Saanvi of Lucknow wins UP women chess championship

Kanpur: Saanvi Agarwal of Lucknow won the UP state senior women chess championship which concluded at Doon International School here on Saturday. Sakshi Verma of Kanpur stood as runners up. Sanchit Yadav and Priya Yadav, both of Prayagraj, stood at the third and fourth places respectively. All four girls will represent the UP team in the national chess championship to be held in Gujarat.The final round of the event was thrilling as all the top seeded players used their brains to win the crown. Sanvi Agarwal, playing on top board with white, opened the game aggressively and put pressure on Black of Sanchita Yadav. Sanvi trapped Sanchita's queen in the 50th move and after two more moves, Sanchita conceded the game.Verma sisters of Kanpur--Sakshi and Tavya Verma--were across the table on the second board. Sakshi converted a piece into queen in the 69th move and thereafter Tanya too conceded the game. Riya Mishra of Ballia and Priya Yadav shared the points on the third board after a long battle. Fateh Bahadur Singh, district inspector of schools, who was the chief guest, gave a trophy to the champion and cheques to top ten players of the meet. Special guest Sachin Chitranshi presented trophies to top four players of Kanpur. Amarjeet Singh, manager of the host school, gave a special cash prize to 7-year-old Anupriya Yadav of Prayagraj for her game.Results 1. Saanvi Agarwal (Lkw-5.5pts), 2. Sakshi Verma (Knp- 5 pts), 3. Priya Yadav (Prayagraj 4.5 pts), 4. Sanchita Yadav (Prayagraj-4.5 pts), 5. Tanya Verma (Knp-4.5 pts), 6. Aarohi Yadav (Prayagraj 4.5 pts), 7. Poorvi Rajput (Jhansi- 4.5 pts), 8. Sumukhi Shukla (Knp-4.5 pts) 9. Ananya Srivastava (Knp-4.5 pts), 10. Riya Mishra (Ballia 4 pts).