Pitamber, Joshi shine at the Midway National U14 tournament
Sachin Pitamber and Aditi Joshi both of Queen’s College excelled at the National Under-14 championships held at Queen’s College on Saturday.
Pitamber secured 6.5 points out of a possible seven to capture the top spot in the Open division, while in the Girls’ division, Joshi won all her games to earn an impressive seven points to take first place.
Taking second and third place respectively in the Under14 Open wee the Zhang brothers, Nicholas and Alexander, also of Queen’s College.
Sachin Pitamber, winner of the National U14 Open Chess Tournament
Winner of the Girls’ Under 12 Kataleya Sam, who advanced to the Under-14 tournament, held her own to earn the second position. Saura Ruplall won the third spot; she also medaled in the Under-12 girls’ tournament.
The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) gave acknowledgements to the Best Open U12 player Aquilani Swaminadha and Best Girls’ U12 player Kataleya Sam, Best Open U10 player Vir Narine and Best Girls’ U10 Player Saura Ruplall.
Aditi Joshi, winner of the National U14 Girls’ Chess Championship
The tournament concluded with a short prizegiving ceremony courtesy of Midway Specialty Care Center; winners in each division received trophies and medals for their outstanding performances.
The Federation thanked the organisers and committee members for their invaluable efforts in supervising the season of tournaments.
The Chess Federation also thanked the management of Queen’s College for providing the use of the tournament venue.
The division winners
The GCF also wished to express thanks to the Midway Specialty Care Centre for its kind support towards the development of junior chess in Guyana. The Federation looks forward to a continued partnership in the future.
