Frankie Farley throws hat in the ring for chess federation presidency

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
Farley for President! Darkly handsome,  and  exuding an air of assuredness whenever he sits at the  chessboard, Frankie Farley (in photo), feels his  imminent obligation is sharing his expertise with the younger generation of chess players. He theorizes there is a chess grandmaster sauntering  around in our midst, but we have to find him or her. Farley is, therefore, seeking the distinguished  presidency of the Guyana Chess Federation, with the intention of creating ‘a new beginning’ for chess aficionados; a beginning of confidence, trust and faith.  
Farley for President! Darkly handsome,  and  exuding an air of assuredness whenever he sits at the  chessboard, Frankie Farley (in photo), feels his  imminent obligation is sharing his expertise with the younger generation of chess players. He theorizes there is a chess grandmaster sauntering  around in our midst, but we have to find him or her. Farley is, therefore, seeking the distinguished  presidency of the Guyana Chess Federation, with the intention of creating ‘a new beginning’ for chess aficionados; a beginning of confidence, trust and faith.  

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. – Winston Churchill

 

Assuredly, demonstrating a negative attitude with clear absences of transparency, prime examples of high-handedness and pellucid cases of disinterest is tantamount to courting disaster, and has contributed the demise of many. Heads of organisations, sport not being the least among them, have been known to hasten their downfalls with such carefree acts of indiscretion.

20131229chessOn Wednesday, April 13, 2016, the Stabroek News sports editor carried a story headlined: ‘Chess Federation to stage AGM May 15 – Greenidge’. The news came as a surprise to the chess fraternity, except, of course, for a selected few. The constitution of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) states, unambiguously, in part, “The annual general meeting, of which at least four weeks prior notice shall be given, will be held not later than March each year.” Traditionally, from the inception of the first annual general meeting in the early 1970s, a notice was published in a daily newspaper by the GCF to alert the public of its intent. The column is not aware this has been done. It seems as if a 2016 annual general meeting for the election of a president and his or her office bearers, was intended to be shrouded in secrecy.