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Vaishali`s statemate Hirthickkesh Pr finished third to take home a cash prize of Rs 12,000. In the final round, Bhambure beat Odisha`s Rakesh Kumar Nayak, while Hirthickkesh got the better of his Tamil Nadu statemate Sa Kannan. Among Odisha players, only Rakesh Kumar Nayak could secure a place among the top 10 finishers.
Altogether 191 players from 16 states joined the nine-round tournament. All India Chess Federation vice-president Sekhar Chandra Sahu handed over the trophies and cash prizes in the presence of host Khordha District Chess Association secretary Subhasis Patnaik, All Odisha Chess Association treasurer Saroj Kishore Behera, executive member G C Mohapatra, Development Committee convenor Satya Ranjan Patnaik, District Chess Association of Puri joint-secretary Gourahari Mohapatra and chief arbiter Suresh Chandra Sahoo.
FINAL STANDINGS (Top 25): 1. R Vaishali (TN, 8), 2. Shantanu Bhambure (Mah, 8), 3. Pr Hirthikkesh (TN, 7.5), 4. Koustav Chatterjee (WB, 7.5), 5. V Pranavananda (AP, 7), 6. Sumit Grover (J&K, 7), 7. Sai Agni Jeevitesh J (AP, 7), 8. J K Raju (AP, 7), 9. Praggnanandhaa R (TN, 7), 10. Rakesh Kumar Nayak (Odi, 6.5), 11. Sa Kannan (TN, 6.5), 12. NLV Anusha (AP, 6.5), 13. Rajendra Kumar Sahu (Odi, 6.5), 14. Gavi Siddayya (Kar, 6.5), 15. Sarbojit Paul (WB, 6.5), 16. Anjan Mallick (WB, 6.5), 17. Arpita Mukherjee (WB, 6.5), 18. My Aditya (AP, 6.5), 19. Sudipta Chakraborty (WB, 6.5), 20. Rajesh Kumar Nath (Del, 6), 21. Malla Noka Raju (AP, 6), 22. Sharang Sanjeev Kapoor (Mah, 6), 23. Subhasis Barik (Odi, 6), 24. Hinduja Reddy (AP, 6), 25. Baivab Mishra (Odi, 6).
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TOP: Champion R Vaishali (Left) and third-place finisher Hirthickkesh Pr in Bhubaneswar on March 27, 2014.
RIGHT: Runner-up Shantanu Bhambure in Bhubaneswar on March 27, 2014.
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