Guyana seen benefiting from involvement in international chess

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Part of the Guyana chess team in Batumi. In the background is the famous Black Sea which is the one of the principal tourist attractions in Georgia. At the Olympiad, Guyana performed creditably. China took gold in the men and women’s categories.
Part of the Guyana chess team in Batumi. In the background is the famous Black Sea which is the one of the principal tourist attractions in Georgia. At the Olympiad, Guyana performed creditably. China took gold in the men and women’s categories.

By encouraging our appearance at the 2018 Chess Olympiad, President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) James Bond has cast the nation’s involvement in international chess in concrete. The Olympiads are, arguably, one of the three most important tournaments in chess. There are the world championship competitions, the Olympiads, and a continuous stream of additional tournaments. Pick any which one to complete the triangle of illustriousness.

Former GCF president Irshad Mohammed was the one who initiated the resurgence of Olympiad chess since it ceased in 1980. He mounted a five-member team in 2014 to participate at the Olympiad in juxtaposition to the usual prophets of doom who contended that the country