Goa's Riya Sawant stood 4th in National Under 7 Chess Championships which
concluded in Lucknow today. This exceptional performance follows her
brilliant effort in the National Under 9 tournament in Bangalore last month
where she stood 8th in a very tough field.
Riya finished with 7 points and will have the satisfaction of having
finished in the top 10 of two National tournaments in the same calendar
year. She is presently being coached by V. Sivaswamy of Bambolim Chess Club.
The President and the Secretary of the Goa State Chess Association
congratulated Riya on her unique accomplishment and wished her continued
success in the future. There will be a separate felicitation function for
Riya on her return to Goa.
The final standings of the all the Goans participating in the tournament
were as follows -
Girls section - Riya Sawant 4th, Urvi Bandekar 16th, Vidula Dempo 25th.
Boys section - Tatvesh Sawant 15th, Sumukh Pinge 62nd.
SOURCE: Sameer Salgaocar - President - GSCA
