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Anwesh, Aparajita win ORISSA STATE
JUNIOR CHESS TITLES
 Anwesh
Upadhyaya (Bhubaneswar) and Aparajita
Gochhikar (Puri) were crowned champions
among boys and girls respectively in the
State Junior (under-19) Chess Meet at
Ajay Binay Institute of Technology, CDA,
Cuttack today. Anwesh, also the reigning
state senior champion, topped the table
with 7.5 points, while Aparajita did so
with 5.5 points. The top four finishers
in both the categories qualified to
represent Orissa in the Junior National
Championship to be held next month.
Income Tax Additional Commissioner K K
Nath handed over the trophies and cash
prizes at the closing function. The
three-day tournament was hosted by
Cuttack District Chess Association under
the auspices Orissa Chess Ad-hoc
Committee.
Final standings (Top 10):
Girls: 1. Aparajita Gochhikar (5.5), 2.
Sunyasakta Satpathy (5), 3. Smaraki
Mohanty (4.5), 4. Adyasha Patnaik (4),
5. Sovna Sonali Jena (4), 6. Anwesha
Mishra (4), 7. Sradhanjali Jena (3.5),
8. Akankshya Nayak (3.5), 9. Debanjana
Bose (3), 10. Aditi Sushree (3).
Boys: 1. Anwesh Upadhyaya (7.5), 2.
Swayams Mishra (7), 3. Mohammad Ashraf
(7), 4. Biswajeet Nayak (6.5), 5. Mahesh
Prasad Sethi (6), 6. Rakesh Jena (6), 7.
Biswajeet Patnaik (6), 8. Saswat Khuntia
(6), 9. Rakesh Nayak (6), 10. Sourav
Mohanty (6).
PHOTO: State junior chess champions
Anwesh Upadhyaya (Left) and Aparajita
Gochhikar.
courtesy :
www.orisports.com
Published on
11th August, 2009
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