National `A’ class champion Khemraj Pooranmall got the better of his arch rival Jiaram to win last weekend’s Open Mashramani draughts competition held at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Pooranmall ended the round robin tournament with nine points one point ahead of Jairam whose brilliant victory over Mark Braithwaite in the final round just failed to land him the title. He ended on eight points.
Third place went to Steve Bacchus who defeated Braithwaite on the