(From left) Vivek Kumar Singh, principal secretary, environment and forests, rural development minister Nitish Mishra and Vijoy Prakash, principal secretary, transport, at the prize distribution ceremony of a national chess championship in Patna on Wednesday with some of the participants. The 25th National Under-17 Boys’ and Girls’ Chess Championship, which started on December 2, ended at Adhiveshan Bhavan on Wednesday. Aditya Garg (Delhi) and Varshini V (Tamil Nadu) won in their respective categories. The tournament was organised to popularise chess in the state. The winners received Rs 20,000 each. Text by Roshan Kumar, picture by Ranjeet Kumar Dey