Shriaansh Ganti

Shriaansh Ganti attended Heckmondwike Grammar School and played for Ilkley Chess Centre. He won both of his school's chess tournaments during the 2022-23 academic year. One was a knockout competition featuring different chess variants; he won the final in front of an audience with the moves projected on a large screen. He became Yorkshire junior Grand Prix champion in 2025 and shared first place with Toby Quaite at that year's Durham County Congress. In 2026 he won the Ilkley Congress open section.