Players of BCM Arya shine in district chess tourney

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 8

The students of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, bagged maximum titles to emerge as the best school in the Sub-Junior Ludhiana District Chess Tournament that concluded here on today.

Amrit Indo-Canadian School and Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, finished at second and third place, respectively. Over 200 players from as many as 17 schools competed in the U-7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 years during this two-day tournament, organised by the Ludhiana District Chess Association. The first three position holders in each age group were given cash prizes worth Rs 11,000, besides certificates.

Dr Paramjeet Kaur, Principal of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School was the chief guest on the concluding day.

Vikas Sharma, president of the tournament organising association, along with office bearers of the body, including IK Kalia, Dr Harish Sehgal, Manav Chawla, Rishav Gupta and Gursher Singh besides tournament arbiters- Varun Kumar, Sanjiv Sharma, Chanderesh Bakshi and Surinder Singh, Head of Department, Sports, BCM School were among others present on this occasion.

Final results

U-7: Shivaan Sikka (first), Medhansh Lal (second) and Adhav Gupta (third).

U-9: Tejbir Singh (first), Pranav Bansal (second) and Partik Saini (third).

U-11: Yaman (first), Prisha Nano Sehgal (second) and Gunraj Singh (third).

U-13: Makul Singhal (first), Brahmasees Makkar (second) and Jindal Tanush (third).

U-15: Devansh Negi (first), Parmarth (second) and Ishdeep Singh (third).