Ved Phaur (centre) holds trophy along with officials after the championship
Nagpur: City’s 11-year-old Ved Phaur, representing India, clinched the bronze medal at the 13th IBCA World Junior Chess Championship for the blind and visually impaired in Hersonissos, Crete, in Greece. Ved scored 6.5 points in the nine-round Swiss. Both finished on 7.5 points each. Ved was the 12th seed (1700) among 17 players, according to chessbase.in website. At the Super Heroes Cup in March, Ved had defeated Darshan Kshirsagar in the round of 16 and gave Darpan Inani a tough fight in the quarter-finals.
Michal Racis of Poland won gold and William Johansson of Sweden won silver. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nagpur | Silver Rate in Nagpur | Bank Holidays in Nagpur | Public Holidays in Nagpur | Petrol Price in Nagpur | Diesel Price in Nagpur | CNG Price in Nagpur | LPG Price in Nagpur Stay updated with the latest Nagpur news. Ved is coached by Jitendra Thakre at Chanakya Chess Academy. He also trains at Chess Pathshala Academy with GM Swapnil Dhopade and his full-time trainer is Shubham Lakudkar. Ved has been supported by HelpChess Foundation. Download the TOI App.