20-year-old Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh, who became FIDE World Junior Champion in the classical time-control last year, has now clinched the Open section title at the FIDE World Junior Blitz Championship, finishing on an impressive 10.5 points from 13 rounds in UAE on Friday. India's Pranav Venkatesh was crowned the world champion at the 2026 FIDE World Junior Blitz Championship on Friday.