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Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik and Aryan Behera won the rapid and blitz titles respectively in the Odisha State Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025–26, which was held at Synergy Institute of Technology, Phulnakhara, Bhubaneswar on 28 February and 1 March 2026.
Cuttack youth Shreyash scored seven points from eight rounds to receive the top prize of Rs 5,000. Aryan, from Jajpur, finished runner-up, also with seven points. But Aryan asserted supremacy in the blitz competition to clinch the crown and a cash prize of Rs 2,500 with full eight points. Lavyaajyoti Routray (Kendrapara) settled as runner-up with 6.5 points.
The two-day championship was organised by Triple-C Chess Club, under the aegis of the All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) and was supported by the Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.
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The valedictory ceremony was graced by Synergy Institute of Technology Administrative Officer Laxmikanta Pradhan and Sports Officer Samarendra Sahoo, along with Triple-C Chess Club president Biswajit Ray and chief arbiter Suresh Chandra Sahoo.
The top two finishers in both rapid and blitz categories qualified to represent Odisha in the National Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships, scheduled to be held at Sarala Birla University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, from 11 to 13 March 2026.
FINAL STANDINGS (Top 10):
RAPID: 1. Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik, Cuttack (7 points), 2. Aryan Behera, Jajpur (7), 3. Omm Aditya Khadanga, Khordha (7), 4. Nilsu Pattnayak, Cuttack (6), 5. Lavyaajyoti Routray, Kendrapara (6), 6. Soyam Laxmidatt D Sabat, Cuttack (6), 7. Tapan Badamundi, Gajapati (5.5), 8. Fakir Majhi, Rayagada (5.5), 9. Manish Mishra, Khordha (5.5), 10. Mrutyunjay Mondal, Cuttack (5.5).
BLITZ: 1. Aryan Behera, Jajpur (8 Points), 2. Lavyaajyoti Routray, Kendrapara (6.5), 3. Tapan Badamundi, Gajapati (6), 4. Fakir Majhi, Rayagada (6), 5. Amlan Pradhan, Sundargarh (6), 6. Rudranarayan, Puri (6), 7. Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik, Cuttack (5.5), 8. CM Sattwik Swain, Khordha (5.5), 9. Omm Aditya Khadanga, Khordha (5.5), 10. Yashita Rout, Khordha (5.5).
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TOP: Title winners Aryan Behera (Left) and Shreyash Shuvam Patnaik pose with their trophies at the presentation ceremony of the Odisha State Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Phulnakhara on 1 March 2026.
RIGHT: Prize winners pose with dignitaries and organizing officials at the presentation ceremony of the Odisha State Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Phulnakhara on 1 March 2026.
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