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Bittu Chakraborty wins PTCA chess

Bittu Chakraborty wins PTCA chess


PANAJI

Bittu Chakraborty claimed first place in a chess tournament organized by the Chess Learning Centre in association with the Ponda Taluka Chess Association (PTCA).

The tournament was held for selected students from Chess Learning Centre, Gurukul Academy, and Matruchhaya’s Bal Kalyan Ashram.

Nirbhay Gaude and Hemant Jaiswal finished second and third respectively, while Vinod Chalwadi, Afrin Krishna, Vedang Kerkar, Narayan Pagad, Sandhu Gulati, Abhir Shrivant, and Nirmayi Dalal secured fourth to tenth places.

Consolation prizes were awarded to Yaksh Bandodkar, Jay Shankhwalkar, Gyanendra Gaonkar, Sparsh Naik, and Om Gaude.

Trophies and medals were presented by Sagar Sakordekar (President, PTCA) and Anand Kurtikar (EC member, PTCA). Sakordekar also urged the young players to take part in state-level chess competitions.

Amogh Namshiker, Secretary of PTCA, welcomed the participants and proposed a vote of thanks.

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