A one-day Republic Anniversary Rapid Chess tournament sponsored by Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its TOPCO Juice brand is on this Saturday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust.
DDL Brand Executive Alexis Crawford presented her company’s sponsorship cheque to the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) last Monday and once again pledged her company’s support for five tournaments this year.“TOPCO is proud to contribute to chess as it is not only a fun pastime activity but it also helps one in becoming self-motivated and increases imagination and creativity,” she said at the simple presentation ceremony on Monday.
Treasurer of the GCF Shiv Nandalall thanked the company for its commitment and support to chess, adding that although the tournament is open to all chess players, the federation would like to see more junior players participate.
The Swiss System tournament consists of seven rounds with a time limit of 40 minutes per game. Registration starts at 10:00 am on Saturday and the first pawn will be pushed one hour later. Trophies and cash prizes are at stake.
The tournament is open to all chess players in both the senior and junior categories. The tournament fee for senior non-members is $800 and juniors $600, while members will pay $300 for seniors and $200 for juniors. Interested players can contact Irshad Mohamed on 664-1650 or Shiv Nandalall on 225-8270 during office hours for further details.
