Shubhash Pawar wins Chess Challenge 2.0 with a perfect score
The Chess Challenge 2.0 was held at the Chembur Children's Home on 17th of August 2024. 12-year-old Shubhash Pawar won the event with a score of 6.0/6. The event was organized by Teach Chess India and sponsored by Lion's Club and many people came together to make this happen. We bring you a pictorial report of what transpired on this beautiful day.
One of the initiatives that is extremely close to our heart is the chess training that we have been doing at the Chembur Children's Home since March 2023. This home was established under the Child Care Institution (CCI). CCI houses kids who are orphans or are living away from their parents. CCIs are defined under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. They were established to provide care and protection to the children.
Over the last year and a half we have managed to keep the training at the children's home going. Every Saturday someone from the "Teach Chess India" mission goes and trains the students. At some point we realized that a tournament within the premises would be very helpful and that is when we organized the first ever Chess Challenge tournament within the premises. It was won by Ritin Mahapatra. Seeing the success of the event, we decided to hold the 2nd edition of Chess Challenge! This time on 17th of August 2024 at the Chembur Children's Home. 59 players participated out of which 52 were from the children's home in Chembur and 7 girls came from the nearby BKN girls home. The event was sponsored by Lions Club of Bombay Uptown.
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Final Rankings after 6 rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
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1 | 35 | Pawar, Shubhash | IND | 0 | 6 | 21,5 | 23,5 | 23,50 | |
2 | 8 | Ghabaj, Yash | IND | 0 | 5 | 22 | 24,5 | 19,50 | |
3 | 25 | Mahapatra, Ritin | IND | 0 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 17,00 | |
4 | 15 | Kadam, Sahil | IND | 0 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 18,00 | |
5 | 33 | Pani, Sameer | IND | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14,00 | |
6 | 5 | Chavan, Vikas | IND | 0 | 5 | 17,5 | 20,5 | 16,75 | |
7 | 42 | Shaikh, Raj | IND | 0 | 4,5 | 20 | 22 | 13,50 | |
8 | 22 | Khan, Asif | IND | 0 | 4 | 23 | 26,5 | 15,50 | |
9 | 14 | Jawale, Kalpesh | IND | 0 | 4 | 22,5 | 25,5 | 14,50 | |
10 | 46 | Shaikh, Salman | IND | 0 | 4 | 20 | 22,5 | 12,50 | |
11 | 59 | Waghela, Suresh | IND | 0 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 10,00 | |
12 | 28 | Morya, Jitendra | IND | 0 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 11,00 | |
13 | 55 | Verma, Rohan | IND | 0 | 4 | 18,5 | 20,5 | 11,50 | |
14 | 45 | Shaikh, Salim | IND | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11,00 |
Volunteers who made this event special
This event was made possible thanks to the volunteers of the Teach Chess India mission. The idea of the mission is to teach chess across the country in places where it is difficult for people to afford chess learning. This could involve children's homes, orphanages, old age homes, hospitals, prisons, public schools, slums and more.