Stabroek Weekend

Chess with Errol

In photo from left are, Ronuel Greenidge, Shiv Nandalall, Taffin Khan, Ryan Singh and David Khan, the five qualifiers for the FIDE International Tournament. Missing from the picture is Loris Nathoo. The six players will combat four international chess players from the Caribbean, in an effort to secure their FIDE ratings, and put Guyana, officially, on the international chess scene.
In photo from left are, Ronuel Greenidge, Shiv Nandalall, Taffin Khan, Ryan Singh and David Khan, the five qualifiers for the FIDE International Tournament. Missing from the picture is Loris Nathoo. The six players will combat four international chess players from the Caribbean, in an effort to secure their FIDE ratings, and put Guyana, officially, on the international chess scene.

Six winners to participate in July FIDE rating tournament

The Kei-Shar’s FIDE Qualifying Tournament was a keenly contested event that brought out most of Guyana’s exemplary chess players.

Executive member of the Guyana Chess Federation Dennis Dillon assisting the Bank of Guyana Chess Team with their preparations for the 8th Intra Regional Central Bank Games to be held in Guyana over the Easter weekend. From left in photo are Joseph Lall, Amrita Singh, Jason Allicock and Leonardo Butcher. Missing from the photo is the remaining team member, Hilton Johnson.

The Intra-Regional Central Bank Games

In about a week’s time, the Bank of Guyana’s chess team will oppose their counterparts from the Caribbean in a regional chess competition at the 8th Intra-Regional Central Bank Games.

Little Vashti Ramnarine from Mae’s is becoming a fixture at tournaments whenever her sisters Mandy and Miranda are participants. Vashti is learning the game. She can move the pieces correctly and understand how they move, but she has not been successful in defeating either of her sisters as yet. Before the year ends, the Federation is optimistic that Vashti would be one of its new tournament competitors. In photo, Vashti as she appeared at the Trophy Stall Chess Tournament last Sunday.

Always ask why

The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss.

Green v Eggleston

The annual Hastings tournament ended in a four-way tie for first place between grandmasters Mark Hebden, British champion David Howell, Andrei Istratescu of Romania and Romain Edouard of France.

St Stanislaus College, winner of the National Schools Chess Championship faces McKenzie High during the tournament. In foreground at right is Ron Motilall from Saints, and his opponent is Ashanti Richmond of McKenzie. Both schools demonstrated a fair standard of play, but Saints emerged the victor in the clash. At the table, the two schools alternate seating with McKenzie in the second spot at right.

More youths are involved

The distinctive National Schools Chess Cham-pionship that was held last weekend for the second year in succession sent an unambiguous message to the organisers and sponsors of the tournament.

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