Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Anantharam steals limelight



7 year old chess prodigy Anantharam R U of Sharada Vidyalaya has won the State Under 7 Chess Championship with a cakewalk of 6 points in as many rounds, in the State Under 7 and Under 9 Boys and Girls Chess Championship held at State Youth Centre, Bangalore from 29th September to 1st October 2006.
He proved too strong for his category as he claimed the title with a round to spare. Our District has retained this title for the second consecutive year as the last year's winner was Shabdik Varma of SDM Ujire.
In Under 7 Girls category, Ankitha R of Sharada Vidyalaya scored 4 points in 5 rounds to claim Runner Up.
In Under 9 Girls Category, Shalon J Pais of St. Agnes Engish Primary scored 4 points in 5 rounds and was placed Runner Up.
All the above 3 have qualified to represent the State in the upcoming National Championships during November.

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