Swapnil crowned schools chess champion

Swapnil Priyadarshi of St Joseph`s High School emerged the champion in the 5th Schools Open Chess Tournament, scoring full eight points here at DAV Public School, Kalinga Nagar yesterday.

Altogether 79 players from 15 schools participated in the two-day and eight-round tournament. Host DAV Public School Principal Bipin Kumar Sahoo gave away the prizes.

Final standings (Top 10): 1. Swapnil Priyadarshi (8), 2. Ariyan Mohanty (7), 3. Piyush Kumar Chinara (6), 4. Jagadish Ghadei (6), 5. Tarini Nayak (6), 6. Sumit Ojha (6), 7. Aryan Rajguru (6), 8. Vivek Sahoo (5.5), 9. Harssit Mohapatra (5.5), 10. Anshuman Nanda (5.5).
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PHOTO: School chess champion Swapnil Priyadarshi in Bhubaneswar on March 15, 2015.

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