Monginis to sponsor National 'B' Chess Championships

M/s Monginis Limited has come forward to sponsor the
National 'B' Chess Championships to be held in Goa
in the month of September this year. Besides this, the
firm has shown keen interest to support one national
tournament in chess every year, disclosed Goa State
Chess Association President Sameer A. Salgaocar.
Chess, havingbrought many laurels to Goa and India,
is now attracting tremendous interest both among the
sponsors and corporates in the state.

Salgaocar praised Monginis for having been generous
in their support. He mentioned that Bhakti Kulkarni, who
is the current National Junior girls champion, has also
been selected as the brand ambassador by the company.
Bhakti, has a busy schedule this year after her 10th standard
exams and will play 10 international tournaments subsequently.
'As young chessplayers find more financial support, it frees
them to focus on the game and bring even more glory
to the state and the nation', Salgaocar added.

The National 'B' Championships is also receiving tremendous
response from chessplayers all over the country. This year's
edition will see top class Grandmasters, International Masters
and Women Grandmasters (many for the very first time)
playing in Goa. Having been declared as a norm event by the
AICF, this tournament will attract a record number of entries.
Most of the games will be covered live on the internet and this
will generate more publicity and hype for this prestigious event.
'Our children will get tremendous exposure by testing their wits
against India's strongest players and many will get a chance to
get their FIDE international ratings', Salgaocar mentioned.