Annihilator Taffin Khan set to win Gaico contest

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
National player Taffin Khan (left) during his fourth-round match with Davion Mars at the National Resource Centre on Tuesday evening. Sitting alongside Khan is Frankie Farley (with tie), President of the Guyana Chess Federation. His opponent is national player Loris Nathoo. (Photo: John Lee)
National player Taffin Khan (left) during his fourth-round match with Davion Mars at the National Resource Centre on Tuesday evening. Sitting alongside Khan is Frankie Farley (with tie), President of the Guyana Chess Federation. His opponent is national player Loris Nathoo. (Photo: John Lee)

The intensive Gaico Construction chess competition ends today at the National Resource Centre with West Demerara’s Taffin Khan set to capture the first prize and the prime 20 Grand Prix points.

Khan is unbeaten after five rounds in the second Grand Prix competition. There are six Grand Prix events during the 2019-2020 cycle for which points would be awarded. The three highest scores per individual would be chosen for the selection process of the 2020 Olympiad chess team. Wendell Meusa won the first Grand Prix and the maximum 20 points, but he did not participate in the current competition. That’s the point. The strongest of our players do not have to compete in each Grand Prix competition. This is so because only the three highest scores will be used for the selection of the Olympiad team.