PANAJI
Mandar Lad from Bardez delivered a flawless performance to win the All Goa Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2025, held at GVM’s Higher Secondary School, Ponda, on April 12 and 13. Organized by Serials Chess Academy and GVM’s Chess in School, the tournament attracted strong participation from across the state.
Mandar remained unbeaten throughout the event, securing a perfect 9 out of 9 points. Saras Powar and Paarth Salvi followed in second and third place respectively, each scoring 7 points.
Top 20 Overall Standings: Lad Mandar, Pradip Saras Powar, Paarth Salvi, Chaitanya Gaonkar, Bezstrakhov Dmitry, Shubham Sawaikar, Mayuresh Desai, Hriday Morajkar, Aarth Shenvi Karapurkar, Joshua Telles, Rachel Pereira, Valanka Fernandes, K Suresh Navin, Atharva Sawal, Vihaan Tari, Kanishk Sawant, Adarsh Patekar, Avaneeshwar Guin, Hawal Shreyash, Mayank Kurtikar,
Category Winners:
U-15 Boys: Asarsh Naik, Chaitanya Patil, Manjunath Dessai. Girls: Sayyed Maizah, Saeeja Dessai Desai Anvi
U-13 Boys: Shlok Mesta, Atharva Borkar, Cardozo Nathan. Girls: Terse Asmi, Tanisha Naik Dessai, Sawant Aarna
U-11 Boys: Atharv Ghatwal, Advaith Prasanna, Aryan Naik. Girls: Skyla Rodrigues, Tvisha Dessai, Redkar Shanvi
U-9 Boys: Prayank Gaonkar, Naik Aarav, Sarthak Naik. Girls: Dukle Vania, Rao Shivanya, Amaira Borkar
U-7 Boys: Evan Telles, Schaffer Antunes Viegas, Kadam Vivaan. Girls: Adhvi Terse, Jigyasa Gawas, Barreto Eliaza Phacelia
Special Awards: Best Veteran: Kiran Chopdekar, Nitinchandra Dighe. Best Women: Arya Dabholkar, Shree Ghonsekar. Best Ponda Player: Swayam Kamat Bambolkar, Samruddh Borkar, Avnish Borker. Best GVM’s Player: Nishesh Gaude, Kamat Helekar Aarya Amey, vani Sawaikar. Best Serials Chess Academy Player: Mandlekar Neevaan,Shivam Maharana, Anvay Borkar
The event concluded with a prize distribution ceremony attended by several notable guests, including Krishna Shetye (Chairman of GVM’s), Vishwas Naik (Director of Reema Transport), and Sanjay Kavlekar (SAG Coach). Also present were Sagar Sakordekar, Wilson Cruz, and Sandesh Naik—President, Vice President, and Joint Secretary of PTCA respectively.
