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Manas Singh of Bhubaneswar claimed the title in the OSCA State Open Chess Championship, securing seven points from eight rounds at Secretariat Recreation Club here today. He edged out Aditya Pattnaik of Cuttack and Sahadeb Khatei of Bhubaneswar in the tie-breaker. Andhra Pradesh Income Tax Chief Commissioner Jayanta Kumar Hota gave away the prizes in the presence of host Orissa State Chess Association (OSCA) vice-president Arati Bijoy Mohanty, secretary Smruti Ranjan Das, Secretariat Recreation Club secretary Managovinda Dalei and tournament director Debasis Panigrahi.
Final standings (Top 20): 1. Manas Singh, 2, Aditya Pattnaik, 3. Sahadeb Khatei, 4. Manas Ranjan Parida, 5. Amarendra Khamari, 6, Dhirendra Kumar Das, 7. H Singh, 8. Subhadarshan Behera, 9. Sanjeeban Nayak, 10. DSP Rao, 11. Khorod Chandra Mund, 12, Prakash Sahoo, 13. Santosh Mohapatra, 14. Chandan Kumar Pradhan, 15. S Nayak, 16. Sanjay Kumar Das, 17. Smarak Bhadra, 18. Krushna Chandra Sethi, 19. Aurosis Sudip Kumar, 20. Chandan Sahoo.
