Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023 Kiyana Parihar Harsh Suresh

Current Context: In the 25th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023 held at Al Ain Convention Centre in UAE, Indian chess players Kiyana Parihar (Under-8 Girls) and Harsh Suresh (U-16 Open) indeed won gold medals.

• This championship featured three events: Standard, Rapid, and Blitz Championships.
• In the Standard category, India won 7 medals in total (2 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze). Apart from Kiyana and Harsh, AS Sharvaanica (U-8 Girls), Aarit Kapil (U-8 Open), and G Tejaswini (U-18 Girls) won silver medals, while Aadya Ranganath (U-10 Girls) won a bronze medal.
• In the Rapid Championships, India secured 9 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze) and finished 1st in the medal tally. The gold medalists were Bhagyashree Patil (U-18 girls), Saparya Ghosh (U-14 girls), A. S. Sharvaanica (U-8 girls), and Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim (U-8 Open).
• In the Blitz Championships, India finished 2nd with three gold medals, which were won by V.C. Nivedita (U-12 girls), Pratitee Bordoloi (U-10 girls), and A.S. Sharvaanica in their respective categories.

Question:

Q.1 Who won the gold medal in the U-16 Open category in the Standard Championships?
a. Harsh Suresh
b. Aarit Kapil
c. Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim
d. Saparya Ghosh