FIDE Master Anthony Drayton, Justino DaSilva, and Candidate Master Ronuel Greenidge sit atop the standings of the Ready Mix National Chess Championship Qualifiers following the conclusion of six rounds of action.
The trio of Drayton, DaSilva, and Greenidge are closely followed by the cadre of Keron Sandiford, Kyle Couchman, and Roberto Neto, who sit on 4.5 points apiece.
Meanwhile, Aditi Joshi, Loris Nathoo, Sachin Pitamber, Gilbert Williams, Ricardo Narine, and Matthew Singh sit on four points each, while 3.5 points have been tallied by Ethan Lee, Jayden Taylor, Rolex Alexander, Shiv Nandalall, Rai Sharma, and Jeremy Cole.
The release stated, โThe seventh and final round will be played on Saturday, May 25th, to determine the top nine qualifiers who will test their wits to dethrone the defending National (2023) Champion, Taffin Khan, in the championships scheduled to commence on June 1st, 2024, at the National Racquet Centre. Khan captured the title against his challenger, Loris Nathoo, last December in less than an hour during a fast-paced playoff. The games will be played according to the time-controlled Swiss format, with 90 minutes for each player and an additional 30 seconds after every move.โ
The tournament is being supervised by FIDE arbitrators John Lee and Anand Raghunauth.
