1st Bishnu Sethi Memorial Open Chess Championship 2022

Birendra Raita of Gajapati clinched the Championship.

The 1st Bishnu Sethi Memorial OPEN Chess Championship was inaugurated by Chief Guest Dr. Pradip Nayak, at Nehru Stadium, Bhadrak on 26^th November 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Other dignitaries were Shri Pawan Sharma, Advocate, Social Activist; Shri Tusharkant Dash, Advocate, Social Activist; Jyoti Prakash Mohanty, Youth leader, Shri Bhabesh Mohanty, Treasurer, AOCA; Shri Suvendu Mohapatra, EC Member AOCA & General Secretary Shri Ashok Kumar Parija, Bhadrak District Chess Association.

Total prize fund attracts only 81 participants from 7 districts (Balasore, Bhadrak, Gajapati, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Khordha) are participating including 18 International Rated & 9 Women. The Organiser has made beautiful arrangements with free lunch.

Important Results: In 3^rd round Board no.1 Birendra Raita (10^th seed) beat top seed Debasis Chakraborty in 31 moves. Second seed Subhendu Kumar Patra was lost from Suraj Kumar Moharana (13 seed) in 44 moves.

Round 4 : 3^rd seed Tapan Badamundi lost from Amarendra Khamari, (8th seed)

 3rd board 5^th seed Debi Prasad Nayak lost from Birendra Raita.

Round 5: Bo.1 Kamal Lochan Padhi lost from Ashok Kumar Jaju. Bo.3 Birendra Raita lost from Subhendu Kumar Patra.

Round 6: Tapan Badamundi lost from 10th seed Birendra Raita of Gajapti .

Round 7: Bo.2 Top seed Debasis Chakraborty lost from Jyotsnav Talukdar.

Champion: Birendra Raita, Gajapati

Runner-up: Ashok Kumar Jaju, Balasore

Third: Kamal Lochan Padhi, Balasore

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