Hyderabad: P.S.D. Rahul of Sister Niveditha School emerged victorious in the junior category of the Brilliant Trophy Open Chess Tournament by virtue of a tie-breaker after he ended tied with B. Pooja here on Sunday. P.

Ajay Reddy finished third with five points.

Final placings:

Open: V. Varun, Chiman Prakash, P. Ramakrishna, Anand Naik, M. Suryanarayana, Rahul Srivastava, A. Kavya, Vijaykanth, P. Bharat Kumar and J. V. Saikiran.

Age group winners: Boys: Under-14: Ajay Reddy; Under-12: Pavan Teja; Under-10: Abhiram; Under-8: Lakshmi Ajay; Under-6: Aryan Reddy.

Girls: Under-14: T. Deepthi; Under-12: B. Pooja; Under-8: B. Aiswarya; Under-6: Rachita; Best veteran: A.V. Ramana Rao.

By Indian Sports News Network