Charvi, Shriyana emerge champions

Mysore/Mysuru: National U-10 Champion A. Charvi from Bengaluru won the open title with 8 points from nine rounds, while Shriyana S. Mallya with 8.5 points from nine rounds won the title in the girls section in the Under-15 Rapid Rating Karnataka School Open & Girls Chess Championship 2022, conducted by Karnataka State Chess Association, at Dasaprakash Paradise in city on June 15 and 16.

The prizes to the winners were given away by Vikram Das, MD, Dasaprakash Paradise, Yadavagiri, C.K. Muralidharan, Patron, Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA), Madhuri, Promoter, Mandya Chess Academy, Mandya and N.M. Biddappa, Vice-President, MDCA.

FINAL PLACINGS

Open (Nine rounds): 1. A. Charvi (Bengaluru, 8), 2. Apoorv Kamble (Bengaluru, 7.5-46.25), 3. K. Vaibhav (Bengaluru, 7.5- 45.75), 4. P. Karthik (7-38.50), 5. Aryan Kamath (Mangaluru, 7-38), 6. AFM Prashanth Bhuvan Krishna (Bengaluru, 7-37.50), 7. Siddarth Poonja (Bengaluru, 7-33), 8. A. Yuvanesh (Bengaluru, 7- 32.25), 9. Vrishank Royadu (Bengaluru, 6.5-37.25), 10. Shreyas K. Patil (Mysuru, 6.5-34.25).

Girls: 1. WCM Shriyana S. Mallya (DK, 8.5), 2. Arushi Severin Helen D’silva (DK, 7-37), 3. Shashini Puvi (Bengaluru, 7-36.50), 4. S.U. Krupha (Bengaluru, 7-36), 5. Shradha S. Rai (DK, 6.5-35.50), 6. Yashika R. Joshi (Mysuru, 6.5-34.25), 7. R.K. Chinmayee (Bengaluru, 6.5-29.50), 8. Rudra Rajeev (DK, 6-32.50), 9. Sharadhi Shastry (Mysuru, 6-32) and 10. Dhatri Umesh (Mysuru, 6-28.50).