Raj Jewellery has donated $100,000 to the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) to aid with the staging of the ChessKid Programme.
FIDE Master Anthony Drayton received the sponsorship on behalf of the association on October 1st at the chess exhibition series staged at the Giftland Mall, Turkeyen, a release from the federation stated.
ChessKid.com is a virtual platform utilised by the federation to introduce players to the discipline via puzzles, lessons, educational videos and live chess matches. The platform also affords players the opportunity to compete against other children from other schools in the same age range and skill level.
Presently, more than 200 players are actively engaged on the platform.
“A normal ‘gold’ licence allows children to access an unlimited number of learning resources. Donations such as these allow the Guyana Chess Federation to provide more children with access to this free of cost. This contribution will be significant to the development of our junior players in Guyana,” the release stated.
“The Guyana Chess Federation has seen membership more than triple this year due to efforts of the Federation’s hard-working team to bring chess to more schools outside of Region Four,” the release added.
