CUTTACK 03-May-2015 4
Bibhuti Bhusan Das of Puri and Om Mishra of Khurda won the senior and junior titles respectively in the Cuttack District Chess Championship, which concluded at Barabati Stadium herre today. Das scored 6.5 points to pocket the top prize of Rs 3,000. Mishra received Rs 2,000 with a score of 7.5 points.
Altogether 166 players participated in the eight-round tournament, which was organized by Cuttack District Chess Association. The three-day tournament carried a total prize fund of Rs 16,800.
FINAL STANDINGS (Top 10):
SENIOR: 1. BB Das (6.5), 2. Rakesh Kumar Jena (6.5), 3. Ansuman Samal (6), 4. Rabindra Kumar Ojha (6), 5. Smaraki Mohanty (5.5), 6. Sumit Kumar Banerjee (5.5), 7. Vishal Mohanty (5.5), 8. Sambit Panda (5), 9. D Sankar Prasad Rao (5), 10. Aadil Khan (5).
JUNIOR: 1. Om Mishra (7.5), 2. Samantaray Aryan Arnav (7), 3. Mohanty Aditya Anurakta (7), 4. Anurag Mohanty (6.5), 5. Manish Kumar (6.5), 6. Prakruti Rout (6), 7. Animesh Patra (6), 8. Ankita Sahoo (6), 9. Abinash Mohanty (6), 10. Baibhab Singh (6).
