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Railway International Master Rahul Sangma emerged champion in the All-India Puri Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament, scoring 8.5 points from 10 rounds at Hotel Chariot in Puri today. He received the top prize of Rs 40,000. Odisha Woman Grandmaster Kiran Manisha Mohanty finished runner-up with eight points. She became richer by Rs 30,000.
The third prize of Rs 20,000 went to Odisha Fide Master Rakesh Kumar Jena, who secured 7.5 points. As many as 121 players from different states participated in the tournament, which was hosted by District Chess Association of Puri, under the aegis of All Odisha Chess Association.
Final standings (Top 20): 1. Rahul Sangma (8.5); 2. Kiran Manisha Mohanty (8); 3-4. Rakesh Kumar Jena, Rabindra Kumar Ojha (each 7.5); 5-15. Anjan Mallick, Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, Mitrabha Guha, Rajendra Kumar Sahu, Sumit Kumar Banerjee, Krishan Soni, Binayak Rath, Smaraki Mohanty, Bhaskar Sri Viswaroopanand, Gopal Shah, Saptorshi Gupta (each 7); 16-20. Pabitra Mohan Mohanty, Ansuman Samal, Tamal Chakrabarti, Rudraksh Parida, Aparajita Gochhikar (each 6.5).
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PHOTO: Rahul Sangma (Left) and Kiran Manisha Mohanty with their prizes in Puri on Nov 20, 2012.
