Junior Champion Narine captures Rapid Chess crown

The top five finishers in the Rapid
Open Championship pose with their spoils.
The top five finishers in the Rapid Open Championship pose with their spoils.

Reigning national junior champion Ricardo Narine triumphed in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) October Rapid Open Championship, which was staged at the David Rose Special School, Thomas Lands, on Sunday.

This was disclosed in a press release from the GCF. According to the correspondence, Narine emerged victorious following a score of 6.5 points in the seven-round championship to walk away with $20,000 and a trophy.