Dishita Dey of Jharkhand claimed her debut team bronze in the online Asian School Chess Championships for under-7 girls.
India's B team of Dishita, Rashi Warudkar, Krishna Tamhant Jain and Rajan P. Ananya collectively garnered 19.5 points to walk home with the bronze. Dishita, who finished with six points (out of 9 rounds) in the championship which concluded on Sunday, topped the list while Rashi and Krishna scored 5 points each. Rajan, on the other hand, came up with 3.5 points.
FIDE (Federation Internationale Des Echecs) released the rankings on Tuesday, two days after the Asian School Meet.
India’s A team comprising Charvi A (8 points), Samhita Pungavanam (8), Narayanan Rishitha (7) and Ira Bohara (6.5) won the team gold with 29.5 points.
The event attracted 39 players from 24 countries of Asia. It was played over 9 rounds Swiss rapid play
Expressing happiness, East Singhbhum District Chess Association (ESDCA) treasurer and international arbiter Jayant Kumar Bhuyan said it is a proud moment for the country as well as Jharkhand. "Claiming team bronze in her international debut is a big achievement for Dishita. Congratulations to her," he added
Points of all the four players of India B were added to decide the rankings, Bhuyan, chief coach at Tata Chess Centre in Jamshedpur, explained and added that Dishita topping the list with six points shows she's promising.
Seven-year-old Dishita, who recently stood sixth at the recently concluded Online National School Chess Championship for Under-7 girls and qualified for the Asian Meet, is a student of standard II at Narayana School in Calcutta. She is the daughter of former Jharkhand women’s champion Alka Das. She opted to play for Jharkhand and is registered with the state chess association.
Dishita hones her chess skills under her Jamshedpur-based maternal uncles Dushyant and Abhishek Das. Karnataka Grandmaster M.S. Thejkumar also chips in with guidance to the kid. She is the cousin of Jharkhand chess prodigy Adhiraj Mitra who will represent the country in the Asian School Chess Championship for Under-9 to be played from July 29 to 31.
The talented Dishita has won the recently concluded online state championship in the under-10 age group and has also represented Jharkhand in virtual under-10 and under-12 national events.
