Over 100 students aged seven to 15 years old are benefitting from a compre-hensive online program-me, conducted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), to learn and study the game of chess.
The GCF’s online chess programme has commenc-ed for 2022 and so far 20 schools have registered. The Bishops’ High, through its physical education teacher Daniel Benjamin, and the Anna Regina Secondary, through its headmaster Lalljeet Rooplall, are the latest schools to join the initiative. Older students are also invited to attend the online classes, according to a press release from the GCF. The chess programme began last Sunday and will last for the next six weeks.
Meanwhile, the GCF’s online National Under-12 seven-round Rapid Championship was played yesterday. It was sponsored by De Sinco Trading Limited which contributed $150,000 for prizes. Chief Executive Officer Alicia DeAbreu com-mented in part: “We are a company that strongly believes in giving back to the community in which we operate. We are proud to add this partnership to our corporate social respon-sibilities which we have done over the years. 2022 will be no different and we are committed whenever and wherever our help is needed.”
Chess Game
White: Viswanathan Anand
Black: Rauf Mamedov
Event: 2021 Gashimov Memorial Rapid Tournament, Baku, Azerbaijan, December 18
Type of Game: Sicilian Defence,
Dragon Variation
1. e4c5 2. Nf3d6 3. d4cxd4 4. Nxd4Nf6 5. Nc3g6 6. Be3Bg7 7. f3Nc6 8. Qd2O-O 9. O-O-Od5
10. Qe1e5 11. Nxc6bxc6 12. exd5Nxd5 13. Bc4Be6 14. Kb1f5 15. Qd2e4 16. Nxd5cxd5 17. Bxd5Qxd5 18. Qxd5Bxd5 19. Rxd5f4
20. Bc5Rfb8 21. b3e3 22. Bd6Rd8 23. c4g5
24. Kc2Rac8 25. Rhd1a5 26. Be7Rxd5 27. Rxd5e2 28. Kd2Rc6 29. Bxg5Re6 30. Bh4Bb2
31. Rxa5Re3 32. Rg5+Kh8 33. Rf5Bc3+
34. Kc2e1=Q 35. Bxe1Bxe1 36. Rxf4Bb4 37. c5Bxc5 38. Re4Rxe4 39. fxe4Kg7 40. a4Kf6
41. Kd3Ke5 42. a5Bg1 43. h3Kd6 44. b4Bf2
45. g4h6 46. Kc4Be1 47. a6Bf2 48. h4Kc7
49. g5. 1-0. Black resigns.
