Donor Entry fee reduced for Goan players

In the Executive Body Meeting of the GSCA
which was held at Sant Gadge Maharaj Hall
at Alto Porvorim on the 24th of August, it was
decided to reduce the donor entry fee for
Goan players to Rs. 4000 from Rs. 6000 for
the forthcoming 46th Monginis National 'B'
Chess Championship. AICF Vice President
GSCA President Sameer A. Salgaocar stated
that 'this was a golden opportunity for the young
upcoming Goan players to participate against
top quality opposition as well as to get a FIDE
rating for themselves'.

Along with Double World Under 8 Girls Champion Ivana
Furtado and National Junior Girls Champion
Bhakti Kulkarni, six Goans qualify for the
National 'B' Chess Championship with the
regular entry fee of Rs. 1000. The rest of the
Goans who want to play have to participate
under the Donor Entry category. A record number
of 134 players are participating in the State
Championship presently underway at Porvorim
and many players and parents requested GSCA
to reduce the fee for the Donor entries.

Of the fee of Six thousand rupees, three thousand
has to be remitted to All India Chess Federation. Of the
balance three thousand, one thousand has been retained
for the adminstrative expenses of the GSCA
to organise the tournament and the rest will be
relinquished with an idea to get record Goan
participation for this prestigious event. 'We are
expecting not less than 50-60 entries from Goa
itself and more than 250 from all over India', Salgaocar
stated adding that already '2 Grandmasters,
10 International Masters and 3 Women Grandmasters
have been confirmed for the tournament'.