M Ravi Teja of AP won the Under-7 boys title in the Vel's Srinivasa College of Engineering & Technology 17th National Under-7 boys & girls chess Championship scoring 9.0 points from eleven rounds. Phani Bhushan, Lalith Abhilash and K.Harsh (all AP) tied for the second spot with 8.5 points.
Andhra girl Sai Nirupama who won with a round to spare finished with a stunning 11/11 score. Chandana Priya Reddy & K.Vyshali (both AP) shared the second spot with 8.5 points.
Grandmaster Elect R.B. Ramesh of Indian Oil Corporation gave away the prizes wherein both the champions, Ravi Teja and Sai Nirupama, got Rs 5000 each for clinching the title.
Final Placings (Boys)
1 M. Ravi Teja (CA Hyd) 9.0 2-4. Phani Bhushan, Lalith Abhilash, K.Harsh (all AP) 8.5 5-9. Deepthamsh Reddy (CA, Hyd), Niraj Saripalli (Goa), Sai Krishna (Champions, Vijayawada), R.Eswar (AP), Karma Pandya (Guj) 8.0 10-15. K.Murali Krishna (AP), Utkal Ranjan Sahoo (Or), Osama Salim (TN), Eshwanth Devkumar (TN), 14 Shiven Khosla (Mah), .V.K.Chakkravarthy
(AP) 7.5
Final Placings (Girls)
1. Sai Nirupama (AP) 11.0 2-3. Chandana Priya Reddy (AP), K.Vyshali (AP) 8.5 4-5. A.R.Priya (AP), G.Abinaya (TN) 8.0
6-8. Sahaja Sri (AP), Y.Sai Lakshmy (Champions, Vijayawada), Sowmya Srivastav (Mah) 7.5 9-15.Nirupama Panglijan (Man), B. Prathyusha (CA Hyd), Prutha Dubhashi (Mah), Prachi Sharma (MP), Mayuri More (Mah), U. Ashwini (Emmanuel CC), G.Swetha (Chrompet CC) 7.0
(V Kameswaran)
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