Associations in each county would help popularize chess

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
Flashback: Veral Felix, a student of Skeldon High school, receiving his trophy from school teacher Zahir Moakan at the 2015 Berbice Inter-School Chess Championships. Skeldon High won the tournament which was organized by Krishnanand Raghunandan, the Guyana Chess Federation’s Berbice representative. Felix was accompanied by his mother (centre) to participate in the tournament, travelling from his residence in Orealla.
Flashback: Veral Felix, a student of Skeldon High school, receiving his trophy from school teacher Zahir Moakan at the 2015 Berbice Inter-School Chess Championships. Skeldon High won the tournament which was organized by Krishnanand Raghunandan, the Guyana Chess Federation’s Berbice representative. Felix was accompanied by his mother (centre) to participate in the tournament, travelling from his residence in Orealla.

Ever since James Bond became the standard bearer for local chess, the concept for the administration of the game is shifting. We are being refreshed by a new insight into the development of chess. It seems as though the emphasis is heading towards amassing new members for the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF). If this is so, such action promises to be a worthwhile cause. The column has tirelessly been advocating the cultivation of new members for the GCF. Now at long last it seems to be taking form.

Years ago, chess was a robust pastime in Berbice. Kriskal Persaud from Rose Hall won both junior and senior national championships. Russian grandmaster Vladimir Anatoshin visited Berbice and played some simultaneous games there. There was once an East Coast Chess Association and members met at the Lusignan Community Centre. The East Coast produced Edan Warsali from La Bonne Intention who represented Guyana at the