Drayton topples Meusa to remain perfect after four rounds

Veteran Stabroek News Columnist Errol Tiwari, left, and old nemesis Rai Sharma battle it out in the second round with Tiwari getting the win. (Photo courtesy of the GCF)

Anthony Drayton FIDE rating 1950, defeated Wendell Meusa FIDE rating 1998 in round four to stay unbeaten in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Open qualifying tournament for the national championships at the Providence National Stadium.

Drayton leads the points’ standings with four wins from as many matches after defeating Ethan Lee in round one, Rashad Hussain in round two and Roberto Neto in round three.

Meusa had defeated Frankie Farley, Justino De Silva and Loris Nathoo in the first three rounds to set the stage for his top-of-the-table clash with nemesis Drayton.