Chess tournaments postponed

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
Gyllisa Hamilton (left) of St Joseph High School and Alexia McAdam of Marian Academy, contesting their 4th round game in the Under-16 Development Chess Tournament at the National Stadium, Providence. The tournament has since been postponed to a date to be announced. Before the postponement, McAdam was in fourth place with three points, one point behind the leaders. (Photo by John Lee)
Gyllisa Hamilton (left) of St Joseph High School and Alexia McAdam of Marian Academy, contesting their 4th round game in the Under-16 Development Chess Tournament at the National Stadium, Providence. The tournament has since been postponed to a date to be announced. Before the postponement, McAdam was in fourth place with three points, one point behind the leaders. (Photo by John Lee)

The 2020 National Chess Championship has been postponed to a date to be announced in due course.

The country’s foremost chess players were scheduled to begin the championship three weeks ago, but that was not to be. Ten players will contest the nine-round, round-robin championship:  Anthony Drayton, the 2019 national champion; Taffin Khan, Wendell Meusa, Loris Nathoo, Glenford Corlette, Davion Mars, Errol Tiwari, Saeed Ali, Adrian Ramnarine and Rai Sharma.

Meanwhile, the Under-16 Development Tournament has also been postponed to a later date. Four rounds have been completed in this seven-round competition. Ronan Lee of Marian Academy is leading.