CISCE Under 14 girls team brought laurels by winning a gold and securing 1st position in the 67th National School Games Chess Championship (SGFI) at Vellore Tamilnadu. The team comprising of 5 players, out of which it’s a pride that 2 players were from Maharashtra. Prisha Kesarwani(Mah – Arya Vidya Mandir,Juhu) along with Trisha Jagtap (Mah- The Green Acres Academy, Chembur), Pratyasha Jena (Odi), Saanvi A( UP ), Ritu P( Ker).
The team outplayed the other 26 teams and scored 11 out of 12 points with a lead in tie breaker points. The team also managed to make their best moves under the guidance of able coach Mr Rakesh Pawar.
The SGFI Nationals were held in Vellore, Tamilnadu from 26th to 30th December, 2023.