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Two national championships of contrasting format concluded with two new champions. In Delhi, Parimarjan Negi finished a disappointing year on a strong note by scoring 9.5 points from 13 games (=6,=7) to win the national title for the first time. Negi was followed by Gopal, Adhiban, and Kunte with 8.5 each. The Delhi-based teenager who spent most of the year swotting for school-leaving exams, bagged