Postponed 2020 national championship now being played
The senior 2020 National Chess Championship of Guyana, which had been postponed since March last year, began yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence.
Chess with Errol
Fourteen grandmasters competing in Tata Steel tournament
Today will see Round Eight in the annual Tata Steel Tournament being played in Dorpshuis de Moriaan, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.
Mikhail Tal’s chess: romanticism and sacrifice
Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), a Soviet/Latvian chess player, was an interesting man.
This year should be a better one for chess
The column expresses its optimism for chess in 2021. The production of a vaccine to temper the spread of COVID-19 is music to our ears as we anticipate a healthier year and a rosier future for local and international chess.
The best chess player is an intuitive artist
“You can’t ignore it and you can’t explain it” – Agatha Christie describing intuition.
Online tournaments have strengthened local players
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Whither the origin of chess
A senior official of the International Chess Federation, known by its French acronym FIDE, once noted that perhaps the game of chess was devised by aliens.
Guyana should be aiming to produce a grandmaster
Two weeks ago, Guyana contested the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Worldwide Youth and Cadet Tournament online.
Guyana well represented at FIDE cadets and youth championships
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) held its online World Cadets and Youth (Under 10-18) Rapid Chess Championships and Guyana was represented in all of the categories.
Netflix series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ brings upsurge of interest in chess
The new Netflix series which embodies chess as a sport, art and science is named after the popular chess opening, “The Queen’s Gambit”.
A devastating continuation
In 1987, the chess grandmaster Evgeny Vladimirov, a native of the then USSR, won a game against his countryman Vladimir Epishin.
The unassuming move
The strength of a kingdom comes from its king. The strength of a king comes from his queen.
Knowing the endgame
When I learned chess, books about the endgame were limited, so I never paid attention to endgame studies.
The beauty of the queen sacrifice
A queen sacrifice in chess is the most electrifying concept in the cerebral game.
Kholmov, Bronstein game makes ten best chess moves
Today’s featured game pits Ratmir Kholmov against previous world chess champion David Bronstein.
Chess reps meet with Sport Minister
Chess is like a language; the top players are very fluent at it.
Chess site chooses ten best moves of all time
Chess.com, a popular chess site where online games can be contested among players of international and lesser stature, has published its interpretation of “The Ten Best Chess Moves of All Time”.
Carlsen and So tie in Chess 9LX tournament
Start position: The St Louis Chess Club in the US held its annual Chess 9LX 2020 Tournament as an online competition owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ChessKid programme can impact 1,000 children – Nathoo
Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) official Loris Nathoo believes that the ChessKid programme initiated by the federation could impact the lives of some 1,000 children by 2022.
GCF should be commended for chess-in-schools programme
The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has launched a free online Chess-in-Schools programme in partnership with ChessKid.com,
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