02/04/2024
13th Padmabai Rungta Memorial District Chess Championship 2024
Manish Sharma became the new champion of West Singhbhum district by winning the Padmabai Rungta Memorial cash prize chess tournament title concluded at Chaibasa Recreation Hall Town Club.
After the completion of the 7th round, three players, Manish Sharma, Swayan Chakraborty and Rajesh Kumar, got equal six points each.
International arbiter Jayant Bhuyan, who officiated the championship, said that based on Progressive Points, Manish Sharma was declared champion and Swayan Chakraborty runner-up. Rajesh Sinha had to contend with the 3rd position.
Kamal Kishore Debnath (5.5 points), who played a draw with Narendra Nath Pandey in the 7th round, got the 4th position.
Under-7 boys- Ved Ahujua became champion, Sumant Kashyap runner-up
Under-7 girls- Mera Shah became champion, and Mishika Samad runners up.
Boys under 9: Angad Karan and Tanmay Biswas became winners and runner-up, respectively.
Boys under-11: Rishav Kumar Singh became champion, Himanshu Mahto runner-up.
Girls under-11: Aditi became champion, Maa Deepa Biswas runners up.
Boys under-13: Devraj Kumar won, and Srijit Bhoumik runners up.
Girls under-13: Samridhi Priya winner, Peris Munda runner-up.
Under-15 boys– Shreedas Pirojiwala winner, Naman Mishra runners-up
Girls under-15: Nishtha Das became champion, Soumya Prabha Soi runner-up.
