Master Augustin A, a fourteen year boy from kodagu retained the Karnataka State under 25 Chess Championship for the second consecutive year.
Augustin defeated top seeded Sriram Sarja in the sixth round and Balkishan A of Bangalore, third seed of the tournament on the way to the title. He scored a full eight points out of eight rounds. Sameer Ghotane of HDFC Bank scored six and half points and finished second.
Augustin and Sameer Ghotane will represent Karnataka State in the National Under 25 Chess Championship 2011 to be held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh in August.
