Lake City Udaipur's 9-year-old chess player Kiana Parihar has achieved a historic feat by winning the bronze medal in the Under-10 Girls category in the World Blitz Chess Championship 2025 held in Greece.
Sports News: Rajasthan's 9-year-old chess player Kiana Parihar has brought laurels to the country by winning the bronze medal in the World Blitz Chess Championship 2025 held in Greece. This achievement proved to be a historic moment for Kiana, as she became the first player from Rajasthan to win a medal in this prestigious chess tournament at the global level.
Kiyana won this bronze medal in the Under-10 Girls category and scored 9 points out of 11 matches, beating b competitors from around the world.
Kiyana's brilliant performance in the World Blitz Chess Championship 2025
In the World Blitz Chess Championship, Kiana demonstrated her brilliant ability and defeated players from countries like Poland, Belarus, Romania, Vietnam, Tunisia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Turkmenistan. This performance of hers showcases her chess skills and is also the result of her hard work and dedication. Kiana scored 9 points out of a total of 11 matches and finished third in the tie-break, winning the bronze medal.
Kiyana's dedication and inspiration towards chess
Kiyana Parihar's journey in chess has been inspiring from the beginning. She is a student of MDS Senior Secondary School and is making her mark in the world of chess along with her education. Kiana's parents have always encouraged her journey and inspired her to work with keen interest and dedication in the game of chess.
Kiyana has always taken her game seriously and has proved her talent in many national and international-level tournaments so far. Kiana says, Winning the bronze medal is a proud moment for me. This is a new beginning for me. I dream of becoming a world champion, and I will move forward with full hard work and dedication for this.
Kiana's achievements so far
Kiyana started her journey in the game of chess at a very young age, and since then, she has won medals in many important tournaments. Kiana made her mark in the chess world after winning the silver medal in the National School Chess Championship (U-7) in 2022. After this, in 2023, Kiana performed brilliantly in the Asian Youth Chess Championship and won gold and silver medals.
In 2024, Kiana won the gold medal in Team Blitz in Kazakhstan and secured 9th place in the FIDE World Cup (Batumi, Georgia) in the same year. Such great results of Kiana in chess are the result of her constant hard work and training. She proves every time with her performance that hard work done in the right direction can be helpful in achieving any goal.
Kiyana has also proved with her success that there is no age limit and if someone has talent, they can achieve success in any field.
Kiana's goal
Now Kiana's next goal is to become a world champion. She has decided to represent India in international tournaments to be held in Thailand and Georgia in 2025. This inspiring journey of Kiana is a matter of pride for her country and is another step towards making India proud in chess.
Kiyana believes that no goal is impossible if one believes in oneself and works hard in the right direction. She says, I have always worked hard to achieve my dreams, and now my next goal is to become a world champion. I am fully dedicated to this.
Kiyana's family's support and hard work
Kiyana Parihar's family has a big hand in her success. Her parents always supported her and encouraged her in her journey in chess. Kiana's mother said, This is a proud moment for us. We are happy to see Kiana's hard work and are sharing this success with her. She is our inspiration, and we are also excited for her upcoming success.
Kiana Parihar's success makes it clear that the popularity of chess in India is constantly increasing. India has produced many great players in the game of chess, and young players like Kiana are promoting this game even more. With India's growing presence in the field of chess and the success of young players, it is expected that India's contribution to the game of chess will increase even more in the future.
