Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena, Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani, AOCA president Debasish Samantray, SCB Medical College Assistant Professor Soumya Darshan Naik and Orisports.com editor Sanatan Pani handed over the trophies and cash prizes at the closing function.

SRCC president Subhasis Patnaik, director Satya Ranjan Patnaik, Kulamani Tripathy Foundation chairman Raj Narayan Tripathy and tournament arbiter Tapas Mohanty were present on the occasion. Altogether 218 players from 12 districts participated in the championship, which was earlier inaugurated by chess International Master Padmini Rout.

International woman athlete Parbati Sethi was present in the opening ceremony as guest. Senior sports journalist Tapan Kumar Swain, photo journalist Raj Kishore Mohanty and Physical Education Teacher Dr Saroj Kumar Brahma were felicitated on the occasion.

FINAL PLACINGS (Top 10): 1. Harshit Ranjan Sahu (Stewart School, Cuttack, 7.5), 2. Sriansh Das (Stewart School, Cuttack, 7), 3. Palak Mohapatra (St Joseph Girls High School, Cuttack, 7), 4. Suryapranjal Indrajeet SP (DPS, Dhekanal, 6.5), 5. Aditya Omm Khadanga (Mother Public School, Bhubaneswar, 6.5), 6. Priansh Das (Stewart School, Cuttack, 6.5), 7. Jagdish Barik (Chandrasekhar Academy, Puri, 6.5), 8. Pratyush Mohapatra (Mother Public School, Bhubaneswar, 6.5), 9. Nikhil Sahoo (Stewart School, Bhubaneswar, 6), 10. Prakruti Rout (Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Cuttack, 6).
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TOP: Top three prize winners with guests and tournament officials at the prize distribution function in Cuttack on 3 September, 2019.
RIGHT: Chess star Padmini Rout, international athlete Parbati and senior sports journalist Tapan Kumar Swain at the opening ceremonly of the tournament in Cuttack on 1 September, 2019.