Punjab Kesri Centre for Chess Excellence organised 18th Chess Championship in Ambala
Started in 2017, first tournament was held in Jalandhar with 50 children
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Feb 4, 2020 04:23
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Ambala: Punjab Kesri Centre for Chess Excellence organised the 18th Chess Championship in Ambala. Over 272 children from all over Haryana participated in the one day Championship which was organised at Cecil Convent School Ambala Cantt.
The tournament was organised with the permission of the Haryana Chess Association.
The tournament was attended by children from Under 7, Under 9, Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Open categories. While venue partner was Cecil Convent School, the sponsors included Saraswati Mission School, Ambala Haveli, Sanjeevani Hospital, Samrithi, American Hospital, Happy Child College of Nursing Sonipat, Greek House and Western Overseas Study Abroad Private Limited.
Punjab Kesri has successfully organised 17 such championships already. Started in 2017, the first tournament was held in Jalandhar with 50 children. The championship has been successfully organised in Jalandhar and Ludhiana with over 5000 children having participated over the years.
Winners:
Under 7 Boys: First Maidansh Goyal, Second- Vihaan Sharma, Third - Siraj Singh
Under-7 Girls: First- Ishi Singla, Second- Yashvi
Under-9 boys: First Aamya Gupta, Second- Aryveer Singh, Third - Naman
Under-9 Girls: First Aakrishti, Second- Gatima
Under 11 Boys: First Dynasty, Second Manraj Singh, Third LAkshya Kumar
Under 11 girls: First Tamanna, Second Evelyn Kaur, Third Akshita
Under 13 Boys: First Kartavya Aggarwal, Second Chinmay, Third Ansh Arora
Under 13 Girls: First Vrinda Aggarwal, Second Rhea
Under 15 Boys: First Shrestha Sharma, Second Akshiv Gupta, Third Vaibhav Mittal
Under 15 girls: First Kushaldeep Kaur, Second Divya, Third Paushali
Open boys: Overall Aditya Sharma; First Amit Kumar Sharma, Second Abhiwansh, Third Sanjay Kumar Rana
Open girls: First Awakened, second Priya, Third Rimpi Devi
