Bhubaneswar, September 1: The Open Schools Chess Championship successfully concluded on Sunday at IIT Bhubaneswar.
Neelansh G. from Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Bhubaneswar, emerged as the champion, while Himansu Sekhar Sahoo from Railway School, Khurda Road, secured the runners-up position.
In addition to the top two winners, eight other students were awarded trophies for their outstanding performances. These students include Aditya Prasad Subudhi, Naman Raj Singh, Hridaya Srinivasa, Ayan Ankit Swain, Surendu Prakash Sahu, Ronit Agrawal, Satya Swarup Das, and Aarav Agrawal. The state-level event saw participation from nearly a hundred students across Odisha.
The championship was inaugurated by R. Venkat Raghavan and S. Radhika Patro from the Anand Activities Center, IIT Bhubaneswar.
The tournament was conducted by Avinash Baliarsingh, Director of Dream Chess Ekademi, and Suresh Baliarsingh, President of the Jatni Chess Association.
The event was jointly organized by the Anand Activities Center at IIT Bhubaneswar, Dream Chess Academy, and the Jatni Chess Association.
