Priansh & Yashita clinched State Sub Junior Open / Girls Championship.
The Odisha State Sub Junior (U-15) OPEN & GIRLS Chess Championships 2022 concluded with Valedictory ceremony-cum-Prize Distribution, at 05:30 P.M. on 12 November 2022 at RMD Degree College, Patia, Bhubaneswar. Top 4 players from both categories (OPEN & GIRLS) will represent Odisha in Forthcoming National Sub Junior Chess Championship 2022, starting from 27 November to 6 December 2022 at New Delhi.
GIRLS Category:
The top seed Yashita Rout, 1780 from Khordha, clinched the Championship trophy with 5.5 / 6.0 points (5 win 1 draw with no loss). The 3rd seed Jayalakshmi Sahoo of Cuttack beat Sahana Lenka of Khordha, becoming Runner-up with 5 points (5 win & 1 loss) . Krishna Arpita, Khordha beat Rutushree Rutuprava, Dhenkanal secured 3rd position.
OPEN Category:
Open category was really hard for all top players. The 3rd seed Priansh Das, Jajpur drew with Arin Anwesh Swain of Khordha & clinched the Championship trophy. Arin Anwesh Swain became the Runner-up. On 2nd board top seed Koustuv Dash, Khordha drew Anubrata Priyadarshan Sahu, Mayurbhanj & became 2nd Runner-up.
The Chief Guest Dr Satyabrat Minaketan, Founder-cum-Chairman ODM Public School, BBSR, Guest of Honour Shri Prasanta Rout, Principal, Raja Madhusudan Dev Degree College, gave away the prizes.
National Participants & Results
| Name | District | Score | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yashita Rout | Khordha | 2.5/11 | 118 |
| Krishna Arpita | Khordha | 4.0/11 | 104 |
| Name | District | Score | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arin Anwesh Swain | Khordha | 6.5/11 | 67 |
| Koustuv Dash | Khordha | 6.0/11 | 87 |