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Arush Naik emerged as the winner of the Shobhavati Satarkar Memorial Curti invite chess tournament, organised by Gram Vikas Samiti on occasion of its Silver Jubilee year in association with Ajinkya Chess Academy and Ponda Taluka Chess Association (PTCA)
Naik scored 6.5 pts out of 7. Atharv Shirodkar and Sriya Gaunekar secured 2nd and 3rd places respectively.
Chetan Kurtikar, Aryan Shirodkar, Rupam Gaude, Sarvesh Kurtikar, Samarth Borkar, Mayank Shetkar and Swayam Naik secured 4th to 10th places respectively.
Consolation prizes were given to Nishesh Gaude, Divesh Priolkar, Swara Rane, Moumita Naskar, Aryan Jojo and Tansh Gaude.
Chief guest Amogh Namshiker (Secretary, PTCA) gave away the prizes in the presence of Anand Kurtikar (Executive member of Ponda Taluka Association), Leena Satarkar, Lala Satarkar -president of Laxmi Sports And Cultural Club,Panchme Priol, Sandesh Naik (joint-secretary, PTCA), Subhash Gaude-joint treasurer of Krishna Devalay committee and Arbiter Milind Gaude.
