National Under-17: Raja Rithvik and Priyanka K. are champions

Coimbatore: The Dr. N. Mahalingam 28th National under-17 open and girls chess championship was held at the Kumaraguru College of Technology here October 24 to Nov. 1. Organised jointly by the Dr. N. Mahalingam Chess Academy and the Coimbatore District Chess Association (CDCA). About 200 players participated in this event, which carried a total cash prize of ₹2,50,000.

Raja Rithvik defeated Tarun Kanth of Tamil Nadu in the final round and emerged champion in the Open category event

Erigaisi Arjun of Telangana finished second while Mitrabha Guha of West Bengal took the third spot.

Coimbatore lass Priyanka topped in the girls section, followed by Arpita Mukherjee of West Bengal and Tarini Goyal of Chandigarh.

Choice selection of Game Analysis by Uma Maheshwaran and Ganesh Babu Sabapathy

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Final Ranking of Girls Category

Final Ranking of Open Category