Sankalp Baliarsingh and Sovna Sonali won the boys’ and girls’ titles in the State Schools (under-17) Chess Championship, which was organised by Bhubaneswar Schools Sports Association hee at Govt Boys High School, Unit-IX, from January 30 to 31, 2015.

Sankalp scored 5.5 points out of possible six, while Sovna logged 4.5 points out of a possible five. Altogether 32 boys and 22 girls participated in the tournament. Top five finishers in each category qualified to represent Odisha in the forthcoming National Under-17 Schools Chess Championship to be held later this year.

FINAL STANDINGS (Top 10):

BOYS: 1. Sankalp Baliarsingh (5.5), 2. Ashirwad Swain (5), 3. Rrdrakshya Parida (5), 4. Nilsu Pattnayak (4.5), 5. Pratistha Rout (4), 6. Sajan Kumar Nayak (4), 7. Basneya Mishra (4), 8. Srinibas Mishra (4), 9. Subhasis Barik (4), 10. Dhiraj Kumar Pradhan (4).

GIRLS: 1. Sovna Sonali Jena (4.5), 2. Sweta Senapati (4), 3. Akankshya Nayak (4), 4. Layatmika Pattanayak (4), 5. Adyasha Pattnayak (3.5), 6. Swayasi Sthitapragya (3), 7. Barnika Sahoo (3), 8. Abhipsa Tripathy (3), 9. Sanghamitra Brined (3), 10. Ananya Priyadarshini (3).
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PHOTO: Prize winners of the State Schools Chess Championship in Bhubaneswar on Jan 31, 2015.