Former Chess champion says youth programme good for sport

Chess Trainer Alex Joseph, Secretary Vishnu Rampersaud and National champion Taffin Khan and participants at yesterday’s Workshop.

A former national champion believes the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is on the right track with its Junior Development Programme.

In an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport Canadian-based Guyanese Raymond Singh who was a national champion in the late 1980s said he was heartened by the initiative of the GCF and he applauded current President Shiv Nandalall and the current executives for organizing programmes for young players.

Singh who assisted in training the players at the GCF’s “Introduction to Chess” Workshop yesterday  at the Carifesta Sports Complex said that a leading