BHUBANESWAR 11-Nov-2018
Sambit Panda won the title with 6.5 points out of a possible seven in the All Odisha Open Chess Tournament, which was organised by District Chess Association of Puri (DCAP) at Sanskruti Bhavan in Puri on November 10 and 11, 2018. He received a cash prize of Rs 7,000.
Local favourite, state senior champion and top seed Rajesh Nayak pocketed the runner-up prize of Rs 5,500 with six points, while former state champion Manoj Kumar Panigrahi claimed the third prize of Rs 4,000, also with six points.
