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Khurda clinched a double as Sambit Panda and Samparnna Hota won titles in open and girls categories respectively in the Odisha State Under-9 Chess Championship, which concluded at at Kalinga Bharati Residential College, Pira Bazaar (Cuttack) today.
In the seven-round tournament, National under-7 champion Sambit won all his games to finish with full seven points, while disctict-mate Soumein Rajdev settled as runner-up with six points. In the girls’ category, Samparnna topped the table with six points, followed by Aditi Mohanty (Cuttack), who ended runner-up also with six points.
Altogether 152 players, including 40 girls joined the seven-round State U-9 Chess Championship, which was organised by S R Chess Centre, under the aegis of All Odisha Chess Association.
The title winners received a cash prize of Rs 1,500 each. Top two finishers in each category qualified to represent Odisha in the National U-9 Championship, scheduled to be held in Tamil Nadu from September 1 to 11.
Final Standings (Top 10):
Open category: 1. Sambit Panda (7), 2. Soumein Rajdev (6), 3. Mahitosh Dey (6), 4. Aryan Arnav Samantaray (6), 5. Dikshant Dash (5.5), 6. Soubhik Mazumdar (5.5), 7. Mohit Kamal Rath (5.5), 8. Subhranshu Behera (5.5), 9. Joy Anmol Rath (5.5), 10. Baibhab Singh (5).
Girls category: 1. Samparnna Hota (6), 2. Aditi Mohanty (6), 3. Ankita Sahoo (5.5), 4. Miracle Panda (5.5), 5. Sai Batanu Mishra (5), 6. P Sairupa (5), 7. Tanya Mohanta (5), 8. Adhisha Dash (5), 9. Adishree Anjum Nayak (5), 10. Yashaswini Sarangi (4).
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PHOTO: Prize winners and guests at the State u-9 chess championship in Cuttack on June 5, 2013.
