Mandar Pradip Lad emerged the champion of Unity Club’s 2nd Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2024.
In the 8th roundon the top board, Mandar Pradip Lad (2028) defeated Joshua Mark Telles (1727) to take his tally to 7.5 points and clinch the top prize of Rs. 6000 and a trophy. Devesh Anand Naik (1863) managed to outwit Anish Naik (1700) on the second board to finish runner-up with 7.5 points based on tie-break score. He was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 5000 and trophy. Chaitanya Gaonkar (1748) got the better of Aryan Shamrao Raikar (1721) in the final round to finish 3rd with 7 points. He was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 4000 and a trophy. On the 4th board, Kambli Datta (1754) defeated Rishit Gawas (1531) to finish 4th with 6.5 points and he was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 2000 and a trophy. Siddhiraj Gaunkar (1526) managed to outwit Arthav Shirodker (1610) in the final round to finish 5th with 6.5 points. He was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1500 and a trophy. Joshua Mark Telles (1727) finished 6th with 6 points. He was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1250 and a trophy.
IA Ashesh Keni was the Chief Arbiter of the tournament, which attracted 174 players from across the state.
Following are the 7th to 15th prize-winners: Anish Naik, Hriday Morajkar, Kavish Gharse, Aryan Shamrao Raikar, Avnish Borker, Saras Summer Powar, Yash Prabhu, Rudresh Fadte and Chaitanya Patil.
The category prizes are as follows:
U15 Open 1st Place: Samuel Floriano Dcunha
U15 Open 2nd Place: Sarthak Surendra Kavlekar
U15 Girls 1st Place: Avni Atul Kamat
U15 Girls 2nd Place: Aditi Atul Kamat
U13 Open 1st Place: Kanishk Sagar Sawant
U13 Open 2nd Place: Sai Prabhakaran R
U13 Girls 1st Place: Jennica Sequeira
U13 Girls 2nd Place: Saeeja Gunesh Dessai
U11 Open 1st Place: Atharva Atul Borkar
U11 Open 2nd Place: Shaurya N Prabhu Agrasani
U11 Girls 1st Place: Skyla Rodrigues
U11 Girls 2nd Place: Muriel Shanessa Fernandes
U09 Open 1st Place: Rishit Gawas
U09 Open 2nd Place: Vihaan Tari
U09 Girls 1st Place: Shinel Rodrigues
U09 Girls 2nd Place: Tvisha Vallabha Dessai
U07 Open 1st Place: Narayan Alias Aarav A Prabhu Dessai
U07 Open 2nd Place: Prayank Gaonkar
U07 Girls 1st Place: Sidonia Dacunha
U07 Girls 2nd Place: Amaira Borkar
The best Salcete category prizes were won by the following players:
U15 Open 1st Place: Dcosta Franscisco Ornelas Earl
U15 Girls 1st Place: Shriya Gopal Solienkar
U13 Open 1st Place: Satyam Phal
U13 Girls 1st Place: Israa Rikarty
U11 Open 1st Place: Nathan Jess Cardozo
U11 Girls 1st Place: Diya Naik
U09 Open 1st Place: Aryan Naik
U09 Girls 1st Place: Janelly Franshella Vaz
U07 Open 1st Place: Evan Antonio Telles
U07 Girls 1st Place: Phacelia Eliaza Barreto
Best Veteran Player (Above 40 years): Prasad M Naik
Best Women Player (Above 15 years): Arya Dabholkar.
