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  Srinath wins Keshabananda Das Memorial chess title
24 Aug 2014 BHUBANESWAR
 

Young Tamil Nadu IM Narayanan Srinath emerged champion in the 3rd Keshabananda Das Memorial All-India FIDE Rating (1900 & above) Chess Tournament, outwitting top seeded Grandmaster M R Venkatesh (PSPB) in the 10th and final round here at Hotel Empires here today.

Srinath, 20, finished with 8.5 points to take home the top prize of Rs 1.5 lakh. A bespectacled Srinath said the title here would boost his confidence and help him improve his rating, which now stands at 2405.

Maharashtra IM Swapnil S Dhopade finished runner-up with eight points. He upset PSPB Grandmaster Neelotpa Das in the final round to pocket Rs 70,000. ICF Grandmaster R R Laxman won the third prize of Rs 50,000, getting the better of Navalgund Niranjan (Tamil Nadu).
 

Odisha players, however, failed to find a place among the top 25 finishers, who shared a prize fund of Rs 5 lakh. However, teenage Fide Master Rakesh Kumar Jena caused a flutter in the opening round with a stunning win over GM Laxman.

Altogether 88 players from 15 states and seven institutions joined the 10-round tournament, which was inaugurated by Odisha Panchayati Raj Minister Aruna Kumar Sahoo. Odisha Industries Minister Debi Prasad Mishra handed over the trophies and cash prizes at the closing function.

All Odisha Chess Association vice-presidents Ranjan Mohanty, secretary Vivek Kumar Tibarewal, joint-secretary Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, host Khordha District Chess Association secretary Subhasis Patnaik and chief arbiter Suresh Chandra Sahoo were present on the occasion.

FINAL STANDINGS (Top 20): 1. N Srinath (TN, 8.5), 2. Swapnil S Dhopade (Mah 8), 3. R R Laxman (ICF, 7.5), 4. M S Thejkumar (Kar, 7.5), 5. Neelotpal Das (PSPB, 7), 6. J Ramakrishna (AB, 7), 7. S Nitin (TN, 7), 8. M Abhijit (Ker, 6.5), 9. Himanshu Sharma (Har, 6.5), 10. Navalgund Niranjan (TN, 6.5), 11. M R Venkatesh (PSPB, 6.5), 12. K Rathnakaran (Ker, 6.5), 13. N Lokesh (TN, 6), 14. Anup Deshmukh (LIC, 6), 15. Sameer Kathmale (Mah, 6), 16. Rahul Sangma (Rly, 6), 17. Mata Vinay Kumar (AB, 6), 18. Santu Mondal (IT, 6), 19. C Praveen Kumar (TN, 6), 20. ML Abhilash Reddy (AP, 6).
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TOP: Top three finishers (Front row: L to R) RR Laxman, N Srinath and Swapnil Dhopade with Industries Minister Debi Mishra and officials of AOCA and KDCA in Bhubaneswar on August 24, 2014.
RIGHT: Odisha FM Rakesh Kumar Jena in Bhubaneswar on August 18, 2014.
 
   
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