Chess with Errol

Date set for Chess Federation elections

One thousand primary school pupils engaged in a chess tournament in Bremen, Germany. The tournament’s theme was “Schach macht schlau” (“Chess makes you smart”). The pupils of Bremen primary schools learn chess once per week on a structured basis. Over the years, a similar initiative was discussed in Guyana, but the idea of structured chess was never realised. Psychologists are on record as saying chess helps a child to focus. (Photo: Pascal Simon/Rainer Woisin)
One thousand primary school pupils engaged in a chess tournament in Bremen, Germany. The tournament’s theme was “Schach macht schlau” (“Chess makes you smart”). The pupils of Bremen primary schools learn chess once per week on a structured basis. Over the years, a similar initiative was discussed in Guyana, but the idea of structured chess was never realised. Psychologists are on record as saying chess helps a child to focus. (Photo: Pascal Simon/Rainer Woisin)
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The 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will be held on July 21 at the Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue, from 10 am. Nine items are on the agenda and prior to the meeting, the minutes of the last AGM, which was held in 2017, the financial statement and a copy of the new constitution would be circulated.

Financial members are invited to attend the meeting according to a notice published by the GCF. Members who have met the eligibility criteria can be found on the GCF’s Facebook page and the website www.guyanachess.org. 

A poster with the details of the Guyana Chess Federation’s 2019 Annual General Meeting.

The closing date for the payment of membership fees, making claims by persons who are of the belief they have met the eligibility criteria and objections to remove persons from the list is July 7, 2019.

Nominations for the election of officers will be accepted between the period July 8 to July 14. Only nominations from persons who are financial members will be accepted. Copies of the existing constitution, the proposed new constitution and a five-year developmental plan can be found on the GCF’s Facebook page and on its website.

Interested persons may call 670-3839 for clarifications. 

Chess puzzle
Joseph Blackburne vs Smith,1882.

White to play and win
Solution to last week’s puzzle
White played: Rxc7 if Bxb5 Rxb7+ Qxb7
Bd6+ or if Bc6 Rxb7+ Qxb7 Rxc6

 

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