THE 21st edition of LG Somalwar Memorial Boys Team Chess Championship got a huge response with 74 teams taking part in the annual affair of the Somalwar Academy that got under way at Annasahib Somalwar Memorial Sabhagruha on Thursday. As many as 46 teams in High School group and 28 in Primary are taking part in the two-day tournament. Four rounds were played in both the groups on the opening day. At the end of Round 4, Narayana Vidyalayam team was leading in High School group while the trio of CPS Katol Road, BBPVM Trimurti Nagar and BBPVM Civil Lines were in joint lead in Primary group. Four more rounds will be played both in High School and Primary groups on Friday starting 10:00 am.

 

Six teams of different branches of Bhavan’s Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir (BBPVM) were among the top 11 teams at the end of Round 4 in Primary group. CPS Katol Road, BVM Trimurti Nagar and BVM Civil Lines scored an identical seven points to share lead. Prize distribution function will be held at 4:00 pm at the hands of Executive Members of Somalwar Academy in the august presence of office-bearers of Chess Association of Nagpur. The technical side of the tournament is being handled by a team of arbiters under the able guidance of Chief Arbiter Amrish Joshi and Sheetal Panbude.

 

Rank after Round 4 Primary Boys: CPS Katol Road, BVM Trimurti Nagar, BVM Civil Lines (7 pts each), CPS ABP, BVM Srikrishna Nagar (both 6 pts), BVM Chinchbhavan, JP English School, Somalwar Nikalas, SOS Beltarodi, BVM Srikrishna Nagar-2, BVM Koradi-1 (5 points each). High School Boys: Narayana Vidyalayam, Chinchbhavan (8), BVM Srikrishna Nagar-1, BVM Srikrishna Nagar-2 (both 7 pts), CPS ABP, BVM Koradi-2, CPS WN, BVM Civil Lines-2, BVM Chinchbhavan (all 6 pts), Seventh-Day Adventist, Somalwar Nikalas, RS Mundle, CPS KR.