Patna: The Bihar State Under-11 Chess Championship, a three-day event organised by Mega Mind Chess Club under the auspices of the All Bihar Chess Association, concluded today at Hotel Diamond Inn, Patna. The final day witnessed intense competition among young chess enthusiasts.
In the boys’ category, Devansh Keshari of Patna emerged as the champion. He secured victory over Advik Kumar of Patna in one round and drew with Yuvan Raman in the final round, finishing with 6.5 points. The second and third places were claimed by brothers Yuvan Raman and Yash Raman from Muzaffarpur, each scoring 6 points. Rudra Veer Singh of Khagaria also finished with 6 points and took fourth place, all positions determined by tie-break points.
In the girls’ category, the final round saw Ankita Raj from Patna defeating Mohini Pandit of Chapra on the top board, while Dhanvi Karmakar of Kishanganj won against Arshi Aatish on board two. Both Dhanvi and Ankita finished with 4.5 points, but Dhanvi was declared the winner based on superior Buchholz tie-break points. Ankita secured the runner-up position, with Mohini Pandit and Manisha Yadav of Darbhanga finishing third and fourth, respectively.
The prize distribution ceremony featured Subhash Prasad Yadav, former Rajya Sabha MP, as the chief guest. Trophies and medals were presented by Dharmendra Kumar, Secretary of the All Bihar Chess Association, and Sanjeet Saurabh, Managing Director of Hotel Diamond Inn. Other notable attendees included Jaiprakash Sinha, Vice President of the All Bihar Chess Association, Joint Secretary Iqbal Alam, Organising Secretary Vipal Subhash, Senior Player Vinay Kumar, Chief Arbiter Nand Kishore, Deputy Chief Arbiter Alok Priyadarshi, Assistant Arbiter Priyanka Kumari, and several other dignitaries.
Top Ten Finishers
Girls’ Category:
- Dhanvi Karmakar – Kishanganj (4.5 points)
- Ankita Raj – Patna (4.5 points)
- Mohini Pandit – Chapra (4 points)
- Manisha Yadav – Darbhanga (4 points)
- Vriti Vaibhav – Muzaffarpur (4 points)
- Ank Vaibhavi Vani – Patna (4 points)
- Yahvi Golecha – Purnia (3.5 points)
- Arshi Aatish – Patna (3 points)
- Aradhya Prakash – Munger (3 points)
- Arohi Sagar – Patna (3 points)
Boys’ Category:
- Devansh Keshari – Patna (6.5 points)
- Yuvan Raman – Muzaffarpur (6 points)
- Yash Raman – Muzaffarpur (6 points)
- Rudra Veer Singh – Khagaria (6 points)
- Om Kashyap – Patna (5.5 points)
- Advik Kumar – Patna (5.5 points)
- Aryan Kumar – Khagaria (5 points)
- Suronoy Das – Kishanganj (5 points)
- Ayush Raj – Patna (5 points)
- Shivansh Barnwal – Champaran (5 points)
