After seven rounds of intense chess games across three days, FIDE Master Anthony Drayton emerged at the top of the pile undefeated with six points on Saturday to be crowned the winner of the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) National Championship Qualifiers 2024.
Playing at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue, Drayton defeated CM (Candidate Master) Ronuel Greenidge in their seventh round match-up to secure full points. While Justino DaSilva also finished the tournament on six points, Drayton had the advantage by way of a superior tie-breaker. Drayton accumulated a tiebreaker of 27.5 while DaSilva had 24.
The latter defeated Kyle Couchman in their matchup, while Keron Sandiford had a draw with Gilbert Williams.
