everyday thing. For someone as young as 18, it could be
all distracting, but Brandon speaks with the amazing confidence of a
professional.
"I am just keeping my cool. All that goes on outside the field is secondary.
My primary concern is football and I am focusing on that," said Br
ing
stone for talented Bhakti. Watch how far she goes in future".
Bhakti is adding 35 Elo rating points in her ever growing kitty. She will
participate in the Commonwealth Chess Championship, Chennai from 22nd
November,2012.
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Two more rounds to go in this 13 round World Championship.
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Nitish is a standard five student of Sharada Mandir School.
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Ivana lone Goan to win medal at Nat Jr Chess Nkrutikha, Aravindh emerge
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PANJIM: Salute Goa’s chess wizard WFM Ivana Maria Furtado of Santa Ines
as she lifted the bronze to emerge the sole Goan to win a medal at the
26th National Junior Girls Cha
Big Ben in Goa, brings two Salgaocar club hopefuls
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Two-time Olympic medallist Ben Johnson is in India in a new avatar.
Accompanying two young Canadian brothers of Indian origin to Goa to
attend trials at I-League football champions Salgaocar on
Tilak Maidan needs Astroturf as much as it needs a overhead covering
By Daniel F de Souza
I am shocked and dismayed to learn through a report in a National daily
that the local MLA of Vasco is opposed to the idea of AIFF installing an
artificial Astroturf on Tilak Maidan. It is all the more s
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The Goan Champion may meet Woman FIDE Master Swati Mohota (West Bengal)
in the final round on Sunday morning when a draw will be enough for the
GCL Brand Ambassador to clinch the Championship.
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Aditi Prabhugaokar.
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n Youth
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Riya is also doing well in the standard version of chess and is
expected to increase her rating by 35 points from this tournament in
Pattaya, Thailand.
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achievement for a team that hadn’t won the event in 28 years. “I just
want to congratulate the team, all of them. Great job boys!” an enthused
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Bhakti will get free air travel wherever Air India flies nationally or
internationally. "It will give me an opportunity to play more to keep
the Goan flag waving," said the smiling lass who brought the first
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College, Madgao.
The top seeds Air India steamrolled hosts Kerala by 4-0 margin aided by
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Arup Chatterjee, TNN, Feb 20, 2011, 06.26am IST
RANCHI: Talasha Prabhu has long promised to put Goa on the national
aquatics map. Her exploits at the National Games here have helped her
cause and more. The 17-year-old bagged two gold medals at the Games
u
Indian Bowling League Qualifying Round
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 19: With 7 teams participating in its inaugural season,
the 2011 Indian Bowling League (IBL) Tenpin Bowling Tournament kicked
off at the 300 Club Bowling Center in
rformances Bhakti Kulkarni has
placed Goa on the map of International sports.
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her round in Budapest on February 5,” cautioned the ace trainer.
The Goa Chess Association office bearers were overjoyed with the news of
Bhakti's victory. President Ashesh Keni, Secretary Arvind Mhamal and
Treasurer Kishor Bandekar congratulated Bhakti on her achievement.
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Bhakti exuding confidence.
SMS Bhakti at +44 7942850945.
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International Woman Master,
Goa,India.
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Nestor, Zimonjic win London in last match together
Ticker - Sunday, November 28, 2010
In their last match as a team, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic win the
ATP World Finals with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Mahesh Bhupathi and
Max Mirnyi. It was the seventh title of the year for the duo, which
Jr Nat hockey: Pune too good for Goa
September 25, 2010 20:21 IST
Hosts Pune District Hockey Association (PDHA) launched their campaign in
grand fashion as they pulled off a deserving 5-1 win over a doughty Goa
[ Images ] in a boys' pool 'C' league match of the 35th Junior
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Indian diaspora in search of roots
Nilesh Bhattacharya, TNN, Sep 29, 2010, 03.35am IST
NEW DELHI: As the Games Village is abuzz with the arrival of athletes
from across the globe, it's like a homecoming of different kind for many.
For the Canadian men's hockey captain Ken Pereira, the CWG wil
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Leo Pinto, India's oldest Olympian, passes away
Pradeep Vijayakar, TNN, Aug 10, 2010, 08.49pm IST
MUMBAI: I will get one Diwali card less this year. The unfailing sender
of that card for the last decade or so, golden hockey Olympian Leo
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Paes in mixed doubles final at Australian Open
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MELBOURNE: Leander Paes earned a chance to equal the record for most
Grand Slam title wins by an Indian after reaching the final of the
Australian Open mixed doubles event with partner Cara Black, following a
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NEW YORK: Leander Paes won the battle of Indians as well as his 10th Grand Slam
title after defeating old pal Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the US Open
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Portuguese Greats Invited For Anniversary Bash
Marcus Mergulhao I TNN
Panaji: In footballing terms, Goa could well sample original port in a toast
at the state's football association's golden jubilee anniversary celebration
next month.
