------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Asian Junior Champion WIM Mary Ann Gomes (ELO 2274) was upset by Commonwealth Girls Under 18 Champion Bhakti Kulkarni (ELO 2112) in the fourth round of the National Junior Girls Championship being conducted at Nagpur, Maharashtra. Bhakti, who is also the three time Goa state Seniors Champion, had beaten Mary Ann in the Commonwealth Championships in Mumbai last year. She proved that the victory was no fluke when she convincingly beat the Woman International Master for the second time in their two meetings. Opening with her pet Colle System, she gradually built up an advantage and even sacrificed an exchange to develop a crushing attack. When faced with queening pawns, the World Under 18 Bronze Medallist Mary Ann had no option but to resign. Mary Ann, who is also a Woman Grandmaster Norm holder, is coming back to chess after a long layoff, and perhaps was a tad rusty in this particular encounter. Also losing in the 4th round is WIM Kiran Manisha Mohanty (ELO 2247) of Orissa. Kiran, who lost to Ch. Divyasri (ELO 2063) in the third round, suffered another setback when R. Preethi (ELO 2109) of Tamil Nadu beat her convincingly. Mohanty is the current National Women's 'B' Champion and will have to score heavily in the last seven rounds to have any chance of finishing in the medals list. Bhakti next plays WIM P. Lakshmi Sahiti (ELO 2142) who is the two time and current National Subjunior Girls Champion. If she can make it to the top 6 in this tournament, Bhakti will be part of the National Junior team which will play in prestigious international tournaments next year. Her coach Dronacharya awardee Raghunandan Gokhale is in daily contact with her from Mumbai and is guiding her in opening selection and game strategies. SOURCE: Sameer Salgaocar - President, GSCA
