Commonwealth Chess: Shefali finishes sixth

Delhi: WCM A.N. Shefali of Mandya, representing India in the Commonwealth Girls U-10 Chess Championship in Delhi, finished sixth with five points from seven rounds in the Tournament which concluded on Tuesday. In the final round, Shefali lost to Sneha Halder of West Bengal. Anupam M. Sreekumar of Kerala won the title with 6.5 points from seven rounds. Mysuru's Sharadhi Shastry finished 17th with 4.5 points. G. Spoorvika (3.5 points-35th), D. Jaanvi (3 points-36th) and Yashika R. Joshi (3 points-38th) also fared well. In the Girls U-12 section, Mysuru's Prasiddhi Bhat secured the 27th place with 3 points from seven rounds.