Suryaa Sports Desk: Children from Anantapur district have demonstrated their talent in chess by securing international FIDE rapid ratings. The ratings were released on Monday in a joint list by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the All India Chess Federation for November 2026. Ambika and E. Anvith, both from the A1 Chess Academy in Anantapur, achieved ratings of 1459 and 1457, respectively.
Ambika has been training for two years under coach Mehraj at the A1 Chess Academy branch in Ashok Nagar. She has previously secured victories in various district and state-level open chess competitions and was selected twice to represent Anantapur district at the Andhra Pradesh state-level SGF Under-14 girls' chess tournaments. Ambika is the daughter of Leelavathi, a school assistant in biology, and Venugopal, a physical director.
E. Anvith has also achieved an international FIDE rapid rating of 1457. He was the runner-up in the Anantapur District Under-9 Open Chess Championship 2026 and has won prizes in several district and state-level open chess competitions. He is currently training under international arbiter Ammineni Uday Kumar and senior chess coach Durga Prasad. Anvith is the son of Roja, HOD of ECE at PVKK Polytechnic College, and Balakrishna, an assistant professor of ECE at Ananthalakshmi Engineering College.
International arbiter Ammineni Uday Kumar Naidu, senior chess coaches Durga Prasad, Mehraj, Vijay Kumar, and other city figures congratulated Ambika and Anvith on their achievement. They expressed appreciation for the children attaining international-level ratings at a young age and wished them success in bringing further recognition to Anantapur district.
