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Ansuman Samal (Cuttack) and Sweta Senapati (Angul) emerged champions in the open and girls categories respectively in the Odisha State Under-13 Chess Championship, which concluded at Barabati Stadium here today.
Odisha Olympic Association general secretary Asirbad Behera gave away the trophies and cash prizes at the closing function. Top two finishers in each category qualified to represent Odisha in the National Under-13 Chess Championship, scheduled to the beld at Chennai from October 12 to 21.
Final standings (Top 10):
Open category: 1-2: Ansuman Samal, Nishit Mohanty (6 each); 3-4. Sankalp Baliarsingh, Subhasis Barik (5.5 each); 5-10. Sourav Mohanty, Ashirwad Swain, Akhilesh Pattanaik, Bhaskar Sri Viswaroopanand, Amlan Swain Srinibas Mishra (5 each).
Girls category: 1, Sweta Senapati (5.5), 2. Rutumbara Bidhar (5), 3-4. Nabanita Patnaik, Adyasa Mahapatra (4.5 each); 5-9: Sovna Sonali Jena, Anwesha Mishra, Biswarupa Chol, B Niranjana Aishwarya Dass, Nikita Mallick (4 each); 10. Akankhya Kabi (3.5).
