Jagadish Kumar Ghadai of DAV Public School, Kalinga Nagar, emerged champion in the State Schools Open Chess Tournament, garnering four points out of a possible five at Krupasindhu Bidya Bhavan, Bari, Jajpur  today.

Sumit Ojha (DAV Public School, Pokhariput, BBSR) and Amrutanshu Mohapatra (DAV Public School, Unit-8) finished second and third respectively. The one-day tournament was organised by Orissa State Chess Association.

FINAL PLACINGS (Top 10): 1. Jagadish Kumar Ghadai (4), 2. Sumit Ojha (4), 3. Amrutanshu Mohapatra (4), 4. Sujit Kumar Das (4), 5. Saswat Soumyabrata (3), 6. Sanjaya Kumar Rath (3), 7. Suraj Kumar Dash (3), 8. Debabrata Behera (3), 9. Debi Prasad Das (2), 10. Ashis Behera (2.5).