Guyana’s delegation currently competing in the 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad is presently sitting in the fifth position at the end of round five at the international event where 163 countries are vying for top honours.
The event began on Friday and will conclude today.
The Guyanese are competing in division four- Pool E – alongside nine other contesting teams. The Pool E countries are Honduras, Nicaragua, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, Sao Tome & Principe, Bermuda, Aruba, Sierra Leone, and The Bahamas. The 12-man team is being captained by Loris Nathoo.
Meanwhile, John Lee who is a FIDE arbiter, during a brief interview with Stabroek Sports indicated that he has been interacting with the Guyanese skipper who revealed that; “the Guyana team is representing themselves very well despite a couple of hiccups.”
See below Guyana’s results thus far:
Round 1
Guyana: 0 Honduras: 6
Round 2
Guyana: 3 Sao Tome & Principe: 3
Round 3
Guyana: 6 Sierra Leone: 0
Round 4
Guyana: 4 Aruba: 2
Round 5
Guyana: 2 Nicaragua: 4
