Dayanand Thoudam clinches KCA inter-school chess title
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, May 31 2025: Dayanand Thoudam of Shishu Nishtha Niketan emerged as the undisputed champion of the 1st Kanglei Chess Academy Inter-School Chess Tournament 2025, which wrapped up on Saturday.

Dayanand finished at the top with an impressive 8� points.

Lemba Sougaijam of Ramakrishna Mission secured the second position with 8 points, while Oinam Eerikhomba Khuman of St Joseph's School claimed third place with 7� points on tie-break.

In the Class I and Below category, the boys' section saw Wangthoi Ningthemcha, Azril Laishram, and Tywin Ningthoujam each scoring 4 points, with final rankings determined by their Buchholz scores.

Dayanand Thoudam clinches KCA inter-school chess title

Among the girls, Uhenbi Ningthemcha stood out with a perfect 5 points, followed by Rajkumari Linthoi with 3.5 points and Tahenbi Leishangthem with 2.5 points.

In the Class II to IV category, Leirikhomba Mangang and Magnus Chingsubam both scored 6 points in the boys' section, with Leirikhomba taking the top spot on tie-break.

Loitongbam Mayol followed closely behind with 5 points.

In the girls' section, Lorena Nameirakpam secured first place with 5 points, while Huirongbam Lanchenbi and Yurbashi Irom both earned 4 points and were separated by secondary tie-breaks.

In the Class V to VII category, Lanchenba Ngairangbam delivered a strong performance with 7 points to top the boys' section.

He was followed by Sinthoiba Ningthemcha and Hijam Pareingan-ba, both of whom scored 6 points but were ranked according to tie-break results.

On the girls' side, Rajasmita Hanjabam claimed first place with 6 points, while Chahaonu Ningombi and Rajkumari Baby each secured 5 points to complete the podium.

The tournament also recognised outstanding performances from specific academies:

Best Kanglei Chess Academy award: Prichard Elangbam and Tomthin Yunnam tied with 7 points, with Prichard winning on tiebreak.

Yaikhomba Huidrom finished third.

Best Leima Academy award: Wangkhem Galbin (5.5 Points) topped the group, followed by Sapam Romen Singh and Kakchingtabam Rishikanta Sharma.

Best Government School player: Tomsana Meinam delivered a commendable performance with 6 points.