Chess kid Jaivardhan Raj poses with his winning trophy

City's chess prodigy Jaivardhan Raj won the prestigious Maharashtra U-7 State Championship at Kolhapur recently with a highest score of 7.5/8. Jaivardhan, a student of Jamnabai Narsee School (Juhu), pocketed a cash prize of Rs 5000. Seeded third in the tournament, with a whopping international rating of 1112 Elo points, Jaivardhan remained unbeaten in the tournament. His wins included one over Shourya Khadilkar, the top seed, in the sixth round.