WCM Gunjal Chopdekar emerged champion at the Late Shripad V. Kamat Tarcar & Late Anusuya S. Kamat Tarcar Memorial Women’s State Chess Championship at Mushtifund High School, Cujira-Bambolim. WCM Swera Braganca finished runner-up.
Chopdekar edged out Swera on tie-break after both players scored 6.5 points out of 7 rounds. Their encounter in the 6th round, ended in a draw. Faizia Khan, with 6 points, secured the position of Second Runner-Up.
Other Prize-winners: Shinel Rodrigues, Sayuri Naik, Sayyed Maizah, Sanvi Naik Gaonkar, Kaya Coutinho, Krutika Aggarwal, and Skyla Rodrigues.
Category Prize-winners (U7, U9, U11, U13, Mustifund & Hedgewar School):
Alaina Gomes, Navya Narvekar, Janelly Vaz, Samrithi Malkar, Shreesha Ghadi, Vania Dukle, Aaradhya Dessai, Brahmi Mangasuli, Pradnya Kakodkar, Sidonia Dacunha, Sayuri Prabhu Nasnodkar, Shravani Naik, Dhanvi Bhomkar, Chinmaee Kerkar, and Samruddhi Nagvenkar.
Dr Sanjeev Dalvi, Nandini Dalvi, Mahesh Candolkar – President, Goa Chess Association, Chaitanya Tarcar, Arvind Mhamal, Chief Arbiter, Dattaram Pinge – Deputy Chief Arbiter, Ashesh Keni – Secretary, GCA, Beena Shankwalkar, Pallavi Kakodkar, graced the prize distribution ceremony.
