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
Raghunandan Gokhale. Ivana's next tournaments include the Asian Youth Chess
Championships in Teheran and the World Schools Chess Championships in
Singapore.
GSCA President Salgaocar hoped that 'more corporates will come forward to
support upcoming Goan chess players'. In the recent past, besides Dempo
group, Monginis and Borax Morarji have supported the efforts of the young
developing stars. Hopefully, 'the trend will continue as our players will
continue to make a mark on the national and international scene', he added.
'We have other youngsters like Asian Schools Under 11 Gold Medallist Cyrus
Perreira and State Champion Anurag Mhammal who could also use some financial
support,' Salgaocar mentioned.
(Source - Sameer A. Salgaocar, AICF Vice President)
