By Delvon Mc Ewan
Several of the Caribbean’s top chess players along with participants from Guyana will gather here as the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in collaboration with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) bring the Umada Cup to the Land of Many Waters from next Thursday.
Set to be an exhilarating tournament where over 60 players from more than 10 nations will compete for top honours, the organisers promise five days of quality chess at the launching of the tournament yesterday at the Sleep Inn International hotel.
Speaking at the launch Irshad Mohamad the President of GCF, said the tournament was finance by FIDE as part of its development program. “FIDE has pumped approximately US$30,000 into the tournament of
