Mandar Lad of Bardez Taluka Chess Association emerged the champion of 5th Late Venkatesh & Sumathi Shanbhag Rolling Trophy All-Goa Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2024 organised by Mormugao Taluka Chess Association.
Devesh Anand Naik from Ponda and Rishikesh Parab from Mormugao secured the second and third place respectively.
Following players secured the top 4 to 20th place finish respectively: Aniket Ekka, Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai, Rudresh Fadte, Erwin Albuquerque, AFM Vasant Vishnu Naik, Arya Dabholkar, Sanjil Hoble, Debjyoti Paul, Hriday Tukaram Morajkar, Datta Kambli, Yash Prabhu, Arthav Shirodker, Kavish Gharse, Harsh Dasharath Nagvekar, Lyia Marysil Silveira, Anish Naik, Skyla Rodrigues.
Best veteran: 1. Bhimappa Harijan, 2. Elias, Barreto, Best Women: 1. Pawar Jyoti. Age Category: U7 Boy: 1. Aarav Nagueshkar, 2. Evan Antonio Telles; U7 Girl: 1. Aaradhya Dessai, 2. Sidonia Dacunha; U9 Boy: 1. Rishit Gawas, 2. Shresth Suraj Ghonsekar; U9 Girl: 1. Shinel Rodrigues, 2. Shanvi Redkar; U11 Boy: 1. Summer Powar Saras, 2. ACM Rudra G Nagarsekar; U11 Girl: 1. Amit Asmi Terse, 2. Aarna Sawant; U13 Boy: 1. Rudra Gawas, 2. Taapasya Govind Bhat; U13 Girl: 1. Jennica Sequeira, 2. Maizah Sayyed; U15 Boy: 1. Kavish Borkar, 2. Vibhav Kerkar; U15 Girl: 1. Avni Atul Kamat, 2. Rachana Kewat. Best Mormugao player: U7 1. Ansh Gawas, 2. Ransh Hoble, U7 Girl: Elysha, Pereira De Andrade; U9 Boy: 1. Rejmon, Gavin Fernandes, 2. Ayaan Shetgaonkar; U9 Girl: 1. Keloskar Survi, 2. Ghonge Drisha; U11 Boy: 1. Rhys Domnic Carvalho, 2. Saarth Desai; U11 Girl: 1. Saha Mishka, 2. Nadaf, Aqsa Shariff; U13 Boy: 1. Sachit Pai, 2. Rane Sidh; U13 Girl: 1. Lavanya Naik, 2 Pavitra Lingsugur; U15 Boy: Chaitanya, Sushant Patil, 2. Redkar Ansh; U15 Girl: 1. Shree Ghonsekar, 2. Bagwale Jalisha..Best Centenary Academy Players: U7 Boy: Shrihan Chougale; U09 Boy: Aditya, Amit, U9 Girl: Krutika Aggarwal, U11 Boy: Soham Dhople, U11 Girl: Torres Dazzle, U13 Boy: Shlok Sanjiv Mesta, U13 Girl: Kewat Divyansha, U15 Boy: Singh Anarva.Best Kankavli Player: 1. Rudra Mobarkar, 2. Adelkar Grishma.Best Youngest Player: 1. Burreto, Eliaza Phacelia, 2. Shet Tanavade Aarush. Best Emerging Player: 1. Singbal, Mudit Paresh.
Sukhant Shanbhag was the chief guest and gave away the prizes along with, MTCA President Kishor Bandekar, MTCA Secretary Mukund Kambli, MTCA Treasurer Pundalik Nayak, MTCA Vice President, Mukesh Adhia, Chief Arbiter SNA Tanishq Kavlekar, and Dy. Chief Arbiter SNA Sachindra Naik.
