Pitamber, Couchman, Narine triumph in Rapid & Blitz Open Chess

Kyle Couchman (left) triumphed in the Year-end Blitz Championship.
Kyle Couchman (left) triumphed in the Year-end Blitz Championship.

The trio of Candidate Master Sachin Pitamber, Kyle Couchman, and Ricardo Narine emerged as respective divisional winners in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Year-end Rapid and Blitz Championships.

This was disclosed by a press release from the GCF.

Staged at the David Rose Special School on Thomas Lands, Pitamber won the Rapid Championship following an unbeaten campaign as he ended with a score of 8.5 points in the nine-round Swiss format event.

Couchman ended in second place with eight points while Sandiford rounded out the top three with 6.5 points.

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