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2018 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT
June 16, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm GMT
GHc40.00
This year’s National Youth Championship took place at DPS International School Auditorium on 16th June, 2018 and featured over 100 players in 5 different age categories namely; under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 categories.
The participants showed great enthusiasm for the competition and were focused while playing the matches. The matches clearly brought forth the eagerness with which our youth are building their skills. The winning participants made their families and schools proud and also enabled them to grab some awards in the form of trophies, medals, chess artefacts, clocks amongst others.
Below is full medallist table
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2018 NATIONAL YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – WINNERS |
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CATEGORY |
AWARD | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
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Under 10 |
Gold | Rohit Godhwani |
Delhi Public School Int. (DPSI) |
| Silver | Josiah Cox | Springforth Community School | |
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Bronze |
Kimathi Kuenyehia II | Lincoln Community School | |
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Best girl |
Aarna Bhavesh Tailor | Delhi Public School Int. (DPSI) | |
| CATEGORY | AWARD | PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
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Under 12 |
Gold |
Alexis Rusquet | Lycée Français d’Accra |
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Silver |
Rohan Sharma | Ghana International School | |
| Bronze | Joshan Shunjaiy |
Delhi Public School Int. (DPSI) |
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| Best girl | Millicent Sah |
Mayflower Preparatory School |
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CATEGORY |
AWARD | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
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Under 14 |
Gold |
John Allotey |
Chorkor BASICS International |
| Silver | Piyush Keshan |
Delhi Public School Int (DPSI) |
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Bronze |
Shabd Mathur | Ghana International School | |
| Best girl | Gaargi Bhaveshkumar Tailor |
Delhi Public School Int (DPSI) |
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CATEGORY |
AWARD | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
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Under 16 |
Gold | Larry Vandyke |
Delhi Public School Int (DPSI) |
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Silver |
Isaac Norvi | Chorkor BASICS International | |
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Bronze |
Daniel Otoo |
Chorkor BASICS International |
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| CATEGORY | AWARD | PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
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Under 18 |
Gold |
Rohan Karamchandani | Ghana International School |
| Silver | Naren Varyani |
Ghana International School |
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Bronze |
Malav Ashwin Daftary | Delhi Public School Int (DPSI) | |
| CATEGORY | AWARD | PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
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Special Awards
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Youngest boy |
Dave Quansah Acheampong (5yrs) | Jack & Jill International School |
| Youngest girl | Falak Thakwani (7yrs) |
Delhi Public School Int (DPSI) |
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| Brilliancy game | Tian Jie Gao |
Ghana International School |
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Award presentations were done by GCA Patron Grp Capt. George Arko-Dadzie and DPSI Principal Mr. David Raj.
GCA wishes to thank all families whose wards participated, to DPSI for hosting the event and also to the Chairman of B5 Plus Ghana Limited Mr. Mukesh Thakwani who provided special awards for all medallists.