BHUBANESWAR 23-Mar-2016
Animesh Patra of Delhi Public School, Kalinga, was crowned champion in the the 8th Schools Open Chess Tournament, which was organised by DAV Public School, Kalinga Nagar at the school complex here today. He logged 6.5 points out of a possible seven, winning six games and drawing one.
As many as 84 players from 16 schools participated in the day-long tournament. Jagadish Kumar Ghadai of the host school finished runner-up with six points. Deepanjali Sahoo, supervisor of the organising school, gave away the prizes. Debasis Panigrahi was the chief arbiter.
FINAL PLACINGS (Top 10): 1. Animesh Patra (6.5), 2. Jagadish Kumar Ghadai (6), 3. Piyush Kumar Chinara (6), 4. Sumit Ojha (5.5), 5. Ayush Parija (5.5), 6. Anshuman Nanda (5), 7. Ayanshu Mohanty (5), 8. Amrutanshu Mohapatra (5), 9. Diptimayee Sahoo (5), 10. Amrutanshu Mohanty (5).
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PHOTO: Prize winners at the Schools Open Chess Tournament in Bhubaneswar on March 23, 2016.
