Staff Reporter
Quepem
Aryan Raikar emerged as the undisputed champion in the QTCA All Goa Open Blitz Chess Tournament, organized by the Quepem Taluka Chess Association in association with the Government College, Quepem.
He clinched the title with an impressive 8 points out of 9 rounds. His performance included a victory against the top seed, Devesh Naik, in the final round. Devesh Naik and Sairaj Vernekar finished second and third, respectively with 7.5 points.
The top 20 winners were: Aryan Raikar, Devesh Naik, Sairaj Vernekar, Atharv Katkar, Chaitanya Gaonkar, Kanjiravila, Datta Kambli, Anish Naik, Avnish Borkar, Satyam Phal, Rachel Pereira, Rhys Carvalho, Nivesh Naik, Vardhan Shetkar, Sani Gawas, Adarsh Patekar, Rajarajeshwari Deshmukh, Aarav Chopdekar, Sidh Rane, and Aashman Adhiraj Naik Desai.