NAGPUR:
Om Vitalkar
reigned supreme in the Nagpur Mayor’s Cup
Maharashtra State Amateur Chess Championship
which concluded at Naivedhyam Eastoria here on Sunday.
At the end of the ninth and final round, three players – Om,
Shreyas Nikam
and
Ridit Nimdia
– were tied with 7,5 points each to their credit. However, on the basis of better tie-break scores, Om was adjudged champion in the below 2300 category. Shreyas and Ridit had to be satisfied with second and third spot, respectively.
The fight for the fourth spot was equally intense. R Sivasubramaniam, Rohan Joshi, Prashant Kasar and Devansh Ratti all notched up seven points apiece. However, Sivasubramaniam was declared fourth.
“After a long time, I got a major victory. The competition for the top spot was not easy with two others also scoring the same number of points. This win is a much-needed motivation for me to perform well in the future tournaments. I want to win the Nationals next month in Mumbai,” said Om, a Standard X student of Bhavan’s, Shrikrishna Nagar.
The below 2000 category title was won by Rohan Joshi followed by Devansh Ratti, Sachin Kandke, Yash Dhoke and Krishna Malay.
Sivasubramanium triumphed in the below-1700 category. He was followed by Kasar, Roneet Das, Umesh Lalwani and Mayur Shelke.
The top four players from each category will represent Maharashtra in the upcoming National Amateur meet to be held at Mumbai from November 5 to 11.
Satish Iayalwar, president Gadchiroli District Chess Association, Mangesh Kopulwar, co-ordinator Wardha District Chess Association, Sanjay Dhiware, president NCA, Manoj Itkelwar, vice-president MCA, Dilip Pagay, secretary MCA and Jayant Darvekar were present during the prize distribution function.
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Om Vitalkar (7.5 points, 44.75), 2. Shreyas Nikam (7.5, 43.25), 3. Ridit Nimdia (7.5, 42.25), 4. R Sivasubramaniam (7, 38.50), 5. Rohan Joshi (7, 37.50), 6. Prashant Kasar (7, 37.50), 7. Devansh Ratti (7, 39), 8. Vishal Gaikwad (6.5, 38.25), 9. Sachin Kandke (6.5, 38), 10. Kedar Morvekar (6.5, 37.25).
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