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PANJIM: Anish Naik won the Ponda Taluka level Open Rapid Chess tournament organised by the Ponda Friends Circle Sports and Cultural Club (PFCSCC) in association with Ponda Taluka Chess Association (PTCA), at the Shree Nakteshwar Hall, Ponda, recently.
Avnish Borker secured the second place, while Siddhiraj Gaunkar secured third. Raghvendra Gupta, Samarth Borker, Swayam Bambolkar, Riddhi Gaude, Sopan Desai, Prathamesh Shirodkar, Arush Naik, Kaushik Pednekar, Vithal Pai, Mayank Kurtikar, Nagesh Nayak and Anvay Borkar secured fourth to to 15th place respectively.
Best U-15 boy: Supreet Priolkar. Girl: Saanvi Gaude. Best U-13 Boy: Vivaan Verenkar. Girl: Bhakti Pikle.
Best U-11 boy: Nityam Gaude. Girl: Aarya Kamat Helekar. Best U-9 boy: Siaan Kerkar. Girl: Amaira Borkar.
Best U-7 boy: Nirbhay Gaude. Youngest player: Neesh Mulvi. Best Above 40: Yogesh Dalvi.
Chief guest Minister for Agriculture Ravi Naik distributed the prizes in the presence of former chairperson of Ponda Municipal Council Ritesh Naik, PFCSCC President Narayan Bhamaikar, Secretary Vishnu Naik, Treasurer Sadashiv Pandit, PTCA President Sagar Sakordekar and Chief Arbiter Sudhakar Patgar.
Jitendra Naik compered, prize winners announced by Amogh Namshiker and Vishnu Naik proposed the vote of thanks.
Milind Gaude (assistant arbiter), Govind Desai (former PFCSCC President), Dilip Mangaonkar, Mahadev Hallemani, Mahesh Mangeshkar, Rajan Kolvekar, Mujib Mulla, Ajay Vernekar, Noor Shaikh, Ajay Patil, Wilson Cruz, Pankaj Chavan, Anand Kurtikar, Sandesh Naik, Anirudh Borkar and Ganraj Nayak supported to make the tournament successful.
