Shubham Kumar of Bhagalpur is Bihar sub-junior chess champion

Patna, August 23, 2010: Shubham Kumar of Bhagalpur clinched the Bihar state sub-junior boys’ chess championships title with 6.5 points at the end of the seventh and final round at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Monday.

In the final round Shubham beat Gaurav Kumar of Muzaffarpur. Rajya Sabha member and RJD national general secretary Ram Kripal Yadav gave away the prizes.

Final standing: 1.Subham Kumar (6.5); 2. Rishi Shankar (6); 3. Kumar Gaurav (6); 4.Manish Kumar (5.5), 5. Gaurav Kumar (5); 6. Rahul Raj (5); 7. Sameer Sengar (5); 8. Ayush Anand (5).

Photo caption: Winners of Bihar state sub-junior chess championships pose for photograph with Rajya Sabha MP Ram Kripal Yadav (sitting centre) in Patna on August 23, 2010.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui