Dasara Open Chess Championship-2018: Vivekananda, Prasiddhi Bhat triumph
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Dasara Open Chess Championship-2018: Vivekananda, Prasiddhi Bhat triumph

October 15, 2018

Four players L. Vivekananda, C. Pavan, V.P.S. Darshan and Sharan R. Setty were tied with six points each from seven rounds, but L. Vivekananda’s better progressive tie-break score of 33, compared to the others, helped to clinch the title, in the Open Mens’ section in the Dasara Open Chess Championship-2018, conducted by MDCA which concluded at the Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.

Prasiddhi Bhat, a student of Acharaya Vidyakula, Mysuru, with 7 points from seven rounds won the title in the women’s section. The prizes to the winners were given away by M. Nagendra, Vice-President, UKCA and N.M. Biddappa, Vice- President, MDCA.

Final Placings

Open Men — 1. L. Vivekananda (6-33), 2. C. Pavan (6-31.5), 3. V.P.S. Darshan (6-31), 4. Sharan R. Setty (6-30.5), 5. S.N. Jatin (5.5), 6. Srinivasa (5-35), 7. J. Deekshith (5-31.5), 8. N. Venkatesh Babu (5-29.5), 9. Chaitanya Ganesh (5-28.5), 10. K.D. Manjunath (5-28).

Open Women — 1. Prasiddhi Bhat (7), 2. Deepthi Lakshmi (6-34.5), 3. Vindhya Sridhar (6-26.5), 4. Hemadri Sathish (5-33.5), 5. M.K. Navyashree (5-31.5), 6. M. Kavana (5-29), 7. K. Vidya (5-27.5), 8. Manasa Narayan (5-26), 9. S.R. Pramitha (5-25.5), 10. L. Vaishnavi (4.5).

Boys — U-9: 1. Hruthvik, 2. Ashish Kumar Gowda, 3. N.C. Gambhir; U-11: 1. Arya Surya, 2. R. Ashrath Rath, 3. R. Avyukth; U-13 — 1. Rajath Gururaj, 2. K.M. Prajwal, 3. R. Udrashish; U-15: 1. S. Abhinayak, 2. Raju Prasad, 3. C. Mayur Aditya.

Girls — U-9: K. Deepsha, 2. Sinchana S.P. Jain, 3. Yashika R. Joshi; U-11: 1. Dhatri Umesh, 2. Anuja Anand, 3. D. Jaanvi; U-13: C.S. Vindhya, 2. Diya Sailal, 3. R. Sanjana U-15: C.T. Anamika Menon, 2. Afreen Tabussum, 3. S. Prameetha.

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Best Veteran — Men: M.N. Biddappa and Women: Bramarambha.

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