Chess competitions among children welcome

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
Winners of the U-14 National Rapid Chess Championships that was held at Queen’s College last week
Winners of the U-14 National Rapid Chess Championships that was held at Queen’s College last week

Guyana’s finest chess players have departed for the Olympiad in Chennai, India, to face opponents from among 188 countries. Meanwhile, the U-14 National Open Rapid Championships were contested at home. The winners in the separate age groups were:

Boys: U-14 – Kyle Couchman; U-12 – Aquilani Swaminadha; U-10 – Julian Mohabir; U-8 –   Landon Mohabir.

Girls: U-14 – Ciel Clement; U-10 – Chelsea Harrison;  U-8 – Arianna Binda.