Somendra and Megha win National School Championship for the Visually Challenged 2019
Top seed Somendra B L of GSSSB, Delhi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Indusind Bank National School Championship for the Visually Challenged 2019 in the Boys section. Megha Chakraborty of Calcutta Blind School, won all her games to win the girls section with a score of 9.0/9, finishing two full points ahead of the competition. Total 224 players including 150 boys and 74 girls participated from 12 states across the nation. The tournament was organized by All India Chess Federation For The Blind with the support and patronage of IndusInd Bank from 18th - 21st December 2019 at Alandi, Pune, Maharashtra. Photo: Charudatta Jadhav
Delhi and West Bengal dominate Indusind Bank National School for the Visually Challenged 2019
Total 224 players including 150 boys and 74 girls participated from 12 different states across the nation in Indusind Bank National School Championship for the Visually Challenged 2019 in Alandi, Pune, Maharashtra from 18th - 21st December 2019.
Top seed Somendra B L of GSSSB, Delhi scored unbeaten 8.5/9 to win the championship in the boys category. His only draw was in the penultimate round against the eventual runner-up Sam Paniel P of Tamil Nadu.
Among the girls, top seed Megha Chakraborty of Calcutta Blind School, West Bengal scored a 100% by winning all her games, scored 9.0/9 and finished two full points ahead to win the girls section. Megha has won Bronze medal at Asian Para Games 2018.
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Final Standings in Boys section
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | Somendra B L | U18 | IND | 1423 | GSSSB, Delhi | 8,5 | 0,0 | 53,5 | 58,5 | |
| 2 | 128 | Sam Paniel P | U12 | IND | 0 | Sethubhaskara School (NAB), TNSB | 8,0 | 0,0 | 53,0 | 55,0 | |
| 3 | 3 | Raj Das | U16 | IND | 1118 | Amarendra Vidyapith | 7,5 | 0,0 | 53,0 | 57,0 | |
| 4 | 118 | Rakesh | U16 | IND | 0 | GSSSB, Delhi | 7,0 | 0,0 | 52,5 | 55,5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Chaurasiya Adarsh | U18 | IND | 1145 | N A B, Delhi | 7,0 | 0,0 | 50,0 | 53,0 | |
| 6 | 93 | Nithin A | U18 | IND | 0 | Netra Vidyalaya, TEL | 7,0 | 0,0 | 49,5 | 51,5 | |
| 7 | 90 | Nareshkumar P | U16 | IND | 0 | Netra Vidyalaya, TEL | 7,0 | 0,0 | 46,0 | 50,0 | |
| 8 | 80 | Marandi Samray | U12 | IND | 0 | Balasore B S, Odisha | 7,0 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 48,0 | |
| 9 | 101 | Pandiyan E | U16 | IND | 0 | G H S, TN | 7,0 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 47,5 | |
| 10 | 58 | Kumar Aakash | U10 | IND | 0 | IFB A V, New Delhi | 7,0 | 0,0 | 43,5 | 46,0 |
Final Standings in Girls section
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 1 | Megha Chakraborty | U18 | IND | 1232 | Calcutta Blind School, WB | 9,0 | 0,0 | 46,5 | 47,5 | 47,00 | 9 | |
| 2 | 67 | Shitole Sayali | U16 | IND | 0 | P S H B Girls | 7,0 | 0,0 | 51,0 | 53,5 | 39,00 | 7 | |
| 3 | 38 | Khorasiya Khusali | U14 | IND | 0 | Andh Kanya, GUJ | 7,0 | 0,0 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39,50 | 7 | |
| 4 | 68 | Suma Sree L | U18 | IND | 0 | Netra Vidyalay, Telangana | 7,0 | 0,0 | 48,0 | 51,5 | 38,50 | 7 | |
| 5 | 52 | Pardeshi Muskan | U14 | IND | 0 | P S H B Girls | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 52,0 | 40,50 | 7 | |
| 6 | 12 | Durga J | U16 | IND | 0 | Netra Vidyalay, Telangana | 7,0 | 0,0 | 47,0 | 49,0 | 36,50 | 7 | |
| 7 | 78 | Yevle Yogita | U16 | IND | 0 | Samarhanam School, Jalna | 7,0 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 49,0 | 31,00 | 7 | |
| 8 | 76 | Vyavhare Mohini | U18 | IND | 0 | Jagruti Blind Girls School | 6,0 | 0,0 | 51,5 | 55,0 | 32,50 | 6 | |
| 9 | 15 | Gawate Ambika | U16 | IND | 0 | P S H B Girls | 6,0 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 31,00 | 6 | |
| 10 | 24 | Hule Monika | U16 | IND | 0 | P S H B Girls | 6,0 | 0,0 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 30,00 | 6 |