Chess prodigies of Velammal Main School, Mogappair Campus, Nikhil Magizhnan (Std IX) and Harshvardhan G.B. (Std XII) won Gold Medals in the boys (U-14) and (U-17) category respectively whereas Poorna Sri M.K. (Std XII) won Bronze Medal in the girls (U-17) at the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) Chess Championship 2018-19.
The remarkable performances of these players at the National level was honoured by Shri P. Benjamin, Minister for Rural Industries and Shri Ma-Foi-K Pandiarajan, Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture.
Nikhil Magizhnan and Harshvardhan G.B. were awarded cash prizes of Rs.2 lacs each while Poorna Sri received Rs.1 lac recently.
The School Management congratulates the achievers on their remarkable feat.