Second seed Rudranarayan claimed the under-9 open crown, his maiden state title, without losing a game. In the nine-round competition, he won eight and drew one to finish at the top of the table with 8.5 points. Mahitosh Dey (Khurda) settled as runner-up with 7.5 points.

Top seed Sunyasakta grabbed the under-19 girls title, pipping second seed Smaraki Mohanty (Kendrapara) on Buchholz tie-break method after both the players tied for the top spot, garnering 4.5 points in the five-round competition.

In the under-19 category, a last-round draw against Ashirwad Swain was enough for international medallist Sidhant to clinch the title with 7.5 points out of a possible nine. Rajesh Nayak upset second seed Mohammad Ashraf in the last round to end as runner-up

Title winners in each of the four categories received a cash prize of Rs 1,500. DAV School (Chandrasekharpur) principal Dr KC Satapathy handed over the trophies at the closing function. All Odisha Chess Association secretary Vivek Kumar Tibarewal and host Srusti Academy of Management director Prof Gangadhar Mishra were present on the occasion.

Top two finishers in both the girls` groups qualified to represent Odisha in respective National championships, scheduled to be held at Puducherry from May 20 to 28. The top four finishers in the two open categories will turn out for Odisha in the National u-9 and u-19 championships to be held at Pune from July 12 to 20.

FINAL STANDINGS (Top 10):

Under-9 Girls: 1. Prakruti Rout (Cuttack, 5.5), 2. Aditi Mohanty (Cuttack, 5.5), 3. Adhisha Dash (Cuttack, 5.5), 4. Adishree Anjum Nayak (Cuttack, 5), 5. P Sairupa (Cuttack, 5), 6. Bijaylaxmi Barik (Khurda, 4.5), 7. Pratyusha Priyadarshini (Khurda, 4.5), 8. Tanya Mohanta (Khurda, 4), 9. Miracle Panda (Khurda, 4), 10. Sthitaprajna Behera (Khurda, 4).

Under-19 Girls: 1. Sunyasakta Satpathy (Khurda, 4.5), 2. Smaraki Mohanty (Kendrapara, 4.5), 3. Anisha Mishra (Puri, 4), 4. Sradhanjali Jena (Cuttack, 3), 5. Rupal Mishra (Khurda, 3), 6. Shreya Smruti Mohanty (Khurda, 3), 7. Yashaswini Sarangi (Khurda, 3), 8. Krushna Mishra (Balasore, 2.5), 9. Gitashree Biswal (Cuttack, 2.5), 10. Saibatanu Mishra (Khurda, 2.5).

Under-9 Open: 1. Rudranarayan (Puri, 8.5), 2. Mahitosh Dey (Khurda, 7.5), 3. Rishabh Anand (Cuttack, 7), 4. Aryan Arnav Samantaray (Balasore, 7), 5. Dikshant Dash (Khurda, 7), 6. Ansuman Samal (Khurda, 6.5), 7. Jagdish Barik (Puri, 6), 8. Soyamsree Mohanty (Sundargarh, 6), 9. Subham Shreyash Patnaik (Cuttack, 6), 10. Manish Kumar (Khurda, 6).

Under-19 Open: 1. Sidhant Mohapatra (Bhadrak, 7.5), 2. Rajesh Nayak (Puri, 7), 3. Rakesh Kumar Jena (Jajpur, 6.5), 4. Mohammad Ashraf (KIIT, 6.5), 5. Ashirwad Swain (Nayagarh, 6.5), 6. Rakesh Kumar Nayak (Khurda, 6), 7. Baivab Mishra (Puri, 6), 8. Subhasis Barik (Khurda, 6), 9. Pranab Kumar Patra (Jajpur, 6), 10. Animes Patra (Khurda, 10).
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TOP: Top two finishers in under-19 categories with guests in Bhubaneswar on April 16, 2014.
RIGHT: Top two finishers in under-9 categories with their trophies in Bhubaneswar on April 16, 2014.