Pan Am Youth Chess Championship
After three rounds at the Youth Pan Am Chess Championship currently being staged in Orlando, Florida, USA, team Guyana have produced mixed results in the various age categories.
The team consists of Kyle Couchman (U-16 open), Maliha Rajkumar (U-16 girls), Sachin Pitamber (U-14 open), Aditi Joshi (U-14 girls), Jeremy Cole (U-12 open), Katalya Sam (U-12 girls), Vir Narine (U-10 open), and Saura Rooplall (U-10 girls).
Out of the eight players, six have scored points, with two, Narine and Cole, yet to come off the mark.
Sachin Pitamber leads the way with two wins and a loss, while Joshi has a win and a draw from her three rounds for 1.5 points.
The others, Rooplall, Sam, Rajkumar, and Couchman, all have a solitary win and two losses.
Pitamber recorded impressive wins over Aruba’s Mohit Sharma and Ecuador’s Emilian Montenegro but stumbled against USA’s Anjaneya Rao.
On the other hand, Joshi claimed a win against Panamanian Sara Palacios Vasquez and drew with the latter’s countrywoman, Kayteleen Chavarria. Her only blemish was the loss against Brazil’s Juliana Silva.
The championship continues today at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel venue, with more matches in store for the Guyanese. It concludes on July 20. The event is organised by the Confederation of Chess for the Americas and the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
