Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 14: First Inter-School Tournament under World Chess Federation’s programme ‘Chess in Schools’, being organised by All J&K Chess Association in collaboration with Tiny Tots School Sainik Colony is going on in full swing.
The tournament, which commenced yesterday at Tiny Tots School has witnessed participation of over 500 players from 20 different schools of Jammu district.
In the ongoing tournament, matches in six different groups concluded.
In Class Ist to 4th category (boys), Divyam Gupta from KV Sunjuwan won the gold medal, while Shubhankar Sobani of Jodhamal School and Ritwik Bagoria of KV Gandhi Nagar secured silver and bronze medals respectively, whereas in girls category, Sidhangha of Little Flower, Tejisvi of Tiny Tots Roop Nagar and Leyth of KV Gandhi Nagar bagged gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
In Class 5th to 8th boys, Sanyam Gupta of KV Gandhi Nagar, Soham Kamotra of DPS and Jaiveer Singh of DPS secured gold, silver and bronze medals respectively, whereas in girls category, Samriddhi Saxena of Heritage School, Sehaj Jappan Kour of Little Flower and Tatiksha of Little Flower claimed gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
In Class 9th to 12th category (boys), Harshit Gupta of KC International School, Yaksh Chopra of Heritage School and Akashdeep Singh of KC International bagged gold, silver and bronze medals respectively, whereas in girl category, Avni Gupta of Heritage School, Sanjukta Sobani of Jodhamal School and Vineeta of Little Flower School claimed gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
On the occasion, Atul Kumar Gupta, President, All J&K Chess Association, Kuljeet Singh Jamwal, Chairman, Chess in School programme, Jammu Division and Dr Vikram Handa, Principal, Tiny Tots School were also present.
While speaking, Atul Kumar Gupta stated that J&K Players will get biggest platform to display their talent under this programme under which training will be given to 2 lakh youth of the State.
He added that in the tourney, students from any school can participate and overall winner will get cash prize of Rs 10,000 and gold medal. All the group winners will get Rs 1,000 and gold medals, Gupta said, adding that silver and bronze medals will also be given to second and third prize winners alongwith certificates. The final of the tournament will be played on May 16, he maintained.
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