SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024
Team Herald
PANJIM: Mandhar Lad secured 7.5 points from 8 rounds to emerge champion in the Shri Ratnakar Fatarpekar Memorial All-Goa Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2024 organised by Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association under the auspices of Goa Chess Association and in collaboration with Dr K B Hedgewar High School, Cujira-Bambolim, at Dr K B Hedgewar High School, recently.
Aayush Shirodkar, Asmita Ray and Joshua Telles scored equal 7 points to finish second, third and fourth respectively.
Other prize winners from 5th to 15 are Anish Naik, Vihaan Tari, Arthav Shirodker, Atharva Sawal, Ayush Naik, Kanishk Sawant, Shane Braganca, Hriday Morajkar, Mayuresh Dessai, Sairudra Nagvekar and Aiden Grao.
Best Women prize was bagged by Swara Braganca, Veteran Above 50 was given to Pradeep Kulkarni and Prasad Naik.
Category prizes in trophies for U-7,U-9,U-11,U-13,U-15 boys and girls: Prayank Gaonkar, Evan Telles, Narayan Aarav Prabhu Dessai, Rishit Gawas, Sarthak Naik, Aarin Basu, Atharv Borkar, Saras Powar, Vedant Marshale, Rajveer Patil, K Suresh Navin, Avnish Borker, Chaitanya Patil, Shuban Mhalkar, Ekka Aniket, Shreesha Ghadi, Shaurvi Kankonkar, Aaradhya Dessai, Tvisha Dessai, Shinel Rodrigues, Survi Keloskar, Asmi Terse, Skyla Rodrigues, Samrithi Mhalkar, Shrivalli Gandhi, Israa Rikarty, Riddhi Gaude, Saima Gaonkar, Aditi Kamat, Avni Kamat, Lyia Silveira,Shaurya vengurlekar and Ethan Silveira.
Cash prizes worth Rs 25,000 and trophies were distributed to the players by chief guest Madan Fatarpekar in the presence of Mahesh Candolkar, Dattaram Pinge, Arvind Mhamal, Atish Angle, Prakash Sawant, Naresh Pednekar, Rajan Fatarpekar, Pallavi Kakodkar, Sandesh Amonkar and others.
