CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Dramatic Final Day and Grand Prize Ceremony Mark the Conclusion of Madhya Pradesh State Open Chess Championship in Bhopal
The final day of the Madhya Pradesh State Open Chess Championship, held in Bhopal, concluded with intense matches and a grand award ceremony. With the participation of over 300 players from across the state, the event set a new milestone in state-level chess competitions.
Dignitaries and Prize Distribution
The closing ceremony witnessed the gracious presence of several esteemed guests:
Rishi Kumar Shukla – Former Director, CBI (Government of India)
Abhishek Singh Chauhan – Director, Sports Authority of India, Bhopal
Sibi Chakravarti – Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Building Development Corporation
S.N. Roopla – Former IAS Officer
Gurmeet Singh – Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Ad-hoc Committee
Kapil Saxena – Tournament Director & International Chess Player
IA Anurag Singh – Chief Arbiter
All dignitaries felicitated the winners with trophies and cash prizes.
Winners in the Main Category (Top 21):
Avadh Chaitanya (Jabalpur)
Mishra Kamad (Jabalpur)
Suraj Chaudhary (Bhopal)
Utkarsh Agrawal (Jabalpur)
Rishi Sonkar (Jabalpur)
Piyush Ranjan Dubey (Gwalior)
Vaibhav Nema (Narsinghpur)
Manan Vajpayee (Jabalpur)
Rohit Chaturvedi (Indore)
Arpit Tiwari (Chhindwara)
Nishant Kumar Pandey (Jabalpur)
Deepak Verma (Sidhi)
Rohan Chaurasia (Sidhi)
Shivendra Raghuvanshi (Bhopal)
Shivraj Singh Tomar (Gwalior)
Abhinav Sen (Gwalior)
Dushyant Singh Bhadauria (Gwalior)
Yash Raj Singh Bhadauria (Gwalior)
Hitesh Patel (Chhindwara)
Pritam Singh Thakur (Jabalpur)
Aryan Kumar Dubey (Chhindwara)
Top 4 players will now represent Madhya Pradesh at the National Chess Championship.
Special Category Winners:
Divyang (Differently-abled):
Alankrita Srivastava (Bhopal – Habibganj)
Senior Citizens:
Ganpat Singh Keer, Anwar Azim Khan, Harish Fulwani (All from Bhopal)
Women’s Category:
Pravi Singh Tomar (Ujjain)
Arna Chaubey (Bhopal)
Amrita Chaurasia (Sagar)
Age Categories:
Under-15:
Kanishka Chaudhary, Diptansh Kumar, Aarav Mishra (All from Bhopal)
Under-13:
Atharva Palta, Praniti Chouragade, Aradhya Gupta (All from Bhopal)
Under-11:
Arnav Pawar, Apar Makwana, Virat Jaiswal (All from Bhopal)
Under-9:
Jain Medant, Aryansh Rathore, Bhavya Agrawal (All from Bhopal)
Under-7:
Satyarth Sharma, Raghav Singh, Aikansh Shrimali (All from Bhopal)
Youngest Participant Award:
Neev Vaidya (Bhopal)
Achievements of the Championship
This championship not only served as a golden platform for emerging talent but also gave a significant boost to chess awareness in Madhya Pradesh.
Total prize money: ₹1,00,000
Trophies and certificates were awarded to all winners.
The final two rounds brought the title race to an exciting climax, showcasing the strategic brilliance of the players.
All winners were announced and felicitated in a spectacular closing ceremony.
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