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Sumit Kumar Banerjee and Aparajita Gochhikar clinched a double for Puri by winning the boys and girls titles respectively in the State Junior (under-19) Chess Championship, which concluded at K C Club in Nayagarh today.
Altogether 24 boys and six girls participated in the three-day championship, which was hosted by Rotary Club, Nayagarh under the aegis of Orissa Chess Adhoc Committee. Boys played six rounds, while girls faced five. Nayagarh SP Deba Prasad Majumdar gave away the trophies at the closing function. Top four finishers in each category qualified to represent Orissa in the Junior National Championship later this year.
FINAL STANDINGS:
Boys (Top 10): 1. Sumit Kumar Banerjee (5), 2. Bhaskar Sri Viswaroopanand (5), 3. Sourav Mohanty (4.5), 4. Rajat Kumar Sahoo (4.5), 5. Baivab Mishra (4), 6. Abhilash Kabi (4), 7. Anindya Bebarta Pattanaik (4), 8. Susobhit Das (3.5), 9. Rajesh Shanty (3.5), 10. Sashwat Mohanty (3).
Girls (Top 5): 1. Aparajita Gochhikar (5), 2. Akankhya Kabi (4), 3. Adyasha Pattnaik (3), 4. Swoyam Darshini Supakar (2), 5. Krishna Kirteepurna Jena (1).
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Prize winners and guests at the closing function of the State Junior Chess Championship in Nayagarh on September 12, 2010.
