Maharashtra State Arbiter Camp was held at Ratnagiri on 6th & 7th June 2026. The Camp was organized by Ratnagiri District Chess Association on behalf of Maharashtra Chess Association.
Camp was inaugurated by the hands of Mr. Madhav Hirlekar – Senior Tax Practitioner, Chairman of KGN Saraswati Foundation and Karhade Bramhan Sangh, Ratnagiri. Mr. Manas Desai – Director Gokul Dairy Ratnagiri, Mrs. Pratibha Prabhudesai, Mr. Subhash Shirdhankar – Vice President, RDCA, Mr. Mangesh Modak – Treasurer, RDCA graced the occasion with their presence.
IA Vivek Sohani was nominated as lecturer for the seminar and he was assisted by IA Pornima Upalavikar during the lectures. Theory and Practical Sessions were conducted on both days before the exam for the camp participants.
Total 45 Participants from 8 Districts – Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Thane, Latur, Palghar, Sangli, Chh. Sambhajinagar took part in the seminar out of which total 37 were successful. Here is the list of candidates who cleared the examination with the grade mentioned next to their name.
We at MCA Cogratulate all the successful candidates and wish all the very best for their future endeavors.
| Full Name | District | Grade |
| Upendra Mandar Kher | Ratnagiri | A |
| Varad Vinayak Pethe | Ratnagiri | A |
| Saiprasad Salvi | Ratnagiri | A |
| Suyash Sudhakar Pethe | Sindhudurg | A |
| Sammed Sunil Patil | Kolhapur | A |
| Neelkanth Manish Kagathara | Thane | A |
| Jeevika Anand | Thane | A |
| Rigved Nilesh Sarjoshi | Sindhudurg | A |
| Soham Devdatta Rumde | Ratnagiri | B |
| Manas Santosh Sidhaye | Ratnagiri | B |
| Mayuresh Sanjay Malvankar | Sindhudurg | B |
| Priyanka Kapil Thomake | Kolhapur | B |
| Anita Namdev Bhosale | Kolhapur | B |
| Advait Avinash kale | Ratnagiri | B |
| Sahas Nilesh Narkar | Ratnagiri | B |
| Balkrishna Kaustubh Pednekar | Sindhudurg | B |
| Subhash Shirdhankar | Ratnagiri | C |
| Aditya Tushar Karandikar | Ratnagiri | C |
| Suyog Maruti Dhamapurkar | Sindhudurg | C |
| Amol Patil | Latur | C |
| Sachin Vilasrao Vanire | Kolhapur | C |
| Samir chandrakant bendre | Palghar | C |
| Nehal Sandeep Deshmukh | Thane | C |
| Kiran Avinash Shinde | Kolhapur | C |
| Shrihas Nilesh Narkar | Ratnagiri | C |
| Amar Ankush Chalke | Ratnagiri | C |
| Maya Deepak patil | Palghar | C |
| Bashir Mulla | Sangli | C |
| Sanket Rajendra Jadhav | Palghar | C |
| Shruti Sunil Desai | Kolhapur | C |
| Varsha Shailesh Honakatti | Kolhapur | C |
| Ishwar Jambhale | Latur | C |
| Mahesh Vyapari | Kolhapur | C |
| Pooja Dhanvade | Sangli | C |
| Milind Ashok sawant | Sindhudurg | C |
| Pratik Pramod Patil | Kolhapur | C |
| Sapna Bhaskar Upalavikar | Sangli | C |
| Aruna Rishikesh Kulkarni | Sangli | C |