Davion Mars, on Sunday last, won the 2020 national Rapid chess championships which was contested at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara.
Mars ended with 7.5 points, courtesy of seven wins and one draw in the nine-round event. The eventual champion lost to Joshua Gopaul in round six and drew with Uddhav Bagwandeen in round two.
South African Bagwandeen hit the podium for the second time in two weeks after winning the December open last week. He won six of his nine games and drew two games to the eventual champion Mars in round two and the highest-rated player in the tournament, Roberto Neto. His lone loss came at the hands of veteran player, Rai Sharma in round seven. Neto finished fourth with Rai Sharma securing the fifth position.
