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School boys Rakesh Kumar Jena and Saswat Khuntia won the senior and junior titles respectively in the Cuttack District Chess Championship, which concluded at K C Sahoo Women’s College, Cuttack today. City Mayor Soumendra Ghosh gave away the trophies at the closing function. New International Master Debasish Das was felicitated on the occasion.
Final standings (Top 10):
Senior: 1. Rakesh Jena (6.5), 2. Mohammad Ashraf (6.5), 3. Narayan Swain (6), 4. Rabindra Ojha (6), 5. Vivek Tibarewal (5.5), 6. Sahadev Khatei (5.5), 7. Ranjan Mohanty (5.5), 8. Sradhanjali Jena (5.5), 9. Arghya Arpan Parida (5), 10. Nirmalaya Ghosh (5).
Junior: 1. Saswat Khuntia (7), 2. Ch Amit Kumar (6.5), 3. Rudrakshya Parida (6.5), 4. Subhasis Barik (6.5), 5. Nishit Mohanty (6), 6. Sovna Sonali Jena (6), 7. Sribrinda Rout (6), 8. Soumen Amlan (6), 9. Ansuman Samal (5.5), 10. Mohit Sahoo (5.5).
