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Vanessa D'souza shines

12 year old prodigy Vanessa D'souza has won the Title in the Under 15 category in the Combined District Rapid Chess Tournament organised on 24th June 2007 by Sri Subramanya Sabha, Centenary Commitee and SKDCA.

for the cause of 'CHESS'

The combined Districts Dakshina Kannada and Udupi always had great potential in Chess which was unearthed in recent years by DCS. The coastal belt of Karnataka was deprived of greater realms by the so-called power centre at the Capital. Established in 2001 with an aim of nurturing young talents of the combined districts, the institute has successfully raised State, National and International achievers over the years.

DCS has been regularly organizing good open and closed (Invitational) events for different age groups/ levels to provide necessary exposure and opportunities. Above all most these events were organized without much of outside support (donation or sponsorship). Instead, DCS allots certain inner funds to organize promotional activities. These events are widely publicized in media and the Institute has received tremendous moral support from the general public. Through these events DCS has also been trying inculcate professionalism among the players which shall take the game of Chess a long-way to make it a more popular sport.

It is at this juncture, there are certain vested interests and their puppets have been indulging in anti- chess activities which are very harmful for the process of Chess development. The Institute calls for the active participation of all chess lovers and promoters to annihilate these evils and take the game of CHESS to much greater scales in the combined Districts.

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Vishwas claims ELITE Title; Adith, Shabdik honoured

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Vishwas Saralaya of MGM, Udupi took the limelight by lifting 'Elite Club' Trophy in Rapid Chess Challenge organised by Derik's Chess School, Mangalore. He scored 4.5 points in 5 rounds in Elite group participated by many FIDE rated players and strong senior and junior players. Prakash Rao of Canara College scored 3.5 points and was placed second on his better progressive points over Nihal Manjunath of Lourdes Central School who had to content for 3rd place.

Other Important placings:

Under 15:
1st Place: Yashas Salian- Lourdes Central School- 4 pts
2nd place: Suraj Prabhu- Canara School- 4pts
3rd Place: Siddhanth- MRPL- 2 pts

Under 15 Girls:
1st Place: Bhargavi Alva-St Agnes H S- 4pts
2nd Place:Riola D'souza-SVS, Bantwal-3pts
3rd Place:Rachana K- Sharada Vidyalaya-2pts

Under 13:
1st Place: Avinash R U-Sharada Vidyalaya- 4.5 pts
2nd Place:Govind- SVS, Bantwal- 4 pts
3rd Place: Pampa Peraje- Vidyodaya, Konaje- 4 pts

Under 13 Girls:
1st Place: Kripa Jain- SVS, Bantwal-4pts
2nd Place:Pooja Shekar- Canara H.S-3pts
3rd Place: Seema Crasta- SVS, Bantwal- 2.5pts

Under 11:
1st Place: Denzil Cutinho- Holy Family, Suratkal-4pts
2nd Place: Arun S- D.K.Z.P.K.M.Hr.Pry, Keyyor-4pts
3rd Place: Anekanth- Rotary, Moodubidre-4pts

Under 11 Girls:
1st Place: Mahima Khandige-St Agnes Hr Pry-4.5 Pts
2nd Place: Chrisel Pais- Ladyhill Eng Pry-4pts
3rd Place: Christeena - St Agnes- 3.5pts

Under 9:
1st Place:Gopalakrishna Nayak- Canara Pry-5pts
2nd Place:Utkarsh Salian- Lourdes Central School-4pts
3rd Place: Allama S- Presidency- 4 pts

Under 9 Girls:
1st Place: Andrea D'souza- St Agnes Eng Pry- 5pts
2nd Place:Rashmi Kamath- Canara Eng Pry- 4pts
3rd Place: Archana Baliga- Canara Eng Pry- 3pts

Under 7:
1st Place: Vivek K M- K V- 4 points
2nd Place: Sharan Rao- St Theresa- 4 pts
3rd Place: S N Ravi- Canara Eng Pry- 4 pts

Under 7 Girls:
1st Place: Reesha Shenoy- St Mary's Eng Pry- 4.5 pts
2nd Place: Soumya G Pai- Canara Eng Pry- 3.5 pts
3rd Place: Princia D'souza- Holy Family- 3.5 pts

Adith, Shabdik honored:

Prizes to the winners were distributed by Sri.M Maheshwara Rao, Deputy Commissioner, D.K; Sri. B.Dayanada, Superintendent of Police, D.K; Sri Ganesh Rao, Chairman, Karavali Group of Colleges; chess promoter Srinivas Nayak Indaje ; Sister Leena Rodrigues, Headmistress, Lourdes High School.
Deric Pinto and Prasanna Rao, Administrators, DCS; Guruprasad K, DCS Cordinator were also present on the dais.

On the occassion, Gold Medalist in World School Chess Championship Adith Jagadish and Shabdik Varma who recently was a joint winner in Under 10 in Sangli Chess Festival were honored by the eminent guests.
Speaking on the occassion, Sri.M Maheshwara Rao, Deputy Commissioner congratulated the players and also wished that pool of Grand Masters shall emerge in future from DCS.

Sri Dayananda, SP opined that the game of Chess has lots of potential in D.K coastal belt as this place is rich in intellect.

Sri Ganesh Rao stressed the need of chess education for children which will help them to excel in their academic studies.

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League Chess- Koushik, Pampa win honour

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Koushik R

Koushik R of Canara College has won the DCS Premier League Chess Tournament held on 3rd June at DCS, Mangalore with a score of 6 points in as many rounds. He was able dominate the tournament after his first round survival against Yashas Salian in a closely fought game. Rathnavarma Bunnu of Dharmasthala defeated Vanessa D'souza in the last round and was placed runner up with 5 points. Vanessaa Dsouza of St. Agnes English School and Ganesh Kumar of St Aloysius College were tied for 3rd place with 4 points each. Vanessa's better tiebreak points fetched her the honor. Andrea D'souza was awarded 'Special Prize' for best junior performance with 3.5 points.

Pampa Peraje

In General League, rural talent Pampa Peraje of Vidyodaya Hr Primary School, Konaje won the title with 5 points in 6 rounds. Rammohan bhandary of Lourdes Central School had to be content for 2nd place though with 5 point but for his less tiebreak score. Adithya Pai of Beary's Public School won 3rd place with 4 points. Abhijith Kamath ( Sharada Vidyalaya) and Allama S (Presidency) were awarded Best Under 10 and Best Under 8 player with 3.5 points each to their credit. Pampa Peraje and Rammohan have qualified to participate in Premier League by virtue of their performance. Mahima Khandige of St Agnes English primary was awarded 'Best Girl player'.

Premier Leagues are intended to inculcate professionalism and competetive spirit among the players which will be participated by chosen juniors and invited senior players.

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