National Blitz C/ships get underway today

Anthony Drayton

Lucrative prizes will be at stake when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) hosts its National Blitz Championships beginning today from 2pm.

The online tournament will be contested over nine rounds and will feature the country’s top players.

Among the players expected to be on show are national senior champion Candidate Master Taffin Khan, former national champion Fide Master, Anthony Drayton, AFM Davion Mars, Irshad Mohamed, Loris Nathoo, Frankie Farley, Sherlyta Campayne, Justino Da Silva and Roberto Neto among others.