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Host Odisha made a clean sweep of the top three positions in the 9th East Zone Chess Championship for the Blind, which concluded at Red Cross Bhawan here today. Unheralded Subhendu Kumar Patro emerged champion with seven points from as many rounds, while Prachrya Kumar Pradhan finished runner-up with six points. Prachurya`s younger brother Soundarya Kumar Pradhan occupied the third position with 5.5 points.
Indian Red Cross Society (Odisha state branch) vice-president Asha Hans gave away the trophy and prizes at the closing ceremony. Pesident of All India Chess Federation for the Blind, Atul Ranjan Sahay, Odisha state body secretary Sanyash Behera and chief arbiter Durga Prasad Mohapatra were present on the occasion.
Final standings (Top 10): 1. Subhendu Kumar Patra (Odi, 7), 2. Prachurya Kumar Pradhan (Odi, 6), 3. Soundarya Kumar Pradhan (Odi, 5.5), 4. Sujit Ray (WB, 5.5), 5. Sankar Chakrobarty (WB, 5.5), 6. Subash Behera (Odi, 5), 7. Biranchi Sahu (Odi, 5), 8. Naresh Parmanik (Odi, 5), 9. Girish Behera (Odi, 5), 10. Prasant Behera (Odi, 5).
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PHOTO: Top three finishers (Left to right) S Pradhan, S Patro and P Pradhan at the East Zone Chess Tournament for the Blind in Bhubaneswar on April 29, 2012.
