In a simple ceremony on Friday the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) rewarded the winners of the 2019 National championships at the National Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue.
Among the winners were FIDE Master, Anthony Drayton, who played unbeaten in the Swiss System tournament to win the Open male category
And Maria Varona Thomas who won the Open female category.
Candidate Master, Taffin Khan, finished second in the Men’s Open category while Loris Nathoo, Roberto Neto and Kriskal Persaud rounded out the top five.
Shivanand Nandalall and Saeed Ali were sixth and seventh respectively while last year’s champion, CM Wendell Meusa, opted to abstain from the tournament.