Schools’ championship ends today

The youngest, and new national chess champion of Guyana, 19-year-old Taffin Khan, from West Demerara. Today is the final day of the National Schools’ Championship chess tournament. The Guyana Chess Federation hopes that Taffin’s success in chess will inspire other youths to become involved in the game and assist in spreading it within their various communities.

Today marks the second and final day of the National Schools Chess Championship, where schools from some of the regions are given the opportunity to oppose each other in the wonderful game called chess.

Last year’s winner was St Stanislaus College, and they have started as favourites once again. The Motilall brothers, Ron and Raan,