Shubam Pinge tops Colva chess tourney

Seventy-two participants braved the heat and sun to give their best at the all-Goa chess tournament organized by Junior Chamber International (JCI), Colva, in association with Goa State Chess Association (GSCA) at Colva.

Shubam Pinge secured top spot and was closely followed by Standrick Colaco and Bhakti Kulkarni.

Cash prizes were also awarded to Sahil Chopdekar, Pradeep Kulkarni, Purshottam Kanthak, Girish Kaushik, Avinash Malvankar and Vipul Kulkarni. Vidula Dempo won a special prize for being the youngest competitor.

Mr Sameer A. Salgaocar, GSCA president was the chief guest and praised the efforts of Dr Peter Carvalho in promoting the event. He had a special word of praise for the Colva Jaycees, celebrating their silver jubilee year.

Earlier, host president Mr Darren D’Costa welcomed. Project Manager Mr Delzin Furtado welcomed. Ms Brenda Rodrigues proposed the vote of thanks.