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Mary Ann is champion

By Our Sports Reporter

KOZHIKODE, AUG. 27. Fourteen-year-old Mary Ann Gomes won the 31st National women's `B' chess championship at the Chess India Complex here on Friday.

She beat N. Raghavi in the ninth and final round and collected 7.5 points, half-a-point ahead of runner-up N. Vinuthna from Hyderabad.

The remaining eight berths to the National women's `A' championship were claimed by P. Sivasankari, Bhagyashree Thipsay, Raghavi, M.R. Sangeetha, Anuprita Patil, Swati Mohota, P. Priya and Nimmy A. George.

Important results (final round): N. Raghavi (TN) 6.5 lost to Mary Ann Gomes (Ben) 7.5; N. Vinuthna (AP) 7 bt P. Sivasankari (TN) 6.5; Bhagyashree Thipsay (IDBI) 6.5 drew with Swati Mohota (Ben) 6.5; Anuprita Patil (Mah) 6.5 drew with P. Priya (TN) 6.5; M.R. Sangeetha (TN) 6.5 drew with Amruta Mokal (Mah) 6.5; Supriya Maji (Ben) 6.5 bt Y. Prathiba (TN) 5.5; C.V. Rajalakshmi (TN) 5.5 lost to S. Sujatha (TN) 6.5; Puravi Singha (Asm) 5.5 lost to Nimmy A. George (Ker) 6.5; Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) 5 lost to Saimeera Ravi (BSB) 6; Soumya Swaminathan (Mah) 5 lost to Baisakhi Das (Jha) 6; B. S. Keerthy (AP) 5 lost to Pushpalata Mangal (BSB) 6; J.E. Kavitha (TN) 5 lost to P.K. Jayasree (TN) 6; H. Sowmya (TN) 5.5 drew with L. Ishwarya Shobana (TN) 5.5; Priya Ratnam (Bih) 5 lost to L. Sudarshana (TN) 6; Alka Das (Jha) 6 bt I. Ramya Krishna (AP) 5; Paramita Ghosh (Ben) 4.5 lost to Saheli Nath (Ben) 5.5; N. Sandhya (Ker) 5.5 bt C. Delphin (TN) 4.5; E. Sheena (Ker) 5 drew with H. Nilavoli (TN) 5; Priya (Bih) 4.5 lost to Kajri Chokshi (Guj) 5.5; Pragna Patavi (AP) 4.5 lost to Bindu Saritha (LIC) 5.5.

The placings: 1. Mary 7.5/9, 2. Vinuthna 7, 3-13. Sivasankari, Bhagyashree, Raghavi, Sangeetha, Anuprita, Swati, P. Priya, Nimmy, Amruta, Supriya and Sujatha (6.5).

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