Dhruvi Shrikant Panigrahi Wins 24th ACA FIDE-Rated Blitz Chess Tournament🏆♟️
Dhruvi Shrikant Panigrahi of India claimed the title at the 24th ACA FIDE-Rated Blitz Chess Tournament, organised by Arjun’s Chess Academy on 24 October 2026, as part of ACA’s monthly Rapid and Blitz tournament series.
Dhruvi finished with an impressive 8.5 points, followed by Safvan Subair Khan in second and Aradhy Roy in third, both scoring seven points.
♟️ Overall Prize Winners
1st: Dhruvi Shrikant Panigrahi (India) — 8.5 points
2nd: Safvan Subair Khan (India) — 7 points
3rd: Aradhy Roy (India) — 7 points
4th: Charles H. Storey — 6.5 points
5th: Prithvi Raj Prajeesh — 6 points
6th: Krishna Babu Lakshmanan — 6 points
7th: Jairam Kannappan — 6 points
♟️ Special Category Winners
▪️Best Player (1400–1599): Yousif Fardan — 5 points
▪️Best Unrated Player: Vivaan Anand — 4 points
▪️Best Female Player: Dhanashree Mohan Raj — 5 points
▪️Best Under-15 Player: Jishnu Balajee Meenu — 5 points
▪️Best Under-10 Player: Hridik Dhananjaya Shetty — 4.5 points
Congratulations to all the winners and participants! Thank you for being part of ACA’s monthly tournament series. We look forward to welcoming you back to the boards! ♟️👏