain. The tournament featured a total of 7 Swiss-system rounds with a rapid time control of 10 minutes + 3 seconds increment.
Players from different rating and age categories competed in a highly competitive atmosphere, showcasing excellent fighting spirit and sportsmanship throughout the event.
▪️Overall Winners
🥇 1st Place – Abdulaziz Wael K Alfuzai
🥈 2nd Place – Sriram Palaniappan
🥉 3rd Place – Jairam Kannappan
🏅 4th Place – Navaneet Sreekanth
🏅 5th Place – Arnav Singh Dewan
▪️Rating Category 1400–1599
🥇 Reybuenan Juanito DG
🥈 Binzaiman Ayman
🥉 Aarav Pandya
▪️Unrated Category
🥇 Carreon Ritchie
🥈 Arav Siddharth Jadhav
🥉 Suri Karthik
▪️Under 15 Category
🥇 Aradhy Roy
🥈 Noel Abraham Punnoose
🥉 Jishnu Balajee Meenu
▪️Under 10 Category
🥇 Hridik Dhananjaya Shetty
🥈 Jeff George
🥉 Mithun Karthik Ganesh
▪️Special Prize Winners
⭐ Best Girl – Gunjan Pal
⭐ Best Rook – Arav Mehta
⭐ Best Bishop – Mithun Sasikumar
⭐ Best Knight – Naga Mokshith Mamidi
Arjun’s Chess Academy congratulates all the prize winners and participants for their outstanding performances and thanks all parents, players, arbiters, and supporters for making the tournament a grand success.