Karma Pillai wins the Aug 2nd Social Cause Lichess online Tournament

Karma is a 9th grader from Rochester High School who moved to MI, USA. He was my EM student for quite a few years and feel so proud to see him participate for this noble cause and win it . Please find a small write up from Karma below, a Math aspirant

“I am thrilled to have won the U1900 section especially for this great social cause. I developed my initial chess skills under the guidance of Shiva uncle, a very dedicated chess coach. I look forward to playing many more of these tournaments. Thank you ~ Karma Pillai”

EM - Karma - Open/U1900 1st

Aditya Panchal - Open/U1900 2nd

Overall entries Amount Received

Tournament Highlights & Contributions Report

🏆 Tournament Performance:

• Open/U1900 Section: Karma with 6/6 was in an Ominous form to win the Tournament. With only 1 Open player who came 2nd, had to club both sessions.

• U1200 Section Winner: Mikail Bandukda – exceptional showing!

• U1200 Section – 2nd Place (Tied):shared by EM & LCS students.

Top-6 contributors

Rohith ( 2 Pujas)

Nisha Mehta ( 2 Pujas)

Suresh Ranganathan (1 Puja )

Nikita Mehta ( 1 Puja )

Richa Srivastava ( 1 Puja )

Viswam Vemula ( 1 Puja )

Special Temple Offer for Winners and contributors:

• All listed winners are eligible for one-time free ₹1000 Monthly Puja at the temple.
• The contributors as mentioned above can plan a one time Puja
• Please fill out the [Non-Members Monthly Puja Form] to claim this.

Note:

• Several winners were not from GTA or haven't registered for future EM tournaments, and thus missed out on larger prize opportunities. Consider registering early for future events to maximize benefits

List of Podium Finishers and Prizes won ( More Photos below )

Mikail Bandukda - U1200 - 1st

LCS - Kabir Desai - U1200 - Tied 2nd

EM - Ahaan Agrawal - U1200 - Tied 2nd

4 year old Baby Boss Dakshith Pradeep scored 3/6

Open/U1900 Youngest participant Prize