Mangalore: 48 Chess players from DK/Udupi twin districts, of whom 20 were FIDE- related in the world, participated in a Chess Tourney on Sunday, Sep.4 at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan near police HQs in Mangalore, under the auspices of local district chess Association. Prizes were awarded in age and open categories.
Pangal Gopalkrishna won the event in open chess with a maximum of 5.5 points (out of 6), with V.Shyam as runner-up.
Adithya Pai and Chrisel Pais in under15, Rajath Rao and Swathi Bhat in under12 groups won their titles. There was also a under 9 category contest, said a press release from Mangalore Chess Academy on Monday, Sept.5