School Chess: Vinit, Greeshma emerge champions

VinitDhoot and Greeshma Dhumal, with an identical tally of 7.5 points each, clinched the boys and girls under-16 crowns respectively in theMahavir Prasad Morarka Memorial Maharashtra State Schools Chess Championship here Monday.

Top-ranked Vinit defeatedShubham Bandikatte to remain in pole position and emerge champion.

Third ranked Harsha Vartak and fifth ranked Vihaan Shetty both won their final round matches and finished with 7 points each, but the former, with a better progressive score, was placed second. Vihaan had to settle for third position.

In the Girls U-16 competition, eighth-ranked Greeshma Dhumal scored an easy win against second-ranked Archita Toraskar to hold on to her lead and win the title.

Sixth ranked Rajalakshmi Vishwanathan outsmarted Vedhika Ramanan to claim the second position, while number one rankedIsha Inamdar was held to a draw by lowlyShraddha Kadam and had to remain content with a third place finish.

Top 3 winners: Girls U-6:1. Chaturthi Pardeshi (8 points), 2. Aarna Shah (7), 3. Swara Railkar (7).

Girls U-8:1.

Hiya Shah (9), 2. Nihira Koul (7), 3. Ojal Ambilwade (6,5).

Girls U-10:1. Aanya Roy (7,5), 2. Rucha Dakare (7,5), 3. Aastha Turankar (6,5).

Girls U-12:1. Vrisha Shah (8,5), 2. Kriti Patel (8), 3. Tanvi Borate (6).

Girls U-14:1. Parnavi Rane (7,5), 2.Kiyarra Khaturia (7), 3. Saniya Tadavi (7).

Girls U-16:1. Greeshma Dhumal (7,5), 2. Rajalakshmi Vishwanathan (6), 3. Isha Inamdar (5,5).

Boys U-6:1 Viraj Rane (8), 2. Vedant Karthik (7,5), 3. Siddhant Bharti (7).

Boys U-8:1. Kushagra Jain (8,5), 2. Aditya Patil (7,5), 3. Gaigore Sanskar (7).

Boys U-10:1. Vedant Vekhande (8), 2. Aradhya Tikam (7,5), 3. Prathmesh Gawde (7).

Boys U-12:1.Ritvik Krishnan (9), 2. Aditya Ramanathan (7,5), 3.Vyankatesh S Dande (7).

Boys U-14:1. Rishi Kadam (8), 2.Rachit Lund (8), 3. Mihiir Sarvade (6,5).

Boys U-16:1. Vinit Dhoot (7,5), 2. Harsh Vartak (7), 3. Vihaan Shetty (7).