A total of 75 students from 12 schools participated in the Mae’s Mashramani Under-14 Development Chess Tournament last weekend at the Mae’s School. The participating schools were: Mae’s School, Colaaco Primary, Marian Academy, the New Guyana School, Queen’s College, St Stanislaus College, Saraswati Vidya Niketan, School of the Nations, St Joseph High, St Margaret’s Primary, St Roses High and the Bishops’ High.
The winners in the various categories of the tournament were:
Under-14:
1. Ronan Lee – Marian Academy
2. Neal Rodrigues – Marian Academy
3. Anasie Fredericks – the Bishops’ High
Under-12:
1. Marcus Hinds – Marian Academy
2. Isabella Rodrigues – Marian Academy
3. Micaiah Enoe – Marian Academy
Under-10:
1. Mayas Khan – Marian Academy
2. Nicholas Zhang – School of the Nations
3. Alexander Zhang – School of the Nations
The best player among the girls was Anasie Fredericks and the youngest player was Aquilani Swaminadha of School of the Nations.
As perceived, the Marian players dominated the tournament. The school fielded 31 players, the largest number of the competition, and performed creditably in each category. The column congratulates each of the participants of the competition and the winners, especially the best among the boys, Ronan Lee, and the best among the girls, Anasie Fredericks.
