Taffin Khan almost assured of retaining chess crown

Taffin Khan

National chess champion Taffin Khan is almost assured of retaining his title when the final two rounds of the competition are held this Saturday at the Ocean Spray International Hotel.

Khan, bounced back from his defeat to Maria Thomas on Saturday to defeat Rashad Hussain and Saeed Ali when the 11th and 12th rounds of the competition were held yesterday at the same venue.

He is down to face Anthony Drayton