Wilson tops Margao tourney

Wilson Cruz won the all-Goa open chess tournament 2007,
organised by Margao Chess and Rotary Club of Margao at
Rotary hall, Margao. In the final round, Wilson pipped
young Niraj Saripalli, who finished second, to score
8 points from 9 closely contested rounds.

Cyrus Pereira upset Nandini Saripalli to claimed third
spot. Special prizes in age group categories were awarded
to - Vipul Kulkarni and Sawant Riya (U-12), Akshay Deulkar
and Bhakti Naik (U-15), Anirudh Bhat and Gauri
Hadkonkar (U-8).

Mr Avdhoot Kare, president of Rotary Club of Margao,
Mr Shirish Naik, secretary and Mr Ashesh Keni gave
away the prizes