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Calcutta: Tejas Bakre won the Poona Club Knockout Rapid Chess meet on Sunday, beating Surya Sekhar Ganguly by a 1.5-0.5 margin.
According to information received from organisers Chess Players Association of India, the first of the two-game final ended in a draw after 15 moves. Surya Sekhar had Game II in his control initially, but committed a mistake on the 36th move.
Meanwhile, the CPAI-Chess Academies Programme started on Sunday with the MoUs signed between the players’ body and five academies. Swathi Ghate was elected as the new CPAI secretary.
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