No upsets expected as qualifier begins

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
The players in this photo are favourites in this year’s senior National Qualifier Chess Championship which began yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence. Clockwise from left are Taffin Khan, Glenford Corlette, Ronuel Greenidge and Davion Mars. Only nine chess players can qualify to participate in the 2020 National Championship. They will be joined by last year’s national champion to make the number a round ten. Missing from the photo is Wendell Meusa, the prime favourite for winning the National Qualifier. (Photo by Shiv Nandalall)
The players in this photo are favourites in this year’s senior National Qualifier Chess Championship which began yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence. Clockwise from left are Taffin Khan, Glenford Corlette, Ronuel Greenidge and Davion Mars. Only nine chess players can qualify to participate in the 2020 National Championship. They will be joined by last year’s national champion to make the number a round ten. Missing from the photo is Wendell Meusa, the prime favourite for winning the National Qualifier. (Photo by Shiv Nandalall)

The senior National Qualifier for entry into the 2020 National Chess Championship started yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence. In the nine-round tournament, two rounds have already been completed and two will be played today.

Only nine players from the tournament will go forward to play for the title of national chess champion of Guyana. Wendell Meusa did not participate in the 2019 National Chess Championship. Therefore, he is required to play the 2020 National Qualifier so that he can proceed to the National Championship. Only the current national champion is exempt from the Qualifier.