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Ampati hosts 1st SWGH District Chess Championship, draws 60+ participants

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Ampati, Nov 4: The 1st South West Garo Hills (SWGH) District Chess Championship 2023, which concluded on Saturday (November 4, 2023) at Ampati Degree College, has turned out to be a huge success. The first of its kind championship in the district was participated by 60 plus chess enthusiasts from all walks of life.

The two – day event was organized by the South West Garo Hills District Chess Association in collaboration with the District Sports Office.

Ampati hosts 1st SWGH District Chess Championship, draws 60+ participants

The Championship followed the Swiss league system to count the points with the participants competing in 4 categories – General, Under-10, Under-15 and Veteran.

Mahendraganj MLA Sanjay A Sangma accompanied by Boldamgre MDC Stevie M Marak and other dignitaries distributed the trophies and certificates to the winners.

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The 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners in the General category were Charming R Marak securing 7 38.0 48.5 points, Ponkas Marak securing 6 38.0 48.5 37.0 points and Princestar R Marak 6 32.5 42.0 32.0.

In the under-10 category the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners were Baiyansrang K Sangma securing 5 32.5 42.0 37.0, Chingchaw Ch Marak securing 4 29.5 37.0 24.0 and Sengdo M Sangma securing 4 27.5 36.6 23.0.

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Yunkeychean Marak securing 4.5 26.5 33.5 19.0, Chongkimbea M Sangma securing 4 33.0 41.5 26.0 and Salora T Sangma securing 4 28.5 36.5 23.0 were declared the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the under-15 category.

Livingstone A Sangma securing 6 32.0 41.0 33.0 was adjudged the best veteran.

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