PANAJI: Goa bagged three medals including a gold via Diya Sawal, at the National School Chess Championships 2022, in Bhubaneshwar-Odisha. Ethan Vaz and Reuben Colaco clinched a silver and bronze medal respectively.
Diya Sawal (Class IV, Manovikas English Medium School, Margao) scored 9 points and won the 1st place in the Under-9 girls category.
Ethan Vaz (Class VI, The King’s School, Sao Jose de Areal) scored 7 points and won silver medal in Under-11 Open category.
Reuben Colaco (Class X, Loyola High School, Margao) scored 7 points and won bronze medal in Under-15 Open category.
Valanka Fernandes (Class VIII, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 School, Vasco) scored 6 points to finish in the 11th place in Under-13 girls category, securing a spot in the top-12 prize-winners list.
Rishit Gawas (Class III, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 School) scored 5.5 points in Under-7 Open category, while Edrick Vaz (Class VIII, The King’s School) scored 5 points in Under-13 Open category. Rohit Gawas (Class IX, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 School) scored 4 points in Under-15 Open category.
The championships consisted of twelve 9-round Swiss System tournaments in the age categories of Under-7, Under-9, Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, and Under-17, each in Open and Girls categories separately. By virtue of their respective podium finishes at the National School Chess Championships; Diya, Ethan and Reuben have been officially selected to represent India at the Asian and World School Chess Championships to be held later this year and may participate in the same, stated a press release by Goa Chess Ad-hoc Committee.
