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Meusa in the lead, but Trophy Stall tournament too close to call

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At the 40 per cent completion stage of the Trophy Stall chess tournament, it is difficult to identify a clear winner. Wendell Meusa has won his three games, thereby amassing the maximum three points. He is pursued sharply by Loris Nathoo with 2/1/2 points. At the time of writing, four games remained to be played. Two were played yesterday and two will be contested today to end the tournament. Meusa was yet to match swords with Nathoo, Taffin Khan, Maria Thomas and Frankie Farley. He dismissed Anthony Drayton last Sunday.

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The January Trophy Stall tournament has created an opening for the Guyana Chess Federation to placidly observe for the remainder of the year. The tournament has generated the kind of activity that is required for chess, in that it has brought out the seasoned players and some young, bright faces. It means therefore, the young and the chess-matured still have an interest in playing the tantalizing brain game. The fervour has not waned. The photo shows another section of the participants doing battle at the Trophy Stall tournament.
The January Trophy Stall tournament has created an opening for the Guyana Chess Federation to placidly observe for the remainder of the year. The tournament has generated the kind of activity that is required for chess, in that it has brought out the seasoned players and some young, bright faces. It means therefore, the young and the chess-matured still have an interest in playing the tantalizing brain game. The fervour has not waned. The photo shows another section of the participants doing battle at the Trophy Stall tournament.     
A section of the participants at the Trophy Stall chess tournament. From left: Playing the number one board is Wendell Meusa, followed by Loris Nathoo on board number two and Rashad Hussein. The photograph was taken on the patio of the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue. Each January, Trophy Stall owner Ramesh Sunich sponsors a chess tournament in the name of his business on behalf of the Guyana Chess Federation.
A section of the participants at the Trophy Stall chess tournament. From left: Playing the number one board is Wendell Meusa, followed by Loris Nathoo on board number two and Rashad Hussein. The photograph was taken on the patio of the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue. Each January, Trophy Stall owner Ramesh Sunich sponsors a chess tournament in the name of his business on behalf of the Guyana Chess Federation.

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