HOST: Chhattisgarh Pradesh Chess Association and Raipur District Chess Association, Phone: 9179966696, Email: raipurchess@gmail.com, Website: http://www.cgchess.com

DESCRIPTION:
*     Dikshant Dash Harshit Ranjan Sahu (both open category), Aditi Mohanty and Pratyusha Priyadarshini (both girls category) will be the official competitors of Odisha in this championship.
*     Other Odisha players in the fray include: Manish Kumar, Mahitosh Dey, Swapnil Priyadarshi, Saswat Mallick, Bibek Kumar Sahu, Abhishek Nayak, Soyam Laxmidatt D Sabat (all Open category); Suhana Jena, Miracle Panda, P Sairupa, Ananya Anamika, Bijaylaxmi Barik.