Three Portuguese footb
Mozambique Champion takes on Goan kids in simul
Sixtime Mozambique National Champion Ivan da Silva Sales de Andrade played a
simultaneous exhibition match against eight Goan children at the Indoor
facility of Fatorda Stadium. This was part of the 'Know Goa Programme'
conducted by the Departmen
"Cooperation between Goa and Karnataka will benefit players of both states"
The 34th National Sub-junior and 25th Sub-junior girls' chess championship,
jointly organized by the South Kanara District Chess Association (SKDCA) and
the United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA) under the auspices o
National Under 13 Championships, Vellore
Former Double World Under 8 Girls Champion Ivana Maria Furtado and former
Goa State Champion Anurag Mhamal did Goa proud by finishing in the prize
list of the National Under 13 Chess Championships which concluded at the
Vellore Institute of Technology
Goan girls bag team medals
All the three Goan girls - Riya Sawant, Ivana Furtado and Bhakti Kulkarni -
participating in the World Youth Chess Championships helped the country to
bag team medals just as India dominated proceedings on the final day of the
toughly contested tournament.
In the G
Former star footballers for intra-Gulf Goan tournament
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AT least half-a-dozen former Indian footballers will be seen in action in
the first ever nine-a-side Intra-Gulf Goans invitation football tournament,
organised by the Goan Welfare Association at Al Ahli Stadium on October 31
'Goan chess is definitely going places' - Grandmaster Thipsay
Seven time National Champion and Arjuna Awardee Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay
of Union Bank of India had many kind words to say while speaking at the
prize distribution ceremony of the Monginis 46th National 'B' Chess
Championships whi
Jha catches up with leader Adhiban to set up an exciting finish!
International Master Sriram Jha (ELO 2429) fought back
from a precarious position in a wildly complicated game
arising from the normally sedate and insipid Breyer
Variation of the Ruy Lopez to beat International Master
Akshayraj Kor
M.R. Lalith Babu becomes India's latest International Master
The eighth round of the Monginis 46th National 'B' Chess Championships
saw M.R. Lalith Babu (ELO 2328) of Andhra Pradesh become India's
latest International Master just as the overnight leader P. Shyam Nikhil
(ELO 2364)
was beaten and
Asian Under 11 Gold medallist Cyrus Perreira has a chance to finish with the
third place and if so, he will be representing India in both the World and
Asian Youth Chess Championships to be played next year.
With one round to go, FIDE Master Girish Kaushik has already wrapped up the
title wit
In the Executive Body Meeting of the GSCA
which was held at Sant Gadge Maharaj Hall
at Alto Porvorim on the 24th of August, it was
decided to reduce the donor entry fee for
Goan players to Rs. 4000 from Rs. 6000 for
the forthcoming 46th Monginis National 'B'
Chess Championship. AICF Vice Presiden
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Double Under 8 World Girls Champion Ivana Furtado added yet another feather
in her cap by winning the Silver medal in the Under 10 Girls section of the
Asian Youth Chess Championships which concluded in Teheran, Iran today.
Woman FIDE Master and Chowgule College student Bhakti Kulkarni also adde
Goa State Chess Association hailed Mr. Srinivas Dempo for naming Double
Under 8 Girls World Champion Ivana Furtado as Goodwill Ambassador. 'Ivana
is a truly deserving candidate and she will make proper use of the faith
reposed in her by the Dempo group' announced her coach Dronacharya awardee
Paes-Dlouhy in men's doubles semis at Wimbledon
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impressive straight sets win over third seeds Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich
to book a semi-final berth in the men's doubles event at Wimbledon
Championships on Tuesday. (
Sameer A. Salgaocar, President of Goa State Chess Association disclosed that
Goa State Chess Association will apply to the All India Chess Federation to
purchase digital chess clocks at a subsidised rate.
Under the new scheme, the Federation can avail of clocks under the 75
percent subsidy sche
Monginis Brand Ambassador and current National Junior Girls Champion Bhakti
Kulkarni finished 4th in the National Women's 'B' Championship which
concluded in Calicut. By virtue of this performance, she qualified for the
prestigious National 'A' Championship for the second time in her career and
11th seed and National Junior Girls Champion Bhakti Kulkarni (ELO 2166) of
Goa was in the joint lead with Woman Grandmaster Eesha Karavade of
Maharashtra after the fourth round of the National Women's 'B' Chess
Championship being played in Calicut. They both have four points each and
Bhakti nex
Reigning National Junior Girls Champion Bhakti Kulkarni (ELO 2166) of Goa
won her third consecutive game to share the lead with 7 others at the end of
the thrid round of the National Women's 'B' Chess Championship being played
in Calicut. She next plays N. Raghavi of Tamil Nadu (ELO 2057) in the
Avinash, Sanjay get FIDE certification
CHENNAI: Goa received another boost in chess as two of the coaches sent to
Chennai received certification from FIDE for successful completion of the
trainer course.
