Mormugao: Mark Telles Joshua of Salcete won the Goa State Senior FIDE Rated Selection Chess Championship with 7.5 points, claiming the Harischandra Candolkar memorial rolling trophy.
Vihaan Tari of Tiswadi finished runner-up, also with 7.5 points, while Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai of Canacona took third place with seven points. Erwin Albuquerque of Mormugao and Shubh Vishnu Borkar of Salcete completed the top five, also scoring seven points.
Asmi Amit Terse finished sixth, followed by Rishit Gawas, Neevaan Mandlekar, Vipul Kadam and Shashwat Upadhye in the top 10. The remaining top-20 finishers were Prayank Gaonkar, Anish Naik, Arthav Shirodker, Nathan Jess Cardozo, Sathvik Ashok Kerkar, Zayn Kaylan Gonsalves, Shlok Sanjiv Mesta, Krutika Aggarwal, Shresth Suraj Ghonsekar and Urmish Deusekar.
Shaurya Salgaonkar won the Best Unrated award, Bhimappa Harijan was named Best Veteran Player (above 45), and Sanika Shyamrao Naik claimed the Best Female Player (above 15) title.
