Grandmaster Short wants Guyana to become a Regional chess powerhouse

Grandmaster Nigel Short makes his move with the white pieces against Ricardo Narine on Board Seven during yesterday’s simultaneous exhibition at State House. (Donald Duff photo)

If anything British Grandmaster Nigel Short yesterday lived up to his name.

Shortly before taking on 20 of the nation’s chess players in a simultaneous exhibition at State House, Short made some remarks which were, pardon the pun, short.

And while his remarks were brief, his vision for the future of chess in Guyana was broad.