Jessica Callender secured a victory, while Nellisha Johnson drew her encounter during their fifth round matches against Malawi at the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad being held at the Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre, in Chennai, India, according to a Guyana Chess Federation release.
Callender defeated Tupokiwe Msukwa. In other match-ups, the 1093 ranked Johnson battled to a stalemate against Linda Jambo, who is rated 1426. In the Men’s division, FIDE Master Anthony Drayton drew his match against Uatiavi Jossy Uapingene to earn a half point, as the Guyanese went down to the Namibians. The trio of Taffin Khan, Loris Nathoo and Ethan Lee suffered defeats in their fixtures.