R. Raja Rithvik, studying in the class IV of Orchids-The
International School, has clinched the gold medal in the under-9 Rapid event of
the Asian Schools Chess Championship-2012 held at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi
Indoor Stadium on December 15. He swept all the six rounds to log in the
maximum six points in the prestigious Asian event that was organized by Asian
Chess Federation and had entries from ten nations. With an international rating
of 1536, he made a sensational victory over much higher rated A. Nodirbek
(Rating-1932) of Uzbekistan in the final round and clinched the Asian Rapid
title. Celebrating his victories in the morning assembly has become a common occasion
of pride in Orchids.
