Seeded players sail through at SBI Life Maharashtra State Schools Chess Championship

Mumbai, Nov 4 (UNI) Most of the leading seeds made a winning start in the SBI Life Maharashtra State Schools Chess Championship 2026, which commenced at the Rustomjee Cambridge International School, Dahisar (West), on Wednesday. Organised by Indian Chess School, the first phase of the championship has attracted 417 players across six FIDE-rated categories - Under-7, Under-11 and Under-15, in both Open and Girls sections. The seven-round championship will continue until November 6. The star attraction was top-seeded AFM Mysha Perwez (1991) of C. P. Goenka International School, who registered a comfortable victory over Ananya Jaydeep Dhamal of Fr. Agnel…