Press release
Mangalore, Jan 23: Aravinda Shastry and Gahan MG bagged the honors in the Open and Under 12 State Level Open Rapid Chess Tournament organized at NMPT Officers Club, Mangalore.
Prizes were distributed DK superintendent of police Dayananda. MRPL DGM P.A Jose, Karavali group of colleges president Ganesh Rao, DK Chess Association president Vaman Kunjoor, KSCA president Sambasiva Rao, KSCA secretary and treasurer S N Deshpande SN, Treasurer were also present on the dais.
Top Placings:
Open:
Place Name Rtg Club Score Progr.
1. Aravinda Shastry, 2300, Bangalore 8 43.5
2 Vikram Saralaya, 2137 Udupi 8 41.0
3 Gopalakrishna P, Mangalore 7 38.5
4 Vijayendra Y G, 2154, Mysore 7 34.0
5 Srinivas P V, 2125 Hassan 6.5 36.5
6 Prakash V Rao, 2022 Mangalore 6.5 36.5
7 Raghavendra S 2165 Bangalore 6.5 35.5
8 Vikram S 1908 Shimoga 6.5 34.0
9 Ankit Gupta, NITK 6.5 33.5
10 Arjun U Prabhu, Shimoga 6.5 33.5
Best woman first: Ananya Madiyal
2nd: Aviva D'Souza
Best Junior 1st: Kaushik R
2nd Anil Shetty
Best Sub Junior 1st: Sanjay J Rao
2nd: Sachin Deshpande
Best Junior Girl 1st: Viona D'Cunha
2nd Kavyashree
Best Sub Junior Girl 1st: Shruthi D Shetty
2nd: Gabriela D'Cunha
Under 12 Top 5:
Place Name Feder Rtg Club Score Progr.
1 Gahan M G 1999, Mangalore 7.5 38.5
2 Girish Koushik, Mysore 7.5 38.5
3 L Vivekananda, Mysore 7 37.0
4 Pranav K S, Shimoga 7 33.0
5 Sathvik M 1946 Bangalore 6.5 40.5
Best Under 7: Anantha Ram R U
Best Under 7 Girl: Ankitha R
Best Under 9: Shabdik Verma
Best Under 9 Girl: Shalon Pais
Best Under 11: Neeraj Saripalli
Best Under 11: Girl: Lenita Mathias