BHUBANESWAR 04-Oct-2017
Bbhuaneswar boy Manish Kumar and Cuttack girl P Sairupa emerged champions in the Odisha State Under-11 Chess Championship, which was organised joinly by S R Chess Centre and Ravenshaw University at Ravenshaw University Convention Centre in Cuttack from October 2 to 4, 2017.
As many as 130 players participated in the open category, while 69 vied for honours in girls’ section of the seven-round tournament. Manish won all of his games to take the open title with seven points. Sairupa won six games and drew one to top the table with 6.5 points in girls’ competition.
