11 July 2026 The 2026 Victorian Junior Championship was successfully organised and run by Box Hill Chess Club at Glen Waverley Secondary College from 27th - 30th June, and Chess Victoria would like to acknowledge the tremendous contribution made by all organisers, arbiters and volunteers.
The event saw a new record with 406 participants across the divisions; we'd like to congratulate all participants and especially the following prize-winners:
U18 Open Champion: Tedric Li U18 Girls Champion: Ariana Fais
U16 Open Champion: Neev Brahmbhatt U16 Girls Champion: Mrinalini Siva
U14 Open Champion: Vidushi Dissanayake U14 Girls Champion: Adelyn Wang
U12 Open Champion: Lucas Parker U12 Girls Champion: Amaya De Silva
U10 Open Champion: Kaisar Batyrbekov U10 Girls Champion: Kaylin Zhang
U8 Open Champion: Dev Manoj U8 Girls Champion: Nishitha Gajula
Chess Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
secretary.chess.victoria@gmail.com
https://www.chessvictoria.org.au