sports reporternagpur’s vedika pal finished as second best in the maharashtra state under-11 open and girls fide rating chess tournament that concluded at shree ganesh sabhagruha and ashwamedh hall, karve road, pune on sunday
The 24-year old from Andhra Pradesh drew his last round quickly with Darsh Shetty and ended in a three-way tie at the top with the remaining results going his way.
In a tournament of turnarounds and surprises, eighth seed Shanmukha Pulli, who was never favoured to be in contention for the crown, emerged the champion of the 6th SBI Life All India FIDE Rating Chess Championship, which concluded at the .