Divya, Mrudul, Sankalp triumph in National School Chess

NAGPUR: Promising city chess players Divya Deshmukh, Mrudul Dehankar and Sankalp Gupta kept the Nagpur flag flying high in the SS International School fifth National School Chess Championship which concluded at Naivedhyam Eastoria Hall here on Thursday.
Divya emerged champion in the U-11 girls section with eight points, pipping Bhagyashree Patil and S Vijayasubhasri to the second and third spots, respectively.
In the U-13 girls category, Mrudul reigned supreme with 7.5 points to her credit.Another city youngster Sankalp Gupta clinched the U-13 open crown. He bagged maximum 8.5 points, beating his nearest rivals Arjun Erigaisi and Akshit Kumar.
Additional commissioner of Income Tax Sanjay Dhivare, Suresh Chinchghare, Dilip Kamdar, Abhijit Kunte, Dilip Pagay and Manoj Itkelwar distributed the prizes.
Final standings
U-7 open: AR Ilamparthi (TN, 8 points), Aarav Lakhani (Mah, 7.5), Aarav Dengla (Mah, 7). U-7 girls: Sani Deshpande (Mah, 8), Suhaani Lohia (Mah, 7), AN Shefali (Kar, 7). U-9 girls: B Shri Savitha (TN, 8.5), K Ratnapriya (TN, 8), Prathiya Gupta (Del, 7). U-9 open: Dev Shah (Mah, 8), Thrish Karthik (TN, 7.5), Raahil Mullick (7.5). U-11 girls: Divya Deshmukh (Mah, 8), Bhagyashree Patil (Mah, 7.5), S Vijayasubhasri (TN, 6.5). U-11 open: D Gukesh (TN, 8), Aditya Samant (Mah, 7.5), Raunak Sadhwani (Mah, 7). U-13 girls: Mrudul Dehankar (Mah, 7.5), D Jishitha (AP, 7), V Rindhiya (TN, 7). U-13 open: Sankalp Gupta (Mah, 8.5), Arjun Erigaisi (Tel, 8), Akshit Kumar (AP, 7). U-15 girls: A Harshini (TN, 8), Srishti Pandey (Mah, 7.5), Rutvi Shah (Guj, 6.5). U-15 open: P Prajwal Shet (Kar, 7.5), Yash Dhoke (Mah, 7), SN Jatin (Kar, 7). U-17 girls: Potluri Supreetha (AP, 5.5), Isha Sharma (Kar, 5), Priyanka Nutakki (AP, 5). U-17 open: Souradip Deb (Tri, 5.5), Bhaven Jay Shah (Mah, 5.5), Sharang Kapoor (Guj, 5).
Best School: 1. Velammal Vidhyalaya (TN), 2. DAVP (Ori), 3. Syna International School (MP).