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                   Tri Continental Film Festival 2008
                          July 25 - 30, 2008
                              Goa, India

             http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/
           http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf
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Goan players put up a commendable performance in the Second Mangalore FIDE Rating Chess Championships to win not less than four prizes in a tightly contested field of 270 players.

The star of the show was Goa State Champion Anurag Mhamal (ELO 2113) who finished fifteenth in the prize list with eight out of a possible eleven points. He defeated former National 'B' Champ Nassir Wajih (ELO 2271) and reputed coach International Master Varughese Koshy (ELO 2283) in the process. For his stellar show, Anurag will be gaining 30 ELO rating points.

In the Veterans section, it was Goa State Chess Association founder member and present Joint Secretary P.P. Insulkar who bagged the first prize. In the Under 11 Boys section, the second prize went to Mohanan Harikrishnan and in the Under 15 Girls section Sukanya Chari bagged the second prize.

Source: Sameer A. Salgaocar, Vice President AICF

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