Competition stiff for national junior chess title

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
De Sinco-Milex supports chess: Isha De Abreau (right) an official of De Sinco Trading hands over a cheque to St Stanislaus College student Chelsea Juma for her to attend the Carifta Games in Curacao this month. At left is Wendell Meusa, a FIDE national chess instructor and head of the Wendell Meusa Chess Foundation of which Juma is a student. Juma said her desire is to return to Guyana with a medal and a win for her country.
De Sinco-Milex supports chess: Isha De Abreau (right) an official of De Sinco Trading hands over a cheque to St Stanislaus College student Chelsea Juma for her to attend the Carifta Games in Curacao this month. At left is Wendell Meusa, a FIDE national chess instructor and head of the Wendell Meusa Chess Foundation of which Juma is a student. Juma said her desire is to return to Guyana with a medal and a win for her country.

University of Guyana law student Andre Jagnandan, 19, is one of the contenders for the title of National Junior Chess Champion. The Championship, which is being contested at the National Racquet Centre and ends today, also has Ghansham Allijohn and Rajiv Lee in contention for the win. Each of these juniors has accumulated the maximum two points from their two games.

In every country of the world where competitive chess is played, the National Junior Chess Championship is a prestigious endeavour. It is no different in Guyana. Jagnandan has won two tournaments for 2019 and therefore became the favourite to win the Junior’s. In the current tournament, Jagnandan has already eclipsed the 2017 junior champ Joshua Gopaul.