PANJIM, Dec. 25 -- Team Herald [emailprotected]

IM Ethan Vaz of Goa was crowned the undisputed national junior champion at the 54th National Junior Chess Championship held at Wave International Hotel, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The tournament, held from December 16 to 24, was organised by the Seraikela-Kharsawan District Chess Association on behalf of the Jharkhand Chess Association and the All India Chess Federation. Top seed Ethan (ELO 2500) dominated the field, defeating second seed IM Md Imran (2473) of Andhra Pradesh in the ninth round and IM Mayank Chakraboty (2465) of Assam in the seventh round. He also secured emphatic wins over FM Vivaan Vishal Shah (2327) of Gujarat in the 10th round and FM Jaiveer Mahendru (2237) of Maharashtra in...