Guyana’s Kataleya Sam won a bronze medal in the U10 female category at the CAC Youth Chess Festival in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday after winning her round nine encounter while Kyle Couchman saved his best for last toppling the U14 champion Kael Samuel Bisnath of Trinidad and Tobago.
Sam, who was unrated, finished third behind Emilia-Rose Leake of Jamaica, rated 1049 who won the division and Moller Reinhard of Guatemala, rated 1276.