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The West Bengal State Junior and Sub-Junior Boys Chess Tournament 2002
was held recently at Kolkata between April 17 to 24, 2002. The current National Sub-Junior Champion Somak Palit of
Goodricke National Chess Academy finished second in the Juniors after losing to Arghadip Das also of
GNCA who emerged the sole champ with 7.0 points out of 8 rounds. Twelve year old Mary Ann Gomes vying for
honors in the boys' category ended with 6.0 points in the meet and opted for the third place in the
Junior category. The State Sub Junior title was bagged by Joydeep Dutta of Alekhine
Chess Club with 6.5 points, while Debaditya Sinha Biswas and Debayan Majumdar
finished half a point behind at 6.0 points each. Debaditya ended up second while Debayan emerged third on better
progressive score. Debayan presently aged thirteen created a sensation last year at The
Telegraph Schools FIDE Rated Tourney when he beat one of the tournament
favorites Rohan Shandilya and defeated last round sole leader Abhisek Das
of Bihar in a thriller to clinch the third place in this prestigious tournament. Presently Debayan at 13, Debaditya and Mary Ann both aged 12 are the
most promising chess kids on the block here at Kolkata. Debashish Majumdar
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