KOLKATA: It was double delight for Diptayan Ghosh as the Grandmaster claimed his maiden national rapid and blitz championships that concluded in Nashik on Thursday. Ghosh topped both the sections half-a-point ahead of his rivals. He stayed unbeaten in the three-day rapid category finishing with nine points from 11 rounds, but lost one round in the blitz section to emerge on top with 9.5 points in the 11-round one-day competition.
The Kolkata boy was happy to bag national titles after more than a decade as he had last won the U-13 open category in 2010. He also managed to improve upon his runner-up show at the national rapid meet in 2015.
