India's 14-year-old chess prodigy Vivaan Vishal Shah won the 2026 Asian Junior Open Rapid Chess Championship. The tournament took place from August 17 to 18, 2026, at the ITC Maratha in Mumbai, where Vivaan secured the gold medal in the Open section with a final score of 6 out of 7 points.  The Girls' Section: Shohradova Lala of Turkmenistan took home the gold medal in the Girls' division after a tiebreak finish, also finishing with 6/7 points.