Bhakti in the Limca Book of Records

Reigning National Junior Girls Champion Bhakti
Kukarni made it to the Limca Book of Records
in the 2008 edition (on page 413) when she was
mentioned in the record breaking haul of eight
Gold medals by the Indian contingent participating
in the Asian Youth Chess Championships in
Teheran, Iran in 2006.

Monginis brand Ambassador Bhakti had won the
Gold in the Under 14 Girls Section. The other 7
Indians to win the Gold and thus sweep all the
competitive categories in Iran included Sweety Patel,
Sahajasri, Padmini Rout, Prince Bajaj, S. Nitin,
G.V. Sai Krishna and Vidit Gujarathi. The last two
mentioned will be seen in action in Goa during the
upcoming National 'B' Chess Championships which
get underway next month in Zambaulim.

Bhakti's coach Dronacharya awardee Raghunandan
Gokhale expressed delight at the Woman FIDE Master's
accomplishment and predicted that she would add her
name in more categories in the years to come. GSCA
President Sameer A. Salgaocar hoped that 'many more Goans
inspired by Bhakti and Ivana will make it to the Limca Book of
Records in the future'.

Double World Under 8 Girls Champion and Asian Under 10 Girls
Runner-up Ivana Furtado had made it to the Limca Book of Records
in 2007 as India's youngest World Champion in any sport.
The Dempo Goodwill Ambassador had won the crown in
Batumi in 2006 when she was just 7 years and 226 days old.