AICF Vice President Sameer A. Salgaocar hailed this development stating that
the Goan ch
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Eight and a half years old Riya Sawant, who is a 2nd standard student of St.
Mary's High School, Mapusa created history by becoming the youngest ever
Subjunior Girls Champion in the Goa State Subjunior Chess Championship which
concluded at the Sarvodaya High School, Curchorem today.
Riya, who
Goa State Champion Anurag Mhamal (ELO 2126) wrested the sole lead with 5
points in the Boys section after beating Asian Schools Under 11 Gold
medallist Cyrus Perreira (ELO 1873) in the 4th round of the State Subjunior
Boys Championship being played at the Sarvodaya High School, Curchorem.
Anur
Both the top two seeds - Celiane Carvalho (ELO 1881) and Nandini Saripalli
(ELO 1844) - surprisingly lost to their lesser fancied rivals in the hard
fought third round of the State Subjunior Girls Championship being played at
the Sarvodaya High School, Curchorem.
Riya Sawant (ELO 1430), who ha
Double World Under 8 Girls Champion Ivana Furtado leads the largest ever
squad of twenty participants fielded by Goa in the National Under Nine Chess
Championships which gets underway at the Bapu Samaj Seva Kendra in New Delhi
in approximately a fortnight's time.
Ivana, who has the World and A
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Two time World Under 8 Girls Champion Ivana Maria Furtado and National
Junior Girls Champion Bhakti Kulkarni have been recommended for cash awards
totalling Rs. 190,000/- to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs for
performances in the year 2007 by the All India Chess Federation as per the
Goa State Champion Anurag Mhamal and Asian Schools
Under 11 Gold Medallist Cyrus Perreira will be
felicitated during the upcoming Goa State
Subjunior (Under 15) Chess Championship
which will be organised at the Mir Sultan Khan Chess
Academy, Sanvordem in the near future.
In January, Anurag (ELO
Monginis brand ambassador and National Junior Girls Champion Bhakti Kulkarni
will be part of the Indian Junior team which ill play three norm tournaments
in Spain in the months of June and July this year. These tournaments are the
4th Open Sort International Chess tournament from the 24th June t
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Dronachaya awardee Raghunandan Gokhale angrily stated that his remarks about
Grandmasters and their remuneration have clearly been taken out of context
by Shrikant Barve in his outburst on the internet. The figure of Rs.
30,000/- in a recent interview of his which appeared in the Navhind Times
The Executive Body of the Goa State Chess Association meets on Sunday to
contemplate action to be taken against Shrikant Barve, founder of the
Taleigao Chess Academy. In an outburst on the internet, Barve has attacked
the All India Chess Federation and in particular its current President - N.
S
Monginis to sponsor National 'B' Chess Championships
M/s Monginis Limited has come forward to sponsor the
National 'B' Chess Championships to be held in Goa
in the month of September this year. Besides this, the
firm has shown keen interest to support one national
tournament in chess every year,
Davis Cup players revolt against Paes
As if Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi pointing fingers at each other in the
media was not enough, Indian tennis was thrown into another controversy
after four Davis Cup players have reportedly refused to play in the next tie
against Japan if Paes was cont
Double World Under 8 Champion Ivana Furtado created another record by
winning the Goa Under 9 Girls category for the third consecutive time. In
the last round which was played at the BPS Club Margao, she beat Gauri
Hadkonkar to finish with a perfect score of 5 out 5 possible points. Gauri
had t
Goa to host 42nd National Cross Country Championship
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PANAJI: Asian gold medalists Preeti and Prija Shreedharan would be the star
attractions at the 42nd national cross country championship, to be held here
on February 16. "This is for the second time Goa is hosting the event and we
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Anurag notches best ever Goan rating performance!
Goa State Champion Anurag Mhamal gave a sterling display at the Parsvanath
Chess Championships which concluded today at the Modern School, New Delhi.
In the process he notched up his best ever rating performance of 2342 and
also increased his F
Goa's Anurag Mhamal steals the limelight; Marat Dzhumaev rolls on
Goa's Anurag Mhamal held Asian Junior Champion P. Karthikeyan (ELO 2327) to
continue his fine showing in the seventh round of the 6th Parsvnath
International Chess tournament now in progress here. With this result,
Anurag has tu
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It was a Golden start for the Goan chess fraternity in 2008, as not one but
two Goans were declared joint winners and awarded Gold medals in their
respective sections in the Asian Schools Chess Championships which concluded
in Kandy, Sri Lanka today.
In the Boys Under 11 section, Cyrus Perreir
On instructions of the Chief Minister, the sum of Rs. 328, 227 was cleared
towards the expenses incurred by Ivana Furtado's parents incurred during her
participation in the World Schools (Greece), Asian Youth (Teheran), Asian
Schools (Singapore) and Asian Youth (Al Ain, U.A.E.) tournments. Ivana's
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