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Lakshmi wins girls' title

Ahmedabad Dec. 28. Third-seeded K. Lakshmi Pranitha of Andhra Pradesh clinched the girls' title in the penultimate round with a score of nine points in the 17th National chess championship for boys and girls played at the Rajpath Club here on Sunday.

Lakshmi, playing with black pieces, trounced 38th seeded Mitali Patil (7) of Maharashtra. In the boys' section, top-seeded D. Sai Srinivas (AP) maintained his lead with a score of 8.5 points. He is closely followed by T.V.R. Vijayaraghavan and S. Saikrishna, both from AP, with eight points each.

Important results: Tenth round: Boys: D. Sai Srinivas (AP) (8.5) bt B. Adithya (Mah) (7.5); S. Saikrishna (AP) (8) bt R. Mahudeeswaran (TN) (7); Aswin Jayaram (TN) (7) drew with Debaditya Sinha (WB) (7); P. Ramkrishna (AP) (7) drew with R. Premnath (TN) (7); Dyal K. Ravi (TN) (6.5) drew with K.S. Srikar (AP) (6.5); Soumya Thakurta (WB) (6.5) drew with M. Subhachandran (TN) (6.5); wapnil Dophade (Mah) (6) lost to P. Karthikeyan (TN) (7); S. Nishanth (TN) (7) bt V. Somesh (AP) (6).

Girls: Mitali Patil (Mah) (7) lost to K. Lakshmi Pranitha (9) (AP); Anjana N. Sowjanyaa (TN) (8) drew with H. Sowmya (TN) (8); P.K. Jayashree (TN) (6.5) lost to I. Ramya Krishna (AP) (8); V.K. Sindhu (TN) (7.5) bt K. Shruthi (6.5); Sai Ghate (Mah) (7) bt Kajari Chokshi (Guj) (6); L. Sudarshana (TN) (6) lost to K. Shireeshaa (AP) (7); Priya Ratnam (Bihar) (6.5) bt R. Preethi (5.5); Pragna Patavi (AP) (5.5) lost to S. Harini (6.5); P. Akshathaa (TN) (5.5) lost to D. Maansaa Priyaa (TN) (6.5); Dhyani Dave (Guj) (6.5) bt P. Uthra (TN) (5.5); R. Aparana (Kerala) (6.5) bt K. Vaishnavi (TN) (5.5).

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