Goa, July 3 -- Team Herald

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PANJIM: Unbeaten throughout Mandar Pradip Lad (Bardez) (2166) outsmarted Chaitanya Gaonkar (Bicholim) (1899) to finish with 8 points in the final round to emerge champion in the Rotary All Goa Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2025 jointly organised by Rotary Club of Margao and Salcete Taluka Chess Association (STCA) under the aegis of Goa Chess Association (GCA), at the premises of Government College of Commerce and Economics, Borda, recently.

Anish Naik (Ponda) (1818) managed to outwit Aryan Shamrao Raikar (Salcete) (1753) to finish second with 7 points. Shubh Vishnu Borkar (Salcete) (1649) got the better of Arthav Shirodker (Mormugoa) (1622) to finish third with 7 points. Rishikesh Parab (M...