31-Mar-2010 139
Rakesh Kumar Jena and Sovna Sonali Jena bagged a double for Cuttack, winning the boys and girls titles respectively in the State Under-11 Chess Championship, which concluded at Youth Hostel in Puri today. In the boys category, Rakesh topped the table with 6.5 points from seven rounds, while Sourav Mohanty finished runner-up with 5.5 points.
In the six-round girls’ category, Sovna took the title with five points, while Sweeta Senapati occupied the second position with 4.5 points. Kalinga Chess Academy director Shibabrata Dash gave away the prizes at the closing function. The top two finishers in each category qualified to represent Orissa in the National under-11 championship to be held at Chennai next month.
Final standings (Top 10):
Boys: 1. Rakesh Kumar Jena (6.5), 2. Sourav Mohanty (5.5), 3. Nishit Mohanty (5.5), 4. Rudrakshya Parida (5.5), 5. Bhaskar Biswaroopanand (5.5), 6. Sankalp Baliarsingh (5), 7. Anshuman Samal (5), 8. Rajesh Shanti (5), 9. Sarthak Sidhant Bharadwaj (5), 10. Srinibas Mishra (5).
Girls: 1. Sovna Sonali Jena (5), 2. Sweta Senapati (4.5), 3. Akankshya Kabi (4.5), 4. Adyasha Patnaik (4.5), 5. Adyasha Mohapatra (4), 6. Rutumbara Bidhar (4), 7. Nabanita Patnaik (4), 8. Saina Salonika (4), 9. Sribrinda Rout (3.5), 10. Shreejita Khuntia (3).
