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Mamedyarov wins Riga Grand Prix

Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated the French No 1 grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to win the vital FIDE Grand Prix in Riga, Latvia, last week.

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Benko stumped everyone

Whilst the local chess fraternity is quietly anticipating the Guyana Chess Federation’s elections set for Sunday, August 4, at the National Resource Centre, with local Frankie Farley challenging the incumbent James Bond for the presidency, it is an appropriate time to publicise some international news.

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Who can solve the Benko puzzle?

The diagram represents a puzzle which was created in 1968 by eminent Hungarian-American chess grandmaster and world championship candidate Pal Benko.

The 2019 National Chess Champions Anthony Drayton and Maria Varona-Thomas congratulate each other at the presentation of prizes for the National Championship at the Resource Centre. Drayton and Varona-Thomas played flawlessly during their individual encounters without conceding a game. (Photo: Irshad Mohamed)

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Children’s tournament helping with development of the game

The Red Cherry Restaurant sponsored seven-round chess tournament for children and youth to improve the quality of their game and ensure that chess is more competitive is being hosted this weekend.

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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Date set for Chess Federation elections

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.

A section of the participants in the Women’s National Chess Championship this month at the Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue. The number of women contestants was infinitesimal, compounding the unambiguous message that we should get more schools securely involved in chess. (Photo by Rashad Hussein)

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Varona-Thomas is undisputable women’s champ

FIDE Candidate Master Maria Varona-Thomas played some excellent chess over two weekends this month to win the Women’s National Chess Championship.

FIDE Master Anthony Drayton is the new National Blitz championship.

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National champion Drayton challenges former champ Meusa

Anthony Drayton outplayed his six opponents over two weekends of magnificent chess and captured his first ever national title.

Anthony Drayton (left) and Taffin Khan during a previous encounter. The clash between the two could well determine a new national chess champion. If they play to a draw, and each has the identical number of points, the tie-break system would specify the winner.

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Drayton, Khan evenly placed to win championship

Following the conclusion of the first three rounds of the 2019 National Chess Championship, there are two leaders with the maximum three points (a win = 1 point; a draw = ½ a point; a loss = 0 point).

Dark Horses! In the 2019 National Chess Championship which began yesterday, Saeed Ali (left) and his opponent Loris Nathoo are regarded as the dark horses. Players to watch are Taffin Khan and Anthony Drayton. Beside Ali is Shiv Nandalall who recently came out of retirement and qualified for the National Championship with a five-point haul.

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Guyana’s best go head to head as national championship begins

The 2019 National Chess Championship began yesterday with no confirmed favourite in place.

National chess champion Wendell Meusa (left). Will he play in the 2019 National Chess Championship?

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Will the national championship see seven or eight players?

The final of the 2019 Guyana National Chess Championship begins on Saturday, June 1, but there is no indication whether national chess champion Wendell Meusa will participate.

National chess champion of Guyana Wendell Meusa, who has opted out of the upcoming championship

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Wendell Meusa should defend his title

The 2019 final of the National Chess Championship is expected to begin on Saturday June 1, although an official announcement is yet to be made.

Loris Nathoo (left) in action at a recent tournament. He prepared and delivered the 2019 chess calendar to the Guyana Chess Federation. Nathoo supported the idea of Essequibo, Linden and Berbice entering the National Championships following hosting of their regional tournaments. He is adamant the game should be expanded to include each region. For the moment, however, players from Essequibo, Linden and Berbice should be given incentives to participate in the National Championships.

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Lack of inclusiveness not good for local chess

The qualifier for the 2019 National Chess Championship ended on Sunday, April 14, but so far no announcement has been made as to when the final phase of the National Championship would begin.

The Berbice Inter-Schools Chess Championship was hosted successfully by the Berbice Chess Association (BCA) last month. The team Championship was won by the Vryman’s Erven Secondary School. The Siparuta Primary School placed second. In photo: Vice-President of the BCA Steve Leung (left) presents a trophy to the second-place finishers. (Photo: Krishnanand Raghunandan)

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More effort needed to expand chess in Guyana

Given the current uneven situation in chess, it would be difficult for me to have a cup of tea and exchange pleasantries with the administrators of the board game in Guyana.

Murphy Bagot (left) a student of the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School, placed first in the individual category of the 2019 Berbice Inter-School Chess Championship held at the St Aloysius Primary School. He receives his chess trophy from Georgia Howton, English teacher of the Orealla Primary Top School. The word ‘Top’ is used to describe the school because it carries a secondary science department. (Photo: Krishnanand Raghunandan)

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Vryman’s Erven wins Berbice schools chess team title

Vryman’s Erven Secondary School captured the first prize in the team category of the 2019 Berbice Inter-Schools Chess Championship recently.

Taffin Khan (left) and Anthony Drayton clashed last Sunday in the qualifier for the National Chess Championship. The game was drawn. Khan emerged winner of the competition and Drayton placed second. Khan and Loris Nathoo were the two persons to play unbeaten throughout the competition. At the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Georgia, Khan and Drayton played Guyana’s top chess boards. (Photo: Irshad Mohammed)

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Surprise, disappointments as 7 qualify for national championship

“In chess you should be as cool as a cucumber,” Yuliya Snigir – actress/chess player The qualifier for the National Chess Championship has ended and seven persons were identified to proceed into the final stage.

St Stanislaus student Chelsea Juma, the only woman participant in the qualifier for the 2019 National Championship, faces Shiv Nandalall, a former national chess player and a past president of the Guyana Chess Federation. Nandalalll disappeared from chess in 2012 but is now back. Juma, meanwhile, is fine-tuning her tactics and strategies for participation in the Caribbean Junior Chess Championship to be held in Curacao this month. (Photo: Irshad Mohammed)

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National chess champion to be crowned today

The third round of the qualifier for the 2019 National Chess Championship has been completed and Taffin Khan and Davion Mars are the two leaders of the competition.

Taffin Khan, who represented Guyana at 2018 Chess Olympiad, begins today’s National Qualifier Chess Tournament as a favourite to win.

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Khan, Drayton, Nathoo among favourites as qualifier opens

The qualifier for the National Chess Championship begins today starting at 10.00 am at the Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, opposite the Government Technical Institute.

This poster announces details surrounding the 2019 National Chess Qualifier for entry into the National Chess Championship. The qualifier begins next Sunday, April 7, at the Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue, opposite the Government Technical Institute. Registration for the qualifier commences at 9 am. Two games will be played on Sunday with a time factor of 90 minutes per player per game with an additional 30-second increment from the first move. The qualifier is an open tournament, meaning any person, including juniors, can participate.

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Three-pronged format developed for national championship

“The difference between genius and stupidity: genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein The National Chess Champion-ship begins next Sunday, April 7, 2019.