Hemadri Sathish of Mysuru emerged runner-up in the U-13 Karnataka State Girls Chess Championship which was conducted at Vokkaligara Samudaya Bhavana in Shivamogga from May 17 to 19. The 9 Round Swiss event, organised by Nalanda Chess Academy, Shivamogga, attracted 90 players from 13 districts for Rs.20,000 Prize Money. Hemadri scored 7.5 points out of 9 rounds as she lost her 6th round to Sanjana Raghunath (1508 Rating) from Bengaluru who won the Championship by scoring 8 points out of possible 9. Sanjana and Hemadri will be now representing Karnataka State in the forthcoming U-13 Nationals to be held at Ahmedabad (Gujarat) from June 14. Hemadri, a 8th standard student of Christ the King Convent in Mysuru, is the daughter of Businessman Sathish and Jyothi. She is coached by S. Suresh of Mysore Chess Centre, Mysuru.
