Augusto, Thank you for the encouraging words.
We had engaged the services of Mr. Tanay Kaisare (our Chief Arbiter) and Pinge was there as a coordinator from the Association side, but all the others especially Mr. Peter Rebello, Adv. Anita Thorat, Jyotsna Sarapalli, Viju Gaonkar, Santosh Dempo and Latika Ahuja came voluntarily and worked tirelessly to lighten our hands. Sanjay Barve was in the organizing Team too but he was not there as an Arbiter. The spirit shown by them all was indeed incredible. Needless to say, had it not been for them, it would have been difficult if not impossible for us to conduct the championship so smoothly. We were particularly delighted to have with us the presence of Dr Peter Carvalho during the ‘Presentation function’. Dr Carvalho has been providing clocks and Boards free of cost to the organizers and his presence came as a big boost to us. I agree with you that the present "Sports Policy" is flawed but only to a limited extent. When we first approached our sponsor, he was wondering whether we would get a response of at least 50 participants (and he would have been happy with that considering that in the past the figures have barely crossed twenty) but the final response left him in a virtual sense of ecstasy and committed to sponsoring more of such events in the future. The Sports Policy does have its failings but on the brighter side, with more participants being lured by the marks on offer, more sponsors and Corporates will come in which will ultimately benefit the Sport. All that it needs is a little fine tuning, to ensure that those who stand in merit stand to gain more marks than those who simply come to participate. It was nice to meet you there. Warm regards Sandeep ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: augusto pinto <[email protected]> Date: 14 August 2010 00:46 Subject: Fwd: Tarcar Memorial? State Selection Chess: Youngsters steal show as Gauri emerges Champion (Sandeep Heble) To: Sandeep Heble <[email protected]> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: augusto pinto <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 12:44 AM Subject: Tarcar Memorial? State Selection Chess: Youngsters steal show as Gauri emerges Champion (Sandeep Heble) To: goanet <[email protected]> Sandeep Heble <[email protected]> wrote: "Youngsters stole the show while top seeds tumbled at the ?Late Shripad Vishnu Kamat Tarcar Memorial? All Goa State Women?s Chess Championship organized by JCI St. Inez in association with Sports Authority of Goa and Goa Chess Association." Today, I happened to drop in at the ‘Late Shripad Vishnu Kamat Tarcar Memorial’ All Goa State Women’s Chess Championship organized by JCI St. Inez in association with Sports Authority of Goa and Goa Chess Association. I was delighted to see the spirit that a number of our chess workers like Mr. Tanay Kaisare, the Chief Arbiter, who was assisted by Mr. D.R. Pinge, Mr. Peter Rebello, Adv. Anita Thorat, Jyotsna Sarapalli, Viju Gaonkar, Santosh Dempo and Latika Ahuja displayed in ensuring the success of the tournament. I also noticed Sanjay Barve there although his name is not mentioned among the assistant arbiters. I had a chance to shake the hands of Sandeep Heble, who was instrumental in conducting this tournament. It was quite nice to see someone who I don't think is an active chess player promoting this game. The Goa Chess Association would be wise to co-opt such able organisational people so that the game becomes more popular. In the meanwhile the GCA under the President-ship of Asheh Keni will I am sure be working overtime to ensure that all chess workers including people of the calibre of Dr. Peter Carvalho, and Shrikant Barve are made to display their love for the game in a more overt manner. I think my friend Shrikant Barve, who has done much for chess but is currently under a cloud for silly reasons, must be very pleased. That's because his ward, Gauri Hadkonkar, a contemporary and rival of Ivana Furtado, (who incidentally Barve once used to coach) became the Goa's Woman's champion. One of the features of this tournament was the record number of entries. One hundred and forty. Although the popularity of chess is rising in leaps and bounds,I I think that this number has come up in a somewhat artificial manner. The Goa government has come up with a policy that grants a goodly number of grace marks to those who participate in State, National and Inter-School/Higher Secondary events. So a large number of children enrolled in order to avail themselves of those grace marks. Some thought should be given to this abuse of a good system. Anyway, leaving all that aside, congratulations are due to Sandeep Heble and his team for successfully conducting the Goa Women's Chess Championship. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E [email protected] or [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350 -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E [email protected] or [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
