Hassan :

City’s A. Augustin (SJCE, Mysuru) with 8.5 points from 9 rounds won the coveted Karnataka State U-25 chess title in the tournament conducted at Christ School, Hassan recently.

R. Manoj of Hassan finished second with 8 points, while Arjun Adappa with 7.5 points secured the third place. M. Tulsi of Mysuru secured the fourth place with 7 points, while V.P.S. Darshan of Mysuru finished fifth with 7 points.

The winner A. Augustin received Rs.3,000 and a trophy, while R. Manoj took home Rs.2,200 and a trophy. Arjun Adappa who secured the third place secured Rs.1,800 as cash prize with a trophy, while M. Tulsi of Mysuru took home a cash prize of Rs.1500 and a trophy.

The top two players A. Augustin and R. Manoj will represent the State in the National U-25 championship.

Final Placings 1. A. Augustin (8.5 pts) 2. R. Manoj (8.0 pts) 3. Arjun Madappa (7.5 pts) 4. M. Tulsi (7.0 pts) 5. V.P.S. Darshan (7.0 pts) 6. Navaneetha Krishna (7.0 pts) 7. N. Nishanth (6.5 pts) 8. S. Naga Kiran (6.5 pts) 9. L. Vivekananda (6.5 pts) 10. Akshay R. Kashyap (6.5 pts)

Best U-10 Boys 1. Srivatsa (6.0 pts) 2. Patrick P. Johnson (5.5 pts) 3. M.H. Akash (5.5 pts)

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / July 19th, 2016