Mangalore June 23, 2008: The students of Derik's Chess School Rajath Rao and Swathi Bhat have qualified to represent Karnataka in the Upcoming National Under 7 Boys and Girls Chess Championship to be held in Mumbai.

In the Karnataka State Under 7 Boys and Girls Chess Championship organised by Bangalore district Chess Association on behalf of United Karnataka Chess association from 20th to 22nd June 2008 at Bangalore, Rajath Rao secured Runner Up by scoring 6 points in 7 rounds. In Girls Swathi Bhat secured Runner Up by scoring 3.5 points in 5 rounds.

Rajath Rao is son of Sri Nagendra Rao and Smt. Latha Rao and is studying in 2nd standard in  Sharada Vidyalaya. Swathi Bhat is daughter  Dr. Mari Bhat and Smt. Parvathi Bhat and is studying in 2nd Standard in Ladyhill English Hr Primary School.

Beside these, Daniel Marc D'souza(Presidency School) and Advaith Shet(Canara Eng Pry) also delivered impressive performances in the boys section.

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