FIDE qualifying tournament ends today
The Kei-Shar’s FIDE qualifying chess tournament concludes today with Wendell Meusa in the lead with 4½ points from the five games which have been completed so far. Taffin Khan has been the lone player who has drawn with Meusa, taking a half point away from him. Taffin is in the second position in the tournament [...]
Aronian v Carlsen
The game is taken from the 19th Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament that was held in March in Monaco. Here Magnus Carlsen defeats the defending Amber champion, Levon Aronian. Aronian, L (2782) – Carlsen, M (2813) 19th Amber Blindfold Nice FRA (2), 14.3.2010 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 [...]
Anand strikes back brilliantly against Topalov
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand struck back brilliantly against Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov to take the lead in their world championship match, following an unsatisfactory performance in game one. The score now stands at 2.5 points to 1.5 points in favour of Anand. The 12-game match is being played in Sofia, which is Topalov’s hometown, and [...]
Kei-Shar’s tournament starts today
The annual Kei-Shar’s chess tournament begins today at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club at Hadfield and Camp Streets. The format is an eight-round swiss system in two categories, a junior section and a senior section. The time allotment is in keeping with FIDE regulations. There was a fair turn-out of schools for the Berbice tournament that [...]
Guyana players set to receive international ratings
The Guyana Chess Federation is preparing to host a FIDE- titled chess tournament which will enable its players to receive world chess ratings. This was not possible previously, since we were not affiliated to FIDE as an accredited member. Now that we are, we can go ahead and secure our international ratings. Four titled international players [...]
When you see something good, talk about it
The 8th Intra-Regional Central Bank Games were played last weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and the National Stadium. The participating Guyana and Caribbean chess teams competed at the Sports Hall in what could accurately be described as an “intelligently organised, and efficiently run” tournament. It was a wonderful day of chess for Guyanese players [...]
A formidable, successful year for the Guyana Chess Federation
The Bank of Guyana is currently hosting the 8th Intra-Regional Central Bank Games comprising nine sporting disciplines. The Caribbean Central Bank Chess Tournament was held yesterday, and we trust that Guyana was able to give a fair account of itself. Representatives from the Guyana Chess Federation worked with the team in the evenings prior to [...]
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. Guyana will be hosting this event over the Easter weekend for the first time since the introduction of these games about twenty years ago. The [...]
Roiz vs Naiditsch
This game is taken from the German Bundesliga, which is the strongest team championship in the world. Grandmaster Rainer Buhmann who visited Guyana last year is a participant in the championship and plays for SG Solingen. The team is placed third in the standings with ten wins, no draws and one loss with 56 points. [...]
Accumulating small advantages is what is important
Steintz (the first world champion) recognised and demonstrated that chess has an objective basis. The events which occur on the board are subject to certain basic laws, to positional principles. If a chessplayer is guided by them then he will be successful. -Mark Dvoretsky, Russian chess trainer from the Botvinnik School of Chess. Long ago, [...]
A player can learn from his losses
‘As much as you enjoy winning, remember that winning every time is not ideal. Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you’re going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor.’ -Garry Kasparov, in his best-selling book, How Life Imitates Chess Challenges help us to improve our game, and inevitably, our life. [...]
The Mashramani tournament starts next Sunday
Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him. -Aldous Huxley. Experience at the chess board does not accumulate with the inevitable grey hair. We must have learnt from our mistakes. Sometimes a player in his early teenage years is more experienced at chess than an [...]
Always ask why
The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. -Ralph Waldo Emerson. Just so in chess. The game clearly shows us the power of ‘why.’ Kasparov has taught us that every move has a consequence. The player who wins, he argues, is the [...]
The Trophy Stall tournament is under way
The January Trophy Stall chess tournament promises a turn-out of the country’s strongest chess players. The tournament is the first for junior and senior chess players of all ages since last year’s qualifier for the National Champion-ships. National Champion Wendell Meusa, and former National champion Kriskal Persaud are both expected to participate along with Ronuel Greenidge, [...]
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. The following game was a contender for the Best Game prize in the tournament. Andrew Green is outrated by over 200 points but wins with some [...]