India’s VS Raahul and B Savitha Shri won the boys and girls titles in the Asian Junior chess championship in Sri Lanka on Thursday. Both the players finished a point clear of the rest of the field. Raahul, 18, scored 7.5 points and finished ahead of compatriots Mitraba Guha (7 points) and G B Harshavardhan (6.5 points). 

Savitha Shri drew her ninth round game against Chaindi Attanayake (SL)  to finish with seven points and on top.