NAGPUR: City chess prodigy Vedika Pal kept the Maharashtra flag flying high in the 34th National U-10 girls' chess championship currently underway at Jammu.
At the halfway mark of the 11-round event organized by the J&K Chess Association under the aegis of All India Chess Federation (AICF), nine-year-old Vedika is holding on to the joint second position with five points. A total of 89 selected players from across the country are participating in the six-day championship.