Niraj Saripalli beat Vivaan Ballikar to score 8 points in 9 rounds and win the Salcete Taluka Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2017 conducted by Salcete Taluka Chess Association recently at Nehru Stadium Fatorda, Margao.
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Reuben Colaco finished second with 7 ½ points while Nandini Saripalli had to be content with third position scoring 7 ½ points. Saish Fondekar beat Jugan Rodrigues to clinch the 4th position. Ishan Pagi beat Soham Dhuri to take the 5th position.
Prize winners: U15 Boys - Soham Dhuri; U13 Boys - Cyrus Gomes; U13 Girls - Niti Kamat; U11 Boys - Jugan Rodrigues; U11 Girls - Pavitra Nayak; U9 Boys - Aarav Kamat; U9 Girls - Keira Fernandes; U7 Boys - Atharv Sawal; U7 Girls - Shreya Patil.Prizes were distributed at the hands of Ashesh Keni, President of Salcete Taluka Chess Association (STCA); Damodar Zambaulikar, Secretary STCA,Sanjay Kavlekar,chief arbiter and Dilip Vernekar, treasurer of STCA.
