PANJIM: Snehil Shetty secured six points after the end of sixth round to emerge champion in the late Shri Vassant Phadte memorial open taluka chess tournament organised by Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association at Mahalaxmi Vachan Mandir, Mala-Panjim.
Women Candidate Master Gunjal Chopdekar stood second while Women Candidate Master Swera Braganca finished third by securing five points each.
Other winners from fourth to tenth places are Harsh Dagare, Pratik Borkar, Joy Kakodkar, Love Kakodkar, Kavish Gharse, Pralhad Deshpande and Tanvi Hadkonkar.
The following are the category wise prize winners: U-7, 9, 11, 13 and15 boys and girls: Vedant Angle, Shreyash Hawal, Dharmaditya Naik, Avaneesh Sawant, Rudra Lad, Atharva Shetti, Varad Shirodkar, Namesh Churi, Madhavan G, Vinayak Thever, Vasant Borkar, Adhish Galgali, Sarya Sinai Kerkar, Ritu Velingkar, Yuva Chopdekar, Keya Fadte, Riya Velingkar, Shriya Valvoikar, Stuti Pai, Arya Dublay, Saina Naik, Tanvi Doddalingam, Christabel Fernandes and Durva Chopdekar.
Chief guest Leela Phadte distributed the prizes to the winners in the presence of Mahesh Candolkar (president TTCA), Atish Angle, Dattaram Pinge, Balakrishnan V, Prakash Sawant, Manmesh Naik, Arvind Mhamal and others.
