BHUBANESWAR 22-Aug-2011 288
Sidhant Mohapatra of Bhadrak and Smaraki Mohanty of Kendrapara bagged titles in the open and girls categories of the Orissa State Under-13 Chess Championship, which concluded at Centurion University of Information & Technology, Jatni today.
Top seed Sidhant finished with nine points from as many rounds. Jajpur boy Rajesh Santy finished runner-up with seven points. In the girls` category, second seed Smaraki secured the top position with six points from seven rounds. Akankhya Kabi (Bhubaneswar) became runner-up with 5.5 points.
Top three finishers in open category and top two in girls` section qualified to represent Orissa in the 25th National Under-13 Chess Championship to be held at Kulachi Hansraj Model School Ashok Vihar, New Delhi from October 1 to 10.
FINAL STANDINGS (Top 10):
Open category: 1. Sidhanta Mohapatra (9), 2. Rajesh Santy (7), 3. Nishit Mohanty (6.5), 4. Bhaskar Sri Viswaroopanand (6.5), 5. Mohit Sahoo (6), 6. Sourav Mohanty (6), 7. Asirwad Swain (6), 8. Ansuman Samal (6), 9. Subhasis Barik (6), 10. Diptanshu Ranjan Swain (6).
Girls category: 1. Smaraki Mohanty (6), 2. Akankhya Kabi (5.5), 3. Adyasha Patnaik (5.5), 4. Sunyasakta Satpathy (5), 5. Rutumbara Bidhar (4.5), 6. Swata Senapati (4.5), 7. Akankshya Nayak (4.5), 8. Nabanita Pattanayak (4.5), 9. Sovna Sonali Jena (4.5), 10. Anisha Mishra (4.5).
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PHOTO: Sidhant Mohapatra (Left) receives the trophy after winning the open title at the State Under-13 Chess Championship in Jatni on August 22, 2011.
