Joshua Mark Telles and Vaishnavi Vijay Parab clinched the open and girls title respectively at the Goa State U-17 Open & Girls Selection Championship hosted by Sattari Taluka Chess Association at Hanuman Vidyalaya, Velus-Valpoi. Promising young chess players from across Goa, competed for top honours. The championship was organised in collaboration with Valpoi Education Society, under the aegis of Goa Chess Association.
In the open category, Joshua topped with 5.5 points, finishing ahead of Saras Summer Powar, who scored 5 points. Sai Prabhakaran R secured third place with 5 points. Gawas Rishit finished fourth, also on 5 points. In the girls category, Vaishnavi claimed the championship with an impressive 5.5 points. Sawant Balkrishna Aaradhya finished runner-up with 5 points, while Skyla Rodrigues secured third place with 5 points. Terse Asmi Amit and Rodrigues Shinel followed in fourth and fifth positions respectively. The top 2 players in both categories, will represent Goa at the national championships.
Other prize-winners in Open and Girls section : 5 Mayuresh Laxlabh Desai 6 Vihaan Tari 7 Shubh Vishnu Borkar 8 Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai 9 Chaitanya Sushant Patil 10 Cardozo Nathan Jess; Ghadi Shreesha Sushant Vaz Franshella Janelly Lyia Marysil Silveira Krutika Aggarwal Narvekar Navya.
Category prize-winners in U7,U9,U11,U13,U15 Open & Girls Category: Ethan Mathew Silveira, Nayak Nagesh, Crasto Shane, Shirodker Arthav, Advaith Prasanna, Desai Aryan, Aryan Naik , Akshar Sachin Kumbhar , Dhume Shubhan , Cardozo Joash, Agrawal Kavish , Zayn Kaylan Gonsalves , Vivaan Kadam , Pednekar Ivaan Alkesh, Naksh Sinari, Desai Anvi Abhay ,Sayuri Prabhu Nasnodkar , Naisha Agrawal, Diya Naik , Samrithi Chandrakant Malkar , Vrisha Manerkar , Priolkar Mihika,Parge Harshita, Dalvi Anavi , Neearra Rizel Rocha, Rao Shivanya , Dacunha Sidonia , Sreeja Ditesh Ghanekar , Jigyasa Gawas , Walke Yashasvi.
The event was sponsored by Sattari Co-op Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Credit Society, Valpoi. IA Arvind Mhamal served as Chief Arbiter. The prize distribution function was held in the presence of chief guest Premanand Hazare, Uday Sawant, Sadashiv Velingkar , Ashesh Keni , Secretary GCA, Satyawan Harmalkar, Subhashchandra Gawas, Kalidas Harwalkar, Girish Gadgil, Somnath Gaonkar and other members of Sattari Taluka Chess Association.
