The top ranked Ritvik Krishnan and third ranked Vrisha Shah emerged champions winning the boys’ and girls’ under-12 crowns respectively in the Mahavir Prasad Morarka Memorial Maharashtra State Schools Chess Championship 2018, which concluded at the Nehru Centre, Worli.
Ritvik Krishnan, the winner of the Boy’s U-12 title, proudly displays the ‘Champions Trophy’. The runner-up Aditya Ramanathan and the other medal winners pose with Coach Balaji Guttula, after the Mahavir Prasad Morarka Memorial Maharashtra State School Chess Championship
Ritvik was in outstanding form and finished with an all-win record to clinch the top honours with a 100 percent tally of 9 points. In the concluding round, Ritvik (9 points) outwitted Keenan Menezes (6) with the white pieces on the top board.
Eighth ranked Aditya Ramanathan (7.5 points) and 13th ranked Vyankatesh S. Dande (7 points) finished second and third respectively.
Vrisha was also unbeaten in the girls competition and dropped half a point when she and top seed Kriti Patel played out a draw in the fourth round. The third ranked Vrisha finished in pole position with 8.5 points. WCM Kriti (8 points) and ninth ranked Tanvi Borate (6 points) claimed the second and third spots respectively.
Important 9th round results – Girls 12: Rashi Chauhan (5.5) lost Vrisha Shah (8.5)
WCM Kriti Patel (8) beat Janice Barboza (5.5)
Rashmika M Sri (6) Tanvi Borate (6)
Namon Padhi (6) beat Varuni Sane (5.5)
Radhika Tiwari (4.5) beat ACM Dhriti Shah (6).
Boys 12: Ritvik Krishnan (9) beat Keenan Menezes (6)
Yohan Boricha (5.5) lost Aditya Ramanathan (7.5)
Vyankatesh Dande (7) beat Manthan Kale (6)
Nilkant Shrey (6.5) beat Hriday Sheth (5.5)
Parth Moghe (5.5) lost AFM Arnav Nehete (6.5)
The top three winners – Girls 12: 1. Vrisha Shah (8.5), 2. WCM Kriti (8), 3. Tanvi Borate (6).
Boys U-12: 1. Ritvik Krishnan (9), 2. Aditya Ramanathan (7.5), 3. Vyankatesh S Dande (7).