Guwahati: Dhanyata Goswami on Sunday clinched the title under-7 category by scoring perfect 6 points from 6 rounds in Under-7 and Under-11 Chess Tournament organized by Guwahati Chess Academy (GCA) from 3rd June to 5th June 2022.
Meanwhile, Atharva Mahanta too scored 5.5 points from 6 rounds and got the first position in the under-11 category.
Apart from them, Parthiv Sankarsana got second position by scoring 4.5 points from the same number of rounds. On the other hand, Praharsh Choudhury got the third position as he scored 3.5 points.
Shanaya Bhowmick and Aradhya Bakshi scored 3 points each but Shanya is declared fourth and Aradhya fifth according to their tie-break score.
Neehar Das got 5 points from the same number of rounds and got the second position while Swapnil Kar scored 4.5 points and got the third position.
Hriyan Kaushik Thakuria and Vivaan Ariz Thakruria scored 4 points each but Hriyan is declared fourth and Vivaan fifth according to their tie-break score.
Altogether, 22 players participated in the tournament.
The under-7 category was conducted in a round-robin league system while under 11 was conducted in the swiss league system.
The tournament was organized by Guwahati Chess Academy from 3rd June to 5th June 2022 at Academy premises at R G Baruah Road, Guwahati.
Senior National Arbiter Pranab Kumar Nath conducted the tournament as Chief Arbiter.
The top four players of each category were awarded prizes in the prize distribution ceremony.
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