Defending champions G.V.M.’s A. J. De Almeida High School won the 11th SRS Ponda Taluka School Chess Championship, organised by SRS Vedic Mathematics Academy, Mangeshi, in association with Ponda Taluka Chess Association (PTCA), at Wagle High School, Mangeshi.
Almeida High School topped the tournament, which had 18 schools participating, by scoring 9 points. Each school team comprised 4 players.
GVM’s Utkarsh Vidyamandir and Smt. IVBD High School scored 8 points each, but the former secured runners-up place based on tie-break score. Smt. IVBD High School finished third.
Dr. K.B. Hedgewar High School, GVM’s MIBK High school and Vidhya Vruddhi School secured 4th to 6th places respectively.
Trophies and certificates were distributed by Sagar Sakordekar (Founder, Vedic Mathematics Academy and PTCA President), Amogh Namshiker (Arbiter and PTCA Secretary), Anand Kurtikar (Arbiter and PTCA Executive member), Mitasha Aigal (Headmistress, Wagle High school) and Sandesh Naik (Jt. Secretary, PTCA). Radha Sakordekar compered and proposed vote of thanks.
Swastik Vidyalay, Priol, Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar High school, Shree Mahalaxmi English High School, International Sadguru Gurukulam, Shiksha Sadan HS, V.D. & S.V. Wagle HS, Jamiya E Maqbuliya HS, GVM’s RPRS HS, Dada Vaidya HS, Gananath English HS, Gurukul Academy and Smt. Anandibai Naik HS were other schools which participated in the tournament.
