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http://twitter.com/goanet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Promotion of CHESS in Goa by Shrikant Barve Chess is a learning tool , an Indian Game which develops Reasoning, Decision making and many other abilities. • We at Chess Activity Centre look at chess as learning tool. Its help to develop Reasoning, Decision making as also concentration. It’s a good tonic for brain. • All students should play chess, at least few games per week . • They should take part in Chess Tournament at least once in a month. We should concentrate on those children who are considered weak in studies. If these children play chess it will be good for them as well as Society. • Do we have infrastructure in place for children to play chess? • Is there Motivation to play chess? Chess as Sport • At the Government level Sports Dept. organizes Secondary School Chess Tournament, Higher Secondarily and College level chess tournament every year. • Inter Secondary School tournaments are held at District level where in around 30 schools participate. • There are 450 Secondary Schools in Goa. • Primary School. • Chess talent can be identified at the age of 6/7/8. • This spotted talent by the time he is out of Primary School (4th Std) is a recognized good chess player. • There is no system at Govt. level to identify chess talent at Primary School level. 100 Job opportunities in 2 years 22000 children are born every year in Goa. (22000X4) 88000 children learn in Primary Schools in Goa. • If all parents of all these children agreed to spend Rs.50/- per week on education of Chess of their Child! • Its Job Opportunities for 1100 with income of 4k per week. (88k X 50 =4400K) • I know all parents can not afford these, as also there is no craze for Chess. But let us look it in a different angle. • More than 50% of our population live in Major towns. • Even if 10% of parents of Primary Students from Major towns agrees to spend Rs.50/- per week to educate CHESS to their child, it will create Job opportunity to 100 Chess Knowing Youths. • If we work together we can achieve creation of job opportunities for 100 in Chess in next 2 years. Educate child about Chess Board, Chess pieces and How these pieces moves • Primary Chess Trainer. • Any Primary School Teacher can do this. • We can ask KG administrators to introduce chess for Upper KG 20 hours in a year. • Playing Pawn Chess Game Tournament at this level etc. • Chess players who are studying in college can use their few hours in a week to train child and earn some pocket money. • Established Good Chess players can professionally train to bring the child to level of getting FIDE Rating. • We also should Invite good Chess Coaches to facilitate Goan Chess Players to reach IM/GM level at the earliest. • Regular Children Chess Tournament • Chess tournament of 25 children 5 rounds can be completed in 2 hours. • Such tournament can be organised in a garden, below big tree shade, parking space, etc. few parents or Higher Secondary Student can organise this. We have to built our infrastructure. Motivate Schools, Clubs, Housing Societies, Colonies to organize Chess Tournament. • Information relating to chess should flow smoothly is passed on quickly, efficiently. • Using Internet website, Webpage, blog, group is best in today’s world. Basic requirement to Organise Chess tournament • 1. Chess Sets includes Chess pieces & chess boards • 2. Chess Clocks • (Thanks to Dr. Peter Carrvalho, he has made this available free of cost) • We must arrange for • a. Tables hire charges Rs.30 to 40 per day • b. Chairs Rs.4 to Rs.6 per day • Transport & Hamal Charges extra. • c. Booking hall (Rs.1000 plus per day) • d. Arbiters (Minimum 500 per head in to number of arbiters) • e. Computer for pairing 1000 • f. Printer 300 • • g. Sound System 1000 to 3000 • h. Photographer 1000 to 3000 • i. Other charges (Stationary, Phone, SMS, Traveling, Banners, Posters, Prize Distribution Function expenses, Transporting material etc.) • j. Arrangement of Prize money/Trophies • k. Participation Certificate Rs. 10/- per certificate. • l. Refreshment expenses • All this organizers have to arrange. • Minimum Cost of organizing Simple Chess tournament for one day is Rs. 5000/- plus Prizes. • Every one should participate in chess tournament. Students should play at least one chess tournament a Month. That is the need of the society. • We should strive to fulfill infrastructure requirements for CHESS. CHESS ACTIVITY CENTRE We will be organising WORKSHPS • 1. How to organise CHESS Tournament • 2. What is Swiss League System • 3. Chess training for Teachers, Parents etc. We expect help co operation from you all. • Appeal to Join CAC • We want to take CAC to all over Goa. • Join CAC as life member • 1. Shrikant Vinayak Barve • 2. Sanjay Vinayak Barve • 3. Shravan Shrikant Barve • 4. Arjun Halarnkar • Are life members of CAC since inception. You can become a LIFE MEMBER of CAC. Next 6 (5 to 10) can become LIFE MEMBER by paying Rs.500/- • Thereafter (11 to 20) can become LIFE MEMBER by paying Rs.1,000/- • Thereafter (21 to 30) can become LIFE MEMBER by paying Rs.5,000/- • Thereafter can become LIFE MEMBER by paying Rs. 10,000/- We require funds to create infrastructure for Chess Promotion. We mee again on Saturday March 13, 2010 • We will meet again on Saturday March 13, 2010at 4 pm. • To finalize constitution of CAC and initiate registration process. • Official email : cac...@gmail.com • Registered office of CAC will be C/o International Centre Goa, Goa University Road, Dona Paula-Goa Shri Sandeep Heble and Jayakumar Raghavan agrred to join CAC. 22 people discussed topic in our meet on Sunday 21, 2010. Nest meet on March 13, 2010 at ICG Dona Paula. All Chess lovers are welcome. Shrikant Vinayak Barve Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/