Puranik, Aronyak clinch Blitz and Rapid titles at National Chess C'ship
The National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship at Sarla Birla University in Ranchi saw over 400 players compete. Abhimanyu Puranik won the Blitz title with 9 points, beating Sayantan Das on tie-break, while Madhavan N B finished third. In Rapid, Aronyak Ghosh remained unbeaten with 9.5/11 to claim the championship.