Keerthi and Saikanth won the girls and boys titles respectively.
With this victory, both players have been selected to represent Hyderabad at the Telangana state inter-district under-17 chess championships.
Keerthi and Saikanth won the girls and boys titles respectively at the Hyderabad district under-17 chess championships played in the city. With this victory, both players have been selected to represent Hyderabad at the Telangana state inter-district under-17 chess championships to be played on August 20 and 21 at Mahbubnagar.
After the final round in boys, Saikanth was tied for the first place with Shanmukha Teja, both having scored 3.5 points each. Saikanth was declared winner on the basis of a better tie-break score. Among the girls, Keerthi scored five points to win the title outright. Sri Chandana (4 points) was the runner-up.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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