Ansh Awasthi of St. Francis School, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow participated in the 32th National (Under 9) OPEN & GIRLS Chess Championship- 2018 Organised by RANCHI DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION from 15^th – 23^rd September,2018 at Shree Digambar Jain Bhawan, Harmu Road, Opposite of Gaushala, Ranchi, Jharkhand. He scored 5.5 points in 11 Rounds.