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Sanjeeban won the title in the All-Odisha Open Chess Championship, securing 7.5 points out of a possible eight at Secretariat Recreation Club here today. The top 20 finishers shared a total prize fund of Rs 26,500, which included Rs 6,000 for the champion and Rs 4,600 for the runner-up.
Secretariat Recreation Club secretary Managovinda Dalei handed over the prizes in the presence of host Odisha State Chess Association vice-president Arati Bijoy Mohanty and secretary Smruti Ranjan Das.
FINAL STANDINGS (Top 10): 1. Sanjeeban Nayak (7.5), 2-5: Bira Kishore Behera, Manas Ranjan Parida, Aditya Pattnaik, Natabara Das (7 each); 6-7: Sahadev Khatei, S Nayak (each 6.5); 8-10: Braja Kishore Moharana, Santosh Kumar Sinha, Prakash Chandra Sahoo (6 each).
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PHOTO: Prize winners and guests at the closing function of the All-Odisha Open Chess Tournament in Bhubaneswar on Oct 6, 2013.
