Goa, Aug. 29 -- Team Herald

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BAMBOLIM: WCM Gunjal Chopdekar emerged champion edging out WCM Swera on tie-break after both players scored 6.5 points out of seven rounds in the late Shripad V Kamat Tarcar and late Anusuya S Kamat Tarcar Memorial Women's State Chess Championship organised by the Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association (TTCA) at the Mushtifund High School, Cujira-Bambolim, recently.

Their encounter in the sixth round had ended in a draw. WCM Swera was declared the runner-up, while Faizia Khan, with six points, secured the position of second runner-up.

Other prize winners: Shinel Rodrigues, Sayuri Naik, Sayyed Maizah, Sanvi Naik Gaonkar, Kaya Coutinho, Krutika Aggarwal, and Skyla Rodrigues.

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