03-May-2009 108
Orissa’s Sunyasakta Satpathy finished seventh with six points from nine rounds in the under-11 girls’ category of the 5th World School Chess Championship, which concluded at Thessaloniki in Greece today.
The championship featured a total of eight categories (open under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and girls’ under 9, 11, 13, 15).
For Sunyasakta, playing the World School Meet was a gain in exposure and experience but a loss in ranking. She started as ranked fifth but finished seventh. She won six games and lost the remaining three.
PERFORMANCE:
1st round: Beat Koutsoura (GRE)
2nd round: Beat Ciungan Diana-Alexandra (ROU)
3rd round: Lost to Rosales Pierina (PER)
4th round: Lost to Egorova Ayyyna (RUS)
5th round: Beat Aniper Veronika (UKR)
6th round: Lost to Imanly Magrura Mahammad Qizi (AZE)
7th round: Beat Fakhiridou Anna-Raisa (GRE)
8th round: Beat Fiesco Valentina (COL)
9th round: Beat Drogovoz Maria (RUS).
