Gautam Tari latest Goan entrant in FIDE List, Bhakti and Anurag gain

Indian chess fans have reason to cheer as
World Champion Viswanathan Anand is all
set to regain the sole numero uno spot
atop the FIDE rankings when the list is
released on April 1st. Anand was tied with
arch rival Kramnik at 2799 in the January list.
However, his performances have boosted him
back over the 2800 mark to 2803, Kramnik's
indifferent performance has seen him lose 11
Elo points and he will now be rated at 2788.

Among the Goans, National Junior Girls Champion
Bhakti Kulkarni will gain 2 Elo points to reach
2166.The Monginis Brand Ambassador and Women
FIDE Master remains Goa's highest rated active player
and is closely followed by Anurag Mhamal at 2126.
Anurag's gains have been largely due to his superb
performance at the Parsvanath Open tournament
where he narrowly missed his first International
Master norm but nevertheless gained valuable rating
points in that tournament. He will try to gain some
more points in the upcoming period when he plays
in the Thrissur FIDE Open and the Mumbai GM Open
along with statemates Umang Kaisary (Elo 1882) and
Mohanan Harikrishnan (Elo 1744).

Gautam Tari is the latest Goan entrant into the FIDE list
and should have an initial FIDE rating of 1717 based on
his performances in the Mangalore FIDE Open and
the Suraj Rating tournament in December 2007. Riya Sawant
and Rishubh Naik have also completed successfully
their ratings and join him in the April rating list.