Sri Sai Baswanth and Challa Saharsha tied for second place with 5.5 points each, but by virtue of the tie-break rule, the former was declared second
Hyderabad: FIDE-rated and second-seeded P. Mushini Ajay of Hyderabad won 10th One-day Rapid Prize Money Chess tournament at RACE Chess Academy here with six points from six rounds.
Sri Sai Baswanth and Challa Saharsha tied for second place with 5.5 points each, but by virtue of the tie-break rule, the former was declared second.
The winner got a cash prize of Rs 10,000, the runner-up Rs 7000 and the third-placed Rs 5000.
Final placings: 1. Mushini Ajay, 2. P. Sri Sai Baswanth, 3. Challa Saharsha 4. Kheerthi Ganta, 5. Mehta Jwalin, 6. Pranay Akula, 7. Narahari Geethika Hasini, 8. Akella Sankalparuthvik , 9. N. Saranya Devi and 10. S. Chidvilash Sai.
Best woman player: N. Akshaya, 2. Bharatkoti Sneha.
Best veteran: P.V.V. Satyanarayana Murthy S
Boys: Under-7: 1. Sreyansh Thumati, 2. Arjun Nagam.
Under-9: 1. Akshith Done, 2. Sidharth Chodisetti.
Under-11: 1. Anvit Srivastava, 2. Heethesh Kumar.
Under-13: 1. G. Pranavaditya, 2. Dheeraj Shankar.
Girls: Under-7: 1. L. Ahanya, 2. P. Hanvi.
Under-9: 1. V. Samiksha, 2. Sai Anshitha.
Under-11: 1. Akshara Reddy, 2. Pratyusha Maitra.
Under-13: 1. N. Aishwarya, 2. Sasi Hasini Chintala.
