Sangli Chess Fesival

Below are the details of the Winter Session Chess Tournaments to be held at Sangli from 12-11-2007 to 25-11-2007

Venue and Lodging Nutan Buddhibal Mandal, Sangli

1. Late Sou.Shaila Kanetkar- Kanade Memorial Open Chess Tournament for Boys and Girls

( Under 9 years - Born on or after 1-1-1998) From 12-11-2007 to 14-11-2007
Entry Fee - Rs.300

2. Late Sou.Sumati Bhalachandra Bhirangi Open Chess Tournament for Boys and Girls

(Under 15 years Born on or after 1-1-1992) From 12-11-2007 to 14-11-2007
Entry Fee - Rs.300/-

3. Late Sou.Shaila Kanetkar- Kanade Memorial Open Chess Tournament for Boys and Girls
( Under 11 years - Born on or after 1-1-1996) From 15-11-2007 to 17-11-2007
Entry Fee - Rs.300

4.Late Sopanrao Shingare Memorial Open Chess Tournament for Boys and Girls

( Under 17 years - Born on or after 1-1-1990) From 15-11-2007 to 17-11-2007
Entry Fee - Rs.300


5.Anuradha Parvati Memorial Open Chess Tournament for Boys and Girls
( Under 13 years - Born on or after 1-1-1994) From 18-11-2007 to 20-11-2007
Entry Fee - Rs.300

6. Late. Adv. Keshavrao Chougule Memorial Open Chess Tournament for Boys and Girls
( Under 19 years - Born on or after 1-1-1988) From 18-11-2007 to 20-11-2007
Entry Fee - Rs.300

7. Late, Sou Sitabai R. Bhide Open Ladies Chess Tournament
From 21-11-2007 to 23-11-2007
Entry Fee - Rs.100

8. Suraj International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament
From 25-11-2007 to 31-11-2007
Entry Free for GM, WGM, IM and IWM and Rated 2400 and above
1800 to 1999 - Rs.1300
2000 to 2199 - Rs.1200
2200 to 2299 - Rs.1100
2300 to 2399 - Rs.1000
Entry Fee Rs.2000/- for unrated.
AICF Registration is must for all participants

State Under 9 Tournament

Congratulations to Nachiket Dhonnar for coming second at the Maharashtra State Under 9 Chess Tournament. His determination is an inspiration to other budding chess players.

Asian Championships

Hurrah!!!! India topped the medals tally and bagged a total of 10 medals at the Asian Championship at Al Ain ( 5 golds, 3 silver and 2 bronze). See final medal tally here

Shardul Gagare has done India and Maharashtra proud by coming first in the Boys under 10 category at the Asian Championships held in Al Ain. Though FM Girish Koushik ( second place) also scored 7 points, Shardul had a better progressive.

Kudos to G.V.Revanth Reddy, who topped in the Boys under 8 category with a one point lead.

Priyanka Kumari (Girls under 12 topper), Pratusha B and Sweety Patel ( Girls under 10 first and second respectively) , Ivana Maria Furtado (Girls under 8 topper) have also done India proud. Well done and keep up the good work.

Asian Championship at Al Ain

Check out the standings after round 9 here

Hello !!

Hello,

As a parent of a chess player I felt the need for a common platform for all like minded people to share their views and general information on the game in Mumbai. This is an attempt in that direction.

Yesterday (26.08.2007), an Inter School Team Chess Tournament was held at Mulund Vidya Mandir by Dr. Prakash Vaze. Since the school was interested in participating in the tournament, I accompanied my son against the advice of well wishers who were aware of and apprised me of the lack of facilities and mismanagement at Dr.Vaze's tournaments.

However, I was in for a shock when I reached the tournament venue. There was one open hall where anyone and everyone could enter. There was no mike and and no one to direct the students what to do. No pairing was put up. Schools were haphazardly being paired up. Some students did not have chairs to sit. Parents had already started getting restless as it was ten o'clock and the tournament had not started (scheduled time was 9 o'clock)

At ten thirty, parents started protesting. They wanted to walk out of the tournament and wanted a refund but Dr. Vaze was in no mood for it. He kept assuring us parents that everything was in order and the tournament would go on as scheduled. At eleven o'clock some teams had started playing their first match amidst this pandemonium (Some students has still not managed to find a place to sit)

At eleven o'clock, all hell broke loose. Some agitated parents called in the police after repeated requests for a refund fell on deaf ears. Soon after the police arrived, parents who had made spot payment of tournament fee received their refunds while those whose fees had been through the school were told that their refund would be made to the school.

I am not sure what was the fate of the tournament as I left soon after I received my refund. The event had evoked an overwhelming response and I feel sorry for the game as it was the biggest loser