Youngster Kyle Couchman and Sasha Shariff emerged winners in their respective categories over the last weekend in the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Third Grand Prix Chess tournament held over four days at the Providence National Stadium.
Couchman, who took the Open title, compiled 6 points out of the eight-round tournament with four wins and four draws to hold off seventeen other competitors.
He faced senior player Rashad Hussain in his final duel, which pushed him to the top spot after being tied with Keron Sandiford and Ethan Lee at the beginning of the last round with 5 points apiece.
