Mysuru lad M.P. Ajith and V.P.S. Darshan (CAR, Police Training School, Mysuru), tied with 6.5 points from seven rounds, but the former's better tie-break score of 32.75 to the latter's 29.25, enabled Ajith to clinch the title in the Open category in the MDCA Open Chess Tournament conducted by MDCA at the University Gymnasium Hall here yesterday.
V.P.S. Darshan finished second, while Chandrashekara Mayuraditya (6pts-26.50), Prasiddhi Bhat (6 points, 23) and Sanath K. Jamadagni (6 points, 22.50) secured third, fourth and fifth places.
