Mandal started competitions first for the beginners. From 1941 to 1943,
these competitions
were arranged for the members of the mandal and for others.
From 1943 to 1947, Mandal arranged chess competition in memory of Late.
Vinaykrao Khadilkar and for the competent players. But in the year 1948,
Mandal was unable to arrange the competitions. Member and guide of the
Mandal Mr. Vinayakrao Khadilkar passed away in1944 and Mr. Gopalrao Mujumdar
passed away in 1948. Mandal started Master's Memorial competition in their
memory from the year 1949. From the year 1954, Mandal started arranging
these Tournaments regularly up to these time and this matches were for
the districts of Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Ratnagiri and Kolhapur. In the
year 1955Late Appakaka Khadilkar and bhaurao Padsalgikar founded Southern
Maratha Country chess Association.
In these days, chess clocks were not available in India. So matches were
not finished in time. Bhaurao Padsalgikar himself invented chess clocks
and the match were played on these chess clocks. In the year 1955 in Andhra
Pradesh, First National chess championship was arranged at yeller. In
this Tournament members of the Mandal Late. B. P. Mhaiskar, Late Shivram
Natu and Bhaurao Padsalgikar were selected and they participated in it.In
this way Mandal was in progress. It was arranging various Tournaments.
In the year 1968, Bhaurao Padsalgikar meet Vasantrao Vaidya and he permitted
him to arrange National open chess Tournament in memory of his father
" Late Shridhar Keshav Vaidya". Her highness Sou. Padminiraje
patwardhan invited to the members of the mandal in the palace. Narayanrao
Khadilkar, Late Appakaka Khadilkar, Late Shankarrao Mhaiskar, Late Shivaram
Natu, Lata. B. P. Mhaiskar and Bhaurao Padasalgikar gathered in the palace. |
