SACHIN Pitamber defied the odds to emerge victorious over his older counterparts to win the National Under-16 Chess title at Marian Academy over the weekend.
Pitamber finished on same points with Kyle Couchman, but won the championship on a tiebreak in the competition that saw over 50 players.
Kyle Couchman was in second place, with Alexander Zhang at third place.

The win for Pitamber comes after he had already clinched the national U-14 title.
The One-Day championship saw tacticians battling over seven rounds.
Maliha Rajkumar, mentored by FIDE master Anthony Drayton, came out on top in the girl’s category, with her top rival Aditi Joshi second, and Parnita Kishun coming in at third.
The tournament was sponsored by the Guyana Chess Federation.