Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Mumbai School Chess Champions Named as Football Results Continue
Mumbai schools competed in chess and football tournaments.
Prisha Margaj won the Under-16 girls chess competition.
She scored six and a half points.
Hitansh Kunal Gohil won the Under-12 boys chess championship with nine points.
In football, Canossa defeated VPMS B.R. TOL by nine goals to zero.
Vashnavi Chettiar scored six of Canossa’s goals.
Bombay Presidency School and Witty International also won their matches.
St. Lawrence Borivali beat St. Francis DAssisi in a boys’ semifinal.
Prisha Margaj of RN Podar School won the Under-16 girls chess title with 6.5 points.
Hitansh Kunal Gohil of SKVM JV Parekh International School won the Under-12 boys championship with nine points.
Canossa, Andheri defeated VPMS B.R. TOL, Mulund, 9-0, in the Under-14 Division II girls football tournament.
Vashnavi Chettiar scored six goals for Canossa in the victory at Wings Sports Centre Ground, Bandra West.
Bombay Presidency School and Witty International also won, while St. Lawrence Borivali reached the boys’ semifinal final with a 1-0 victory.
- Who
- Prisha Margaj, Hitansh Kunal Gohil, Vashnavi Chettiar, and several Mumbai school teams.
- What
- Prisha Margaj and Hitansh Kunal Gohil won school chess titles, while football teams played Under-14 Division II matches.
- When
- The football matches reported took place on Friday; the chess tournament date is not stated.
- Where
- The football matches were held at Wings Sports Centre Ground in Bandra West, Mumbai; the chess venue is not stated.
- Why
- The schools were competing in the Dream Sports MSSA 45th Annual Inter-School Chess Tournament and school football tournaments.
- Chess tournament
- Dream Sports MSSA 45th Annual Inter-School Chess Tournament
- Under-16 girls chess winner
- Prisha Margaj of RN Podar School, Santacruz, with 6.5 points
- Under-12 boys chess winner
- Hitansh Kunal Gohil of SKVM JV Parekh International School, Vile Parle, with nine points
- Largest football result
- Canossa, Andheri defeated VPMS B.R. TOL, Mulund, 9-0
- Top football scorer
- Vashnavi Chettiar scored six goals for Canossa
- Other football winners
- Bombay Presidency School defeated St. Ignatius 2-0; Witty International defeated Ryan Global 3-1
- Boys semifinal result
- St. Lawrence Borivali defeated St. Francis DAssisi 1-0