Congratulations to Samar Dayal who has won the Gold medal in the Under 8 section of the Commonwealth Chess Championships. His mother writes —
‘Samar participated in the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022 that concluded yesterday in Sri Lanka. He played in the Under 8 Open category. I am very happy to inform you that he finished in first place in the championship and won a gold medal and trophy. He scored 7.5 points over 9 rounds and conclusively came out on top (second and third positions were tied at 6.5 points). The tournament saw strong participation in the U8 category, including the recent World Cadets U8 Bronze medallist among others, whom Samar played against and won.
The award ceremony was conducted at the Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s residence, with the PM presiding. The Prime Minister graciously spent some time with Samar after the ceremony’
