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.
Srinivasan.
Srinivasan, who is also the Treasurer for the BCCI, has been questioned by
Barve as to the treatment of Grandmasters who will be coaching various
upcoming players under the anvil of the new AICF Coaching scheme. Barve
asks why six crores are spent on Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the India Cements
Chennai IPL team whereas the Grandmasters are sanctioned only one thousand
rupees a day for the coaching they will provide.
Augusto Pinto, the Acting Secretary of the GSCA, has already written to
Barve to explain the reasons of his personal attack on the AICF President.
It is well known that the GSCA has enjoyed excellent relations with the
AICF, and the Goan players have been granted tremendous facilities at the
national and international level by the Federation in the recent past.
Parents of the players have written to Pinto asking for strict action
against Barve. They are keen that the relations between GSCA and the AICF
should in no way be soured and the Goan children should get the maximum
benefits of the coaching scheme. Mrs. Sujata Kaisary, mother of Umang
Kaisary, has in an email mentioned that the fees paid to the coaching
Grandmasters is infact an 'internal matter' between the AICF and the
Grandmasters and in no way any member of the chess fraternity needs to
comment on it adversely.
SOURCE: Sameer Salgaocar - President - GSCA
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