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  Sidhant, Puja win State u-11 chess titles
19 May 2009
 

Asia medallist Sidhant Mohapatra and Puja Senapati won the boys` and girls` title respectively in the State Under-11 Chess Championship, which concluded at Ranihat High School in Cuttack today. In the eight-round boys’ event, last year`s Asia under-10 bronze medallist Sidhant and Chinmaya Routray (Bhubaneswar) tied for the top spot with 7.5 points each. Even progressive score failed to break the stalemate as both the boys secured 34.5 points. Sidhant eventually lifted the S C Bose Memorial Shield, the symbol of supremacy, by virtue of winning more games with black pieces. In the five-round girls’ competition, Puja emerged clear champion with 4.5 five points in her kitty. Smaraki Mohanty finished runner-up with four points. Top two finishers in both boys and girls categories qualified to represent Orissa in the National Under-11 Championship to be held at Shivamoga from July 9 to 18.

 

Senior advocate Surya P Mishra and International Master Swayangsu Satyapragyan gave away the trophies and cash prizes at the closing function. Altogether 114 boys and girls took part in the three-day state championship, which was organised by Cuttack District Chess Association (CDCA) under the auspices of state ad hoc committee. Ad hoc committee chairman Asit Mukherjee, convenor Manoj Panigrahi, CDCA secretary Vivek Kumar Tibarewal and Khurda District Chess Association secretary Subhasis Pattnaik were present at the closing function. FINAL STANDINGS (Top 10): Boys: 1. Sidhant Mohapatra (Bhadrak, 7.5 pts), 2. Chinmaya Routray (Bhubaneswar, 7.5), 3. Rakesh Kumar Jena (Jajpur, 6.5), 4. Sankalp Baliarsingh (Bhubaneswar, 6), 5. Rudrakshya Parida (Bhubaneswar, 6), 6. Subhasis Barik (Bhubaneswar, 6), 7. Pratisth Rout (Cuttack, 6), 8. Gurudatta Bahidar (Cuttack, 6), 9. Mohammad Hussain (Rourkela, 6), 10. Bhaskar Nanda (Puri, 6). Girls: 1. Puja Senapati (Bhubaneswar, 4.5), 2. Smaraki Mohanty (Kendrapara, 4), 3. Akanskhya Kabi (Bhubaneswar, 4), 4. Sribinda Rout (Bhubaneswar, 4), 5. Sunyasakta Satapathy (Bhubaneswar, 3.5), 6. Adyasha Mohapatra (Bhubaneswar, 3), 7. Sovna Sonali Jena (Cuttack, 3), 8. Nabanita Pattnayak (Bhubaneswar, 3), 9. Madhumita Chatterjee (Bhubaneswar, 3), 10. Adyasha Patnaik (Cuttack, 3).
 
   
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