BHUBANESWAR 05-Jun-2016
Jajpur boy Pranab Kumar Patra won the title in the Odisha State Youth (U-25) Chess Championship, which was organised by Ganjam District Chess Association, under the aegis of All Odisha Chess Association at Gurukul International Public School in Berhampur from June 3 to 5.
Four players tied for the top spot with five points each out of a possible six. But on the basis of Buchholz tie-break method, Pranab was declared champion, while Puri lad Baivab Mishra settled as runner-up. Top seed Sidhant Mohapatra (Bhadrak) and third seed Rajesh Nayak (Puri) finished third and fourth respectively.
Altogether 48 players participated in the three-day championship. Pranab and Baivab qualified to represent Odisha in the National U-25 Chess Championship, scheduled to be held from September 4 to 10.
FINAL PLACINGS (Top 10): 1. Pranab Kumar Patra (5), 2. Baivab Mishra (5), 3. Sidhant Mohapatra (5), 4. Rajesh Nayak (5), 5. Om Mishra (4.5), 6. Partha Sarathi Satpathy (4.5), 7. Soumya Ranjan Sahoo (4), 8. Rudranarayan (4), 9. Abhigyan Mohanty (4), 10. Abhisek Nayak (4).
