Top Seed Shaunak Badole in Open Under-13 Group and 4th Seed Divyanshi Khandelwal in Under-13 Girls Group Annexed the Title of the Nagpur District Under-13 Open and Girls Chess Championship organized by Chess Association Nagpur in association with G.H.Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at Vivekanand Hall, Shraddha House, Kingsway, Near Kasturchand Park, Nagpur on 11th February 2024. The Championship was organised for selecting Nagpur District Chess Team for participation in the Maharashtra State Under-13 Open and Girls Championship
In the Under-13 open group, Shaunak true to his top seeding won all six games out of six to rest the championship. Siddharth Bang scored 5 points to finish second. Vishwaditya Awasthi also scored 5 points out of six but was placed third based on tie break score. Yuval Sunil Mohurle and Nimish Rahalkar both scored 4.5 point and were placed 4th and fifth respectively.
In the Girls Under-13 Group, 4th Seed Divyanshi Khandelwal was way ahead of the rest with a score of six points out of possible six to win the title. Vritika Game with 5 point finished second. Prisha Rathod scored 4.5 points to get the third position. Vishwaja Deshmukh and Anushka Deshpande scored 4 points and were placed 4th and 5th respectively based on their tie break score.
Shaunak Badole & Siddharth Bang in Open Under-13 Group and Divyanshi Khandelwal & Vritika Game in Girls Under-13 group were selected to represent Nagpur District in the Maharashtra Under-13 Chess Championship to be held later this year.
Prizes were distributed at the hands of Chief Guest Shri Nitin Marathe, Superintendent (Retd.), Central GST & Prominent Taxation Consultant and an Avid Bird Lover & Photographer. Shri Bhushan Shriwas, Secretary, Chess Association Nagpur & Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation, Shri S. S. Soman, Member MCA Observer Committee and FA Shiva Iyer were seated on the dias. Shri Shyam Agrawal conducted the proceedings and also proposed vote of thanks.
The Trophies and Medals were given to the Top 10 winners in each group. In addition, medals were also given to the top finishers in Under-7, Under-9 and Under-11 age groups in Open and Girls separately.
FA Shiva Iyer, Chief Arbiter successfully conducted the event who was assisted by SNA Prayas Ambade, SNA Shyam Agrawal and Prathmesh Machave.
Names of Top 10 Finishers in Open Group :
| Rk. | Name | Pts. |
| 1 | Badole, Shaunak | 6 |
| 2 | Siddharth, Madhur Bang | 5 |
| 3 | Vishwaditya, Awasthi | 5 |
| 4 | Yuval, Sunil Mohurle | 4.5 |
| 5 | Nimish, Ajit Rahalkar | 4.5 |
| 6 | Fulzele, Shaunak | 4 |
| 7 | Pasari, Dhaksh | 4 |
| 8 | Harsh, Lahoti | 4 |
| 9 | Ramteke, Yugant | 4 |
| 10 | Sadhwani, Prince Kailash | 4 |
Names of Top 10 Finishers in Girls Group:
| Rk. | Name | Pts. |
| 1 | Divyanshi, Khandelwal | 6 |
| 2 | Vritika, Krushna Game | 5 |
| 3 | Prissha, Rathod | 4.5 |
| 4 | Vishwaja, Deshmukh | 4 |
| 5 | Deshpande, Anushka | 4 |
| 6 | Swara, Rahul Gandhi | 4 |
| 7 | Swara, Borkhade | 4 |
| 8 | Tanisi, Lawanya Kumar | 4 |
| 9 | Upadhyay, Garima | 4 |
| 10 | Yashika, Amit Musale | 3.5 |