CITY’S Aditya Narendra Ukey clinched the 4th Nagpur Below 1800 Chess Tournament which concluded at GH Raisoni Institute of Information and Technology, Shraddha Park, Wadi Hingna Link Road. The event was organised by Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation in association with GH Raisoni Sport and Cultural Foundation and was recognised by Chess Association Nagpur, Maharashtra Chess Association, AICF and FIDE. Aditya scored eight points out of nine to emerge winner. Shaunak Badole also of Nagpur too scored 8 point but was placed second based on tiebreak scores. City’s Sahajveersingh Maras, Niranjan Mocharla of Andhra Pradesh, Mradul Yadav of Nagpur, Dhiman Mitra of West Bengal and Prasann Shukla of Chhattisgarh scored 7.5 points each and were placed from 3rd to 7th position based on their tie-break scores. Ukey got richer by Rs 51000 while Shaunak Badole received Rs 30000 as the prize money.

 

Prizes were distributed to top 20 finisher as well as to best veteran, best Nagpur player. Trophies were also given to top ten boys and girls in Under-7, U-9, U-11, U-13 and U-15 age groups. IA Ajinkya Pingale was the chief arbiter for the event who was being assisted by FA Shiva Iyer, FA AmitTembhurne, FA Shubham Soni, FA Bharti Dhote, FA Sagar Sakhare, SNA Prayas Ambade, SNA Shrikant Bagde, SNA Sudhanshu Gaidhane, SNA Shyam Agrawal and Prathamesh Machave. Girish Pandav, social worker and senior Congress leader was the chief guest of the prize distribution function. Prof Anupam Choubey, HOD Raisoni Group presided over. Bhushan Shriwas, Organising Secretary and Secretary Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation and IA Ajinkya Pingale, Chief Arbiter were present on the dais. SS Soman conducted the proceedings and also proposed a vote of thanks.