PANJIM: FM Nitish Belurkar won the all-Goa Open Rapid Chess tournament organised by Alto Santa Cruz Bambolim Chess Club, at Jubilee Hall Goa University, Taleigao, on Monday.
FM Nitish Belurkar and Niraj Saripalli scored 6.5 points each from 7 rounds but due to better tie-break Nitish clinched the first place while Niraj Sariopalli stood second, Anant Prabhudesai stood third with 6 points.
Other prize winners from 4th to 20th are WCM Gunjal Chopdekar ,Vernon Colaco, Joy Kakodkar, Ishan Pagi, Ayush Shirodkar, Tanvi Hadkonkar (all of them scored 6 points each), Datta Kambli, Aryan Raikar (5.5 points each), Anirudh Parsekar, Shreyah Arondekar, Vraj Porob, Rudresh Fadte, Sahil Desai, Ayush Naik, Saish Fondekar, Sudhakar Patgar, Sachin Kakodkar.( Scored 5 points each).
Joe De Abreu was the chief guest who gave away the prizes in the presence of Sarvanand Shirodkar, president, Alto Santa Cruz Club, Vasudev Hadkonkar ( Registrar), Kumarsen Kambli, secretary, Alto Santa Cruz Chess Club, Dattaram Pinge , Arvind Mhamal( Chief Arbiter) and other dignitaries.
