BHUBANESWAR 05-Oct-2019
Rajesh Nayak achieved a creditable hat-trick by winning the title for the third successive year in the Odisha State Senior Open Chess Championship, the 60th edition of which concluded at Venya Paradise in Balasore today.
Rajesh Nayak (Puri), Nilsu Pattnayak (Cuttack) and Rakesh Kumar Nayak (Khordha) tied for the top honour with 7.5 points each from nine rounds. But on the basis of Buchholtz Tiebreak score, Rajesh Nayak was declared champion, while Nilsu Pattnayak and Rakesh Nayak finished first and second runner-up respectively.
Women Fide Master Rutumbara Bidhar secured the fourth position in the final rankings with seven points to her name. The top four finishers qualified to represent Odisha in the National Senior Open Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Kolkata from 8 to 18 December, 2019.
