Tamil Nadu’s P.V. Nandhidhaa won the girls’ title in the National under-17 chess championship at Dibrugarh, Assam. Her teammate P. Michelle Catherina finished runner-up.
Sayantan Das had won the under-17 open title earlier.
Final standings: Open: 1. Sayantan Das (WB, 9 pts), 2. N.R. Visakh (TN, 7.5), 3. N.R. Vignesh (TN, 7.5), 4. Akash P.C. Iyer (TN, 7.5), 5. Prince Bajaj (Del, 7.5), 6. D.P. Chandra Prasad (AP, 7.5), 7. Aubhropratim Manna (WB, 7), 8. Krishna Teja (AP, 7), 9. Manan Rai (Del, 7), 10. Deep Kapoor (Del, 7).
Girls: 1. P.V. Nandhidhaa (TN, 10.5), 2. P. Michelle Catherina (TN, 10), 3. Parnali S. Dharia (Mah, 8), 4. Shiny Das (Tri, 7), 5. P. Bala Kannamma (TN, 7), 6. Srija Seshadhri (TN, 6.5), 7. Shweta Gole (Mah, 6), 8. Mahasweta Kumar (Asm, 6), 9. Akshaya Nandakumar (TN, 6), 10. P. Supreetha (AP, 6).