Rishab, Sumukhi emerge winners in chess championship

Kanpur: Rishab Nishad and Sumukhi Shukla won the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, in the district-level open chess championship held at the Biotech department of HBTU on Tuesday.At the end of all rounds, Rishab and Prashant Katihar were tied at 6.5 points each, but Rishab emerged winner on a better tie-break score. The championship was organised in open and under-13 categories, with over 200 players participating. Dean Lalit Kumar Singh gave away the prizes to the winners in the open category.Results: (Open) Men: 1. Rishab Nishad (6.5), 2. Prashant Katihar (6.5), 3. Vikas Nishad (6), 4. Rajesh Sharma (6), 5. Satyendra Singh (5.5), 6. Shashank Srivastava (5.5)Women: 1. Sumukhi Shukla (6), 2. Shivangi (5), 3. Akriti Gupta (4.5)Senior (50+): 1. Mohd Zafar (6), 2. Rajendra Kumar (5.5)(U-13) Boys: 1. Daksh Surana (5.5), 2. Shreyansh Sharma (5.5), 3. Aditya Yadav (5); Girls: 1. Arya Gupta (4), 2. Smradhi Verma (3), 3. Fakita Parvez (3)