Sinha retains Sundeep Memorial Open chess title

Santosh Kumar Sinha of Puri retained his title in the 6th Sundeep Mohanty Memorial Open Chess Tournament at Secretariat Recreation Club here on Tuesday. In the eight-round tournament, organised by Bhubaneswar Chess Association, Sinha scored 7.5 points to take the top prize of Rs 4,000. Sanjeevan Nayak finished runner-up with seven points. Altogether 121 players from 15 districts participated in the three-day tournament.

Final standings (Top 10): 1. Santosh Kumar Sinha (7.5), 2. Sanjeevan Nayak (7), 3. Gangadhar Panda (7), 4. Aditya Patnaik (6.5), 5. M Ranjan (6), 6. Manas Singh (6), 7. N Sundar Rajan (6), 8. Prakash Chandra Sahoo (6), 9. DSP Rao (6), 10. B Manideep (6).

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