Pranav Venkatesh wins World Junior Blitz chess title

Indian grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh, 20, won the Open title at the FIDE World Junior Blitz Championship in Al Ain, UAE, with 10.5 points from 13 rounds—one point clear of the field. He added blitz gold after earlier rapid silver. Aamuktha Guntaka finished fifth and Savitha Shri seventh in the Girls section.