PONDA: Vrujesh Hande won the Ponda taluka level chess tournament conducted for Primary school children organized by Ponda Taluka Chess Association (PTCA), at Matruchhaya’s Bal Kalyan Ashram, Talaulim.
Shreyash Murkumbi secured second place and Ishaan Timble settled for third place.
Parth Kamat, Avnish Borker, Pratik Gaude, Samiksha Kurtiker, Shubham Savaikar, Pushti Bhonsle, Aarvi Naik, Snehansh Naik, Akhilesh Shinde, Shreya Naik, Spruha Jalmi and Purvi Barve secured 4th to 15th place respectively.
40 children participated in the tournament.
Consolation prizes were awarded to Siddharth Aithal, Preet Kurtikar and Vedang Kulkarni.
Chief guest Dr Celso Fernandes (Chairman, Nave Marg) gave away the certificates and trophies in the presence of Amogh Namshiker (President, PTCA), Anand Kurtikar (Secretary, PTCA), Mahesh Khedekar (Treasurer, PTCA), Sagar Sakordekar (tournament co-ordinator), Pramod Kamat (Arbiter), Harshad Bhonsle (Arbiter) and Subhash Oak (Sanchalak, Bal Kalyan Ashram) and other dignitaries.
