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Paul Morphy: The chess prodigy

Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, Paul Morphy would beat anybody today in a set match.

Vaishali Rameshbabu, the elder sister of Praggnanandhaa, who is also a national chess player of India. Pragga learnt to play chess by watching his sister play the game. At the 2017 Reykjavik Open she defeated celebrated grandmaster Eugenio Torre. (Photo by Sagar Shah/Chessbase)

Chess in schools

‘There is a local feeling connected with this occasion, too strong to be resisted… ‘ – Daniel Webster (1782-1852), American lawyer and orator during an address commemorating the 200th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims.

The lone woman at this month’s rigorous Grand Prix competition is China’s chess grandmaster Hou Yifan. Hou did not compete in the 2017 Women’s World Chess Championship. Her competition in the Grand Prix will be exacting and it will be interesting to witness how she performs.

Grands Prix being held to determine 2018 chess candidates

The second leg of the 2017 World Chess Grand Prix competition to determine the challengers for the 2018 Candidates’ tournament began last Friday in Russia.

Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine (third, right) with some officials of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) and three students of St Stanislaus College in his Brickdam office on Wednesday. The students are displaying certificates of completion of a chess training programme which was organized by the GCF. From left are: National Chess Champion Wendell Meusa, GCF President James Bond