<p>The former State champion finished with eight points to win the title. Arvind and Stany will represent Karnataka in the National Blitz chess championship. <br /><br />Important results (final round): Arvind Shastry (Ban, 8) lt to YG Vijendra (Mys, 7); M Suraj (Ban, 6.5) drew GA Stany (Shi, 7.5); Girish A Koushik (Mys, 6) lt to MG Gahan (Man, 7); Gavi Siddayya (Ban, 5.5) lt to D Yashas (Shi, 6); K Manasa (Man, 5) lt to Sushrutha Reddy (Ban, 6.5); HG Santosh Kashyap (Ban, 5.5) drew Pangal Gopalkrishna Nayak (Man, 5.5); S Shreeshan (Shi, 5) lt to JK Gautam (Shi, 6); Arjun U Prabhu (Shi, 5) lt to Rishank S Nair (Ban, 6); Sydney Lewis (Ban, 6) bt Pavan Shiralagi (Ban, 5); Ganesh Kumar (Man, 6) bt Uttej (Ban, 5).<br />Standings: Arvind Shastry 1; GA Stany 2; YG Vijendra 3; MG Gahan 4; M Suraj 5.</p>
<p>The former State champion finished with eight points to win the title. Arvind and Stany will represent Karnataka in the National Blitz chess championship. <br /><br />Important results (final round): Arvind Shastry (Ban, 8) lt to YG Vijendra (Mys, 7); M Suraj (Ban, 6.5) drew GA Stany (Shi, 7.5); Girish A Koushik (Mys, 6) lt to MG Gahan (Man, 7); Gavi Siddayya (Ban, 5.5) lt to D Yashas (Shi, 6); K Manasa (Man, 5) lt to Sushrutha Reddy (Ban, 6.5); HG Santosh Kashyap (Ban, 5.5) drew Pangal Gopalkrishna Nayak (Man, 5.5); S Shreeshan (Shi, 5) lt to JK Gautam (Shi, 6); Arjun U Prabhu (Shi, 5) lt to Rishank S Nair (Ban, 6); Sydney Lewis (Ban, 6) bt Pavan Shiralagi (Ban, 5); Ganesh Kumar (Man, 6) bt Uttej (Ban, 5).<br />Standings: Arvind Shastry 1; GA Stany 2; YG Vijendra 3; MG Gahan 4; M Suraj 5.</p>
