The 'Late Shripad Vishnu Kamat Tarcar Memorial' State Ladies Chess Championship organised by JCI St. Inez in association with Sports Authority of Goa and under the auspices of Goa Chess Association got underway at the Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji. Defending Champion Gauri Hadkonkar was surprisingly held to a draw by Sonali Kerkar on her round two match. The following players are sharing the lead with 2 points each at the end of Round 2: Prasanna Swamy, Apurva Naik, Sampada Barve, Aishwarya Thorat, Riddi Zantye, Sukanya Chari, Shruti Shanbag, Aditi Prabhugaonkar, Sejal Tari, Sachi Bandodkar and Vandana Bandodkar.
Earlier, the Championship was inaugurated by Mr. Chetan Tarcar of Virashree Hotels in the presence of JCI St. Inez President Uma Sakhardande, Tournament coordinator Sandeep Heble, Siddharth Sakhardande, Goa Chess Association Secretary Arvind Mhamal, Balachandran and Arbiters D. Pinge and T Kaisare. Yours sincerely Sandeep Heble Tournament coordinator, JCI St. Inez 9326129171
