IMPHAL, June 3: The oldest cash prize chess tournament of the state, 22nd Kh Anou Singh Memorial State Level Open Chess Tournament 2012 was formally opened today by N Raghumani Singh, chairperson, Imphal Municipal Council as the chief guest at Kwakeithel Junior High School.
The tournament is participated by 68 players including 22 rated players and 4 girls. The tournament shall be played for seven rounds under Swiss League System daily at 6:30 in the morning to decide the winners of this Rs 17,000 cash prize.
In the first round played today, the top seed Kh Sanjoy (1pt), a former Telegraph Chess Champion, with the white piece earned full point defeating his rival L Shyamkishore. Employing the Ruy Lopez, the top seed forced his opponent to surrender in 65 moves. With the previous year champion Appolosana missing the tournament, last year’s runners-up Sanjoy is starting with a positive note to get his median title this year.
Exciting matches are expected in the next six rounds. Second round matches will be played tomorrow from 6:30 am.
First round results: Kh Sanjoy (1pt) beat Shyamkishore (0pt), Bankim (0.5pt) drew RK Bhogen (0.5 pt), S Premjit(1pt) beat Lawrence (0pt), Merajao (0pt) lost to Dhanabir (1pt), I Sanajaoba(1pt) beat Jiban (0pt), Rana(0pt) lost to Gobin Luwang (1pt), Jacky (1pt) beat James (0pt), P Bheigyachandra Shamuphapa (1pt) beat L Atembi (0pt), Brojen (1pt) walk over RK Sudhirsana (0pt), Goutam (0.5pt) drew Shakespeare(0.5pt), Ningthem (1pt) beat Suresh (0pt), Dhanachandra (1pt) beat L Ranjit (0pt), Kishan (1pt) beat H Sanjoy (0pt), Saheb (1pt) walk over Khaba (0pt), Ibochouba (0pt) lost to Manisana (1pt), Bobichand (0pt) lost to Pritamkumar (1pt), Herojit (1pt) beat Washington (0pt), Sadananda (1pt) beat Suraj (0pt), Rakesh (0pt) lost to Shashikumar (0pt), Boss (0pt) lost to Th Nabachandra (1pt), Bit Irom (1pt) beat Bikramjit (0pt), Shantibhusan (0pt) lost to Sopmorendro (1pt), Inao Sharma (1pt) beat Birjit (0pt), RK Lelin (0.5pt) drew Dorendro (0.5pt), Sharat (0pt) lost to Roshan (1pt), Omorendro (0.5pt) drew RK Bheigyachandra (0.5pt), Basanta (1pt) beat Bipin (0pt).