Dear all,
Greetings!
Below kindly find the press release for 2nd Goa International Open GM
Chess Tournament for Category B prize distribution ceremony. Kindly
consider and publish the same in your esteemed daily.
Andra Prasdesh’s Karthik Gopal G (1766) won the Category B 2nd Goa
International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament, organised by Goa Chess
Association in association with All India Chess Federation (AICF) at Dr
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao, on Friday.
Karthik defeated Karthikeyan in the crucial final round match to finish
at top with nine points out of possible 10. Karthik pocketed home INR 2
lakhs rupees along with the winners’ trophy, followed by Tamil Nadu’s
lass Saranya Y who finished second with 8.5 points who had to settle for
INR 1,50,000 and Karthikeyan J finished third with eight points who had
better tie-break points then nine others who also finished on eight
points. Karthikeyen had to be content with INR 1,25,000.
(Pic caption: from left to right):
1st runner-up Saranya Y, champion Karthik Gopal and 2nd runner-up winner
Karthikeyan along with GCA President Nilesh Cabral, Corporate head
Nestle Goa Sanjay Bandhari, Deputy Director of Aayush Dr Datta Bhatt,
Tournament Director Kishor Bandekar, Chief Arbiter Gopal Kumar, GCA
Treasurer Vishwas Pilankar, GCA Vice President Ashesh Keni, Arvind
Mhamal Deputy Director arbiter, Sanjay Belurkar Dy Director Technical,
Subhashehandra Gawas, STCA President and Dr Roopa Belurkar Dy Director
Accommodation.
Best,
Carol Mascarenhas
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Karthik Gopal wins Category B 2nd Goa International Open GM Chess
Tournament
TALEIGAO, JUNE 21: Andra Prasdesh’s Karthik Gopal G (1766) won the
Category B 2nd Goa International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament,
organised by Goa Chess Association in association with All India Chess
Federation (AICF) at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium,
Taleigao, on Friday.
Karthik defeated Karthikeyan in the crucial final round match to finish
at top with nine points out of possible 10. Karthik pocketed home INR 2
lakhs rupees along with the winners’ trophy, followed by Tamil Nadu’s
lass Saranya Y who finished second with 8.5 points who had to settle for
INR 1,50,000 and Karthikeyan J finished third with eight points who had
better tie-break points then nine others who also finished on eight
points. Karthikeyen had to be content with INR 1,25,000.
“The last game was the crucial game for both of us but Karthikeyen made
a initial mistake and I capitalised and from there on I was sure to win
the match,” said Karthik, who won his major title after a span of five
years after he last won Supermind in Delhi.
“I would have finished in top five last year, but I lost the final round
match which sent me back to some 16 or 18th position,” said Karthik, who
participated in his second Goa GM tournament.
Selvamurugan and Pawar Hashit finished 4th and 5th respectively.
Goa’s Ayush Pednekar finished 66th with 6.5 points and was deservingly
awarded the Best Goan player while Paarth Salvi finished 92nd with six
points.
Sairaj Vernekar, Tanvi Hadkonkar, Sachin Gaude, Ethan Vaz and Pradip
Mandar finished with six points while Women Chess Master (WCM) Gunjal
Chopdekar finished with 5.5 points wherein they all finished in top 150.
Speaking during the occasion, Tournament Director and AICF Treasurer
Kishor Bandekar said, “I thank the entire organisation team and the
participants for making the second edition a grand success. The platform
created by Goa Chess Association is nothing but to give the children and
youth an environment to experience international level chess in Goa
itself. I will all the best to all the participants and all the future
stars,”
Chief guest, GCA president and Goa Power Minister, Nilesh Cabral said,
“I would like to thank all the participants, team and the sponsors. We
have all done what we could and I hope you have enjoyed the game of
chess. Chess is a game of brilliance. The person who wants to perform
better has a better chance of winning. The increase in number of
participants gives me joy and its a pure sign that we have grown. We had
around 77 players from Goa and as a minister in Goa, I am thrilled and
excited with the growth as the efforts to see our players participating
and performing at National and international events is paying heed. We
assure to take this tournament to a different level next year as we
intend to make it India’s biggest tournament and then make it the
World’s best,”
Altogether 458 players which included over 400 rated player participated
in the Category B.
Nilesh Cabral gave away the prizes in the presence of Corporate head
Nestle Goa Sanjay Bandhari, Deputy Director of Aayush Dr Datta Bhatt,
Tournament Director Kishor Bandekar, Chief Arbiter Gopal Kumar, GCA
Treasurer Vishwas Pilankar, GCA Vice President Ashesh Keni, Arvind
Mhamal Deputy Director arbiter, Sanjay Belurkar Dy Director Technical,
Subhashehandra Gawas, STCA President and Dr Roopa Belurkar Dy Director
Accommodation.
Prizes:
Goan Players
Best U7 Goan: Sairaj Nagvekar; Girl: Shreyashi Faldesai
Best U9: Boy: Vedant Angle; Girl: Jennica Sequeira
Best U11: Boy: Joy Kakodar; Girl: Netra Savaikar
Best U13: Boy: Pradeep Mandar Naik; Girl: Sayuri Naik
Best U15: Boy: Sairaj Vernekar; Girl: Tanvi Hadkonkar
Open Category
Best U7: Boy: Siddhant Bharti; Girl: Diya Digambar Sawal
Best U9: Boys: Ehtan Vaz; Girl: Saeeja G Dessai
Best U11: Boys: Nirnay Garg; Girl: Rajanya Datta
Best U13: Boys: Adireddy Arjun: Girl: Mrittika Mallick
Best U15: Boys: Aditya Varun Rampal: Girl: Bhagyasri Patil
Below ratings category prizes:
Best below 1100: Harshad S Hagawani
Best below 1200: Nagvekar Siarura
Best below 1400: Parekh Vishrut
Best below 1600: Mrithyunjay Mahadevan
Best below 1800: Neil Franklin
Best unrated player: Paul Chinnappan
Best Goa: Pednekar Ayush
(Pic caption: from left to right):
1st runner-up Saranya Y, champion Karthik Gopal and 2nd runner-up winner
Karthikeyan along with GCA President Nilesh Cabral, Corporate head
Nestle Goa Sanjay Bandhari, Deputy Director of Aayush Dr Datta Bhatt,
Tournament Director Kishor Bandekar, Chief Arbiter Gopal Kumar, GCA
Treasurer Vishwas Pilankar, GCA Vice President Ashesh Keni, Arvind
Mhamal Deputy Director arbiter, Sanjay Belurkar Dy Director Technical,
Subhashehandra Gawas, STCA President and Dr Roopa Belurkar Dy Director
Accommodation.
