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Arjun, Meenu take honours

KOZHIKODE, APRIL 21. P.K. Arjun of Wayanad and Meenu Rajendran of Thiruvananthapuram emerged as champions in the State under-16 rapid chess championship at the Chess India Complex here on Wednesday.

In the under-14 section, the titles went to G.S. Sreejith of Thiruvananthapuram and local girl R. Karthika, while in the under-12, P.A. Mohammed Fawaz (Malappuram) and C.P. Athira (Kozhikode) finished first.

The placings:

Boys: Under-16: 1. P.K. Arjun (Wyd) 4, 2-5. Vineeth P. Kaimal (Ekm), Rahul Manohar (Tsr), Nithin Prem, K.R. Dhanulal (Ekm) 3.5, 6. Linu Ramachandran 3.

Under-14: 1. G.S. Sreejith (Tvm) 4.5, 2-3. R. Sriram (Ekm) and R. Vishnu Menon (Tsr) 4, 4-5. C. Sachin (Knr) and Akhil Gopal (Knr) 3.5, 6-9. Kiran Madan (Kzde), Lintu Ramachandran (Kzde), K. Nithin (Kgd) and T. Subin (Wyd) 3.

Under-12: P.A. Mohammed Fawaz (Mlp) 5, 2-4. Salman Faris (Tsr), Sriram Mohan (Pgd) and Jethin Saij Isaac (Ekm) 4, 5-9. Azhar Ahmad (Kzde), Vishnu Gopakumar (Ekm), K. Aswin Varma (Ekm), Sanith Latheef (Kzde) and C. Tosin (Knr) 3.

Girls: Under-16: 1-2. Meenu Rajendran (Tvm) and P.A. Fajra (Mlp) 4.5, 2. Gayatri Balu (Kzde) 3, 4. N.V. Anjali (Pkd) 1.5, 5. P. Sreeshma (Knr) 1 and M. Ankitha (Tsr) 0.5.

Under-14: 1. R. Karthika (Kzde) 4, 2. R. Aparna (Knr) 3, 3-5. S. Roshni (Knr), W. Ajilta (Ekm) and Anjali Menon (Tcr) 2.5, 6. Reshmashri (Pkd) 2.

Under-12: 1. C.P. Athira (Kzde) 4.5, 2-3. K. Nidhisha (Knr) and A. Niji (Kzde) 4, 4. Anjana S. Krishnan (Tvm) 3.5, 5-8. Sreedevi Sivadas (Pkd),P. Nirupama (Kzde), Gouri Prasad (Pta) and Anushree Vijayan (Knr) 3.

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