Mysuru, Dec.10- M.U. Thejas with 6.5 points from seven rounds and T.V. Bharani with 5 points from seven rounds, clinched the U-15 boys & girls titles respectively in the Chess in Schools competition 2017, conducted by the Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA), Mysore at the University Lions Hall yesterday.

Avinash (6 points-39.5) and Yashwanth Bharadwaraj (6 points-36) secured second and third places in the U-15 boys section respectively. M.Shivanth won the title in the Boys U-13 section with 6.5 points, followed by C.Abhishek (6 points) and Aryan Anand (5.5 points) respectively.

In the girls U-15 section, Chandana Prasad with 5 points (31) secured the second place. In the U-11 girls section, Prasiddi Bhat won the title with 6.5 points, followed by M.N. Eshanvi with 6 points.

The chief sponsor of the event was Thyrocare. The tournament was inaugurated by Karnataka’s first Master M.S.Thejkumar and the prizes were given away by former Karnataka state chess champion Y.G.Vijeendra.

Final Placings

U-15 boys: 1. M.U. Thejas (6.5), 2. V.Avinash (6-39.5), 3. Yashwanth Bharadwaj (6-36).  U-13: 1.M. Shivanth (6.5), 2. C. Abhishek (6), 3. Aryan Anand (5.5). U-11: 1. M.G. Prameeth (6-38), 2. I.Kalal (6-36.5), 3. S. Yashwanth (6-32). U-9: 1. Avyuth (5-34.5), 2. Barathesh Jaishankar (5-34.5), 3. Ashith Kumar Gowda (5-34). Girls: U-15: 1. T.V.Bharani (5-33), 2. Chandana Prasad (5-31). U-13: 1. Dhanyashree (5.5), 2.Anamika Menon (5-39.5). U-11: 1. Prasiddi Bhat (6.5), 2. M.N.Eshanvi (6). U-9: 1. Sharadhi Shastry (5-37), 2. Yashika R Joshi                                                               (5-31.5).