World champ Ivana in Limca Book of Records

Goa’s chess sensation Ivana Maria Furtado added yet another feather to her cap as she clinched the team championship gold as well as under-8 (special prize) gold medal at world school chess championship in Greece.

Ivana, a world champion in her age-group, now has a tally of five gold, a silver and a bronze in her kitty at international level.

Ivana’s superb feats have now earned her a place in the much-acclaimed Limca Book of Records 2007 wherein she has been described as India’s youngest world gold medallist in any sport.

Prsently, Ivana is in Nagpur playing in a FIDE-rated event. The Vidharba Chess Association accorded a grand reception to Ivana as she arrived at Jalni station today, in recognition of her extraordinay talent and superb dedication for chess. By being the best in the world at 7 years and 226 days, Ivana broke the record held by Sahaj Grover of Delhi.

It may be recalled that at the Asian School Chess in Singapore, Ivana had clinched the gold in U-7 and also won the team gold.

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