Mandar Lad won the All Goa Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2024 organised by Brahma Sports Club Sanquelim at Multipurpose hall Sanquelim.
Mandar remained unbeaten, scoring 8.5 points from 9 rounds. Devesh Anand Naik was the runner-up with 8 points in his kitty. Shayakberov Anar of Russia finished third with 7.5 points.
The other prize-winners from 4th to 15th are: Aryan Raikar, Rishikesh Parab, Saras Powar, Bezstrakhov Dmitry, Anish Naik, Hriday Morajkar, Atharva Sawal, Maxwell Raposo, Mayuresh Dessai, Vedant Marshale, Aarav Chopdekar, Ayush Naik.
Category prize-winners are as follows: Aarav Naik, Rishi Dessai, Rishit Gawas, Vihaan Tari, Prachet Malvankar, Ashwath Navelkar, Sai Prabhakaran, Daksh Redkar, Trisha Patekar, Yejwari Shetye, Vania Dukle, Samrithi Malkar, Aarya Kamat Helekar, Tanisha Naik Dessai, Lavanya Naik, Vaibhavi Naik, Kanta Patekar, Advith Chodankar.
Bicholim taluka prize-winners: Dr Abhijit Wadkar, Prabha Harijan, Yatharth Dessai, Lohith Shetye, Vardhan Dandekar, Shubham Shetye, Latisha Kalangutkar, Laxman Naik, Prathamesh Tilve, Ram Gawas, Anish Gawas, Lokesh Kalangutkar, Nirja Gawas, Nuhzaid Shaikh, Utkarsh Morajkar Makarand Jog.
