Fresh from receiving sponsorship for their online players from the Demerara Distillers Limited, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will stage a one-day online competition for players less than 12 years of age.
Recently, DDL sponsored the cost for online training for some 66 junior players under the auspices of the GCF.
DDL’s sponsorship to the tune of $210,000 allows the junior players to participate on Chesskid.com.
Saturday’s national under-12 Rapid one-day tournament is being sponsored by DeSinco Trading Limited and will take place Saturday on the Tornelo.com platform from 2pm.
DeSinco Trading’s sponsorship of $150,000 will allow the GCF to purchase trophies and other prizes.
“We are a company that
strongly believes in giving back to the community in which we operate,” said Alicia DeAbreu, DeSinco’s Chief Executive Officer.
“We are proud to add
this partnership to our list of corporate social responsibilities which we have done over the years,” she added.
According to de Abreu, the company is committed to proving assistance wherever needed.
“2022 will be no different, and we are committed to assisting whenever and wherever our help is needed. DeSinco Limited wishes the participants of the tournament the best of luck.
We hope they all continue to strive for excellence for future success. DeSinco Limited
will always continue to support education and sports in Guyana for it is needed for our children.”
According to a press release from the GCF, the tournament will be played over seven rounds using the Swiss pairing format.
“The tournament features seven rounds of play using the FIDE Swiss Pairing System with a time control of 15 minutes + 2 second increment after each move and will be open to
all Guyanese chess players born after January 1st, 2010. Non-Guyanese nationals who have
been living in Guyana for over one year are also eligible to participate.
Interested competitors can register on guyanachess.org. All registrations must be completed on Tornelo.com by Thursday, January 13, 2021,” the release from the GCF stated.
GCF vice-president, Anand Raghunauth, thanked the company for its sponsorship and said the GCF looked forward to a continued successful partnership in the future.
Saturday’s tournament will see play in an Open and a girls’ division with prizes for the top three players in each category.
Additionally, prizes will also be awarded to the best under-10 player and the best player under eight years of age.
Among the players expected to be in action this Saturday are Nicholas and Alexander Zhang, Anaya Lall, Mahir Rajkumar and Arysh Raghunauth.
There will be no entrance fee for GCF members but non members will be required to pay an entrance fee of $2000.
