Mumbai, April 8 (Ians) Top seed, International Master (Im) Vikramaditya Kulkarni, former National B Chess Champion from Railways, made a winning start in the 6th Sbi Life All India Fide Rating Chess Tournament, which got underway at the Russian Centre for Science & Culture at Peddar Road, here on Saturday.
Kulkarni made short work of Ahaan Kataruka in a first-round encounter in the event being played over nine rounds of the Swiss League.
The trend continued on the remaining boards as 2nd seeded Fide Master Saurav Khherdekar (Elo 2090) and third-seeded Raghav Srivathsav (Elo 2060) defeated their respective opponents, Aditya and Ganeshwar in the first round.
The 6-day event, which has attracted 140 players from across India, which includes 61 Fide-rated players, is being organised by India Chess School under the aegis of the All India Chess Federation (Aicf) and Maharashtra Chess Association (McA).
Earlier, the event was declared open in a glittering ceremony which was presided over by Dr.
Kulkarni made short work of Ahaan Kataruka in a first-round encounter in the event being played over nine rounds of the Swiss League.
The trend continued on the remaining boards as 2nd seeded Fide Master Saurav Khherdekar (Elo 2090) and third-seeded Raghav Srivathsav (Elo 2060) defeated their respective opponents, Aditya and Ganeshwar in the first round.
The 6-day event, which has attracted 140 players from across India, which includes 61 Fide-rated players, is being organised by India Chess School under the aegis of the All India Chess Federation (Aicf) and Maharashtra Chess Association (McA).
Earlier, the event was declared open in a glittering ceremony which was presided over by Dr.
- 4/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actor Sanjeev Jotangia, who plays the role of Radheshyam Yadav in ‘Sapnon Ki Chhalaang’, said that he aspires to be known globally and is inspired by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, veteran singer Kishore Kumar, and Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.
Talking about his dreams and aspirations, he said: “My aspiration is to be globally known as one of the best actors of our great nation for which I’ve been trying relentlessly. I am inspired by Kishore Da, Bachchan Saab and Rafael Nadal. God willing, I’ll fulfill this aspiration one day and continue being a student of art, be it acting or writing or producing or directing later on.”
“I keep reading, keep myself abreast with regional and world cinema. I also watch good theatre and have a lot of interactive sessions with interesting actors and colleagues. I also dabble in selective voice acting assignments,” he adds.
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Talking about his dreams and aspirations, he said: “My aspiration is to be globally known as one of the best actors of our great nation for which I’ve been trying relentlessly. I am inspired by Kishore Da, Bachchan Saab and Rafael Nadal. God willing, I’ll fulfill this aspiration one day and continue being a student of art, be it acting or writing or producing or directing later on.”
“I keep reading, keep myself abreast with regional and world cinema. I also watch good theatre and have a lot of interactive sessions with interesting actors and colleagues. I also dabble in selective voice acting assignments,” he adds.
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- 4/4/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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