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U-15 and U-9 State Chess Championships Lemba, Nadia claim U-15 boys and girls' titles
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 04 2024:
Sougaijam Lemba and Sougaijam Nadia were crowned U-15 boys and girls' champions as Mangal Elangbam and Nongthombam Jojo won the U-9 boys and girls' titles in the State Chess Championships hosted jointly by D Chess Academy and Manipur Chess Association at Uripok Khoisnam Leikai.
Rated player Nadia and unrated player Bidyapati Moirangjam gathered as many as 2.5 points apiece in three rounds to finish first and second in the U-15 girls event participated by 4 players as Nongthmabam Ajelena Chanu finished third with a win she registered in the first round yesterday.
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S Lemba (5 points ; BH: 24 ; BHm : 16.5), M Einstein (5 points ; BH: 24 : BHm : 16) and Dayanand Thoudam (5 points ; BH: 23.5 ; BHm : 17) meanwhile made the top three finishes in the U-15 boys championship participated by 32 players.
Nongthombam Jojo Chanu meanwhile topped the U-9 girls competition that featured 7 players by accumulating as many as 5.5 points as Yumnam Yaichen and Salam Thoithoi Chanu secured 5 and 3 points respectively to secure the second and third places.
Mangal Elangbam captured the U-9 boys competition that featured 20 players scoring as many as 5 points while Thounaojam Favian (4 points : BH : 15.5; BHm : 9.5) and Ningthemcha Manithoi (4 points : BH : 15.5 ; BHm : 9) settled for the second and third places.
Outstanding players and other participants were felicitated during the closing function held today, said D Chess Academy in a release.
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