Nagpur: City’s 11-year-old Ved Phaur , representing India, clinched the bronze medal at the 13th IBCA World Junior Chess Championship for the blind and visually impaired in Hersonissos , Crete , in Greece .




Ved scored 6.5 points in the nine-round Swiss. Michal Racis of Poland won gold and William Johansson of Sweden won silver. Both finished on 7.5 points each.




According to chessbase.in website, Ved was the 12th seed (1700) among 17 players. At the Super Heroes Cup in March, Ved had defeated Darshan Kshirsagar in the round of 16 and gave Darpan Inani a tough fight in the quarter-finals.




Ved is coached by Jitendra Thakre at Chanakya Chess Academy. He also trains at Chess Pathshala Academy with GM Swapnil Dhopade and his full-time trainer is Shubham Lakudkar. Ved has been supported by HelpChess Foundation.