NAGPUR: Living up to her billing, Vedika Pal remained unbeaten to emerge as the Maharashtra champion in the U-10 state selection chess tournament which concluded at Kolhapur on Friday.
The top-seeded city prodigy finished on top of the table in the seven-round girls' section of the state tournament collecting 6.5 points. The nine-year-old Vedika won six games after being held to a draw by Yavatmal's Swadha Datir in the third round.