'Sanvordem will become a major chess centre'

While praising the efforts of the upcoming Mir Sultan
Khan Chess Academy and especially highlighting
the outstanding work of GSCA Executive Member
Amrut Naik and SAG Coach Sanjay Kavlekar, chief
guest Dr. Peter Carvalho declared that Sanvordem
will soon emerge as a major chess centre in Goa.

Dr. Carvalho, the founder of Cortalim Chess Club, was
speaking at the Prize Distribution ceremony of the
State Subjunior Championship which concluded at the
Sarvodaya High School, Curchorem. He went on to
add that chess organisation entailed a lot of 'hard
work and discipline, and running a full fledged academy
was a tedious and time consuming process'. He noted
that after Vasco and subsequently Bambolim, it was the Sanvordem
clubs that were now conducting the maximum chess
tournaments in the state of Goa.

A laptop, digital chess clocks and sets were donated to the Academy
by Mata Mamata Sukhdata Pratisthan. AICF Vice President
Sameer A. Salgaocar, GSCA Secretary Suhas Asnodkar and
other Executive Members of the GSCA were also present on
the occasion.