Vijendra wins inter-district Chess Championship

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The winners in the Inter-District chess championship conducted jointly by the Mysore District Chess Association jointly with Hoysala Karnataka Sangha seen with their prizes and certificates along with the guests. (Sitting from left) M M Biddappa (Vice-President, MDCA), Prof. S K. Ananda Thirtha (President, MDCA), P Baradwaj (President,Hoysala Karnataka Sangha), S Vijay Prakash (Former State Ranji cricketer), H T Raviprakash (Treasurer, MDCA) and M Nagendra (Hon. Secretary, MDCA).
The winners in the Inter-District chess championship conducted jointly by the Mysore District Chess Association jointly with Hoysala Karnataka Sangha seen with their prizes and certificates along with the guests. (Sitting from left) M M Biddappa (Vice-President, MDCA), Prof. S K. Ananda Thirtha (President, MDCA), P Baradwaj (President,Hoysala Karnataka Sangha), S Vijay Prakash (Former State Ranji cricketer), H T Raviprakash (Treasurer, MDCA) and M Nagendra (Hon. Secretary, MDCA).

Mysore :

Former State Champion Y.G. Vijendra of Mysore with 7 points from eight rounds clinched the Inter-District chess championship title in the tournament conducted jointly by the Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA), jointly with Hoysala Karnataka Sangha, here on Sunday.

V.P.S. Darshan of Mandya, S.N. Jatin (JSS HS, SJCE Complex) and D. Arun tied with 6.5 points, but based on their tie-break scores secured the places from second to fourth respectively. Seven players tied with 6 points each and took the places from fifth to eleventh respectively. The prizes to the winners were given away by S. Vijay Prakash, Former Karnataka Ranji Trophy player. MDCA President, Prof. S.K. Ananda Thirtha, M. Nagendra , Hon. Secretary, MDCA and other office-bearers of MDCA and Hoysala Karnataka Sangha were also present.

Final Placings: 1. Y.G. Vijendra (8 pts); 2. V.P.S. Darshan (6.5 pts- 32); 3. S.N. Jatin (6.5 pts-31.5); 4. D. Arun (6.5 pts-29); 5. L.Vivekananda (6 pts-33.5); 6. M.P.Ajith (6 pts-33); 7. H.R .Manasa (6 pts-32.5); 8. C. Pavan (6 pts-30); 9. R. Sharan Setty (6 pts-29) 10. M. Bharath (6 pts-24.5); 11. Venkatesh Babu N (6 pts-22.5).

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / August 26th,  2014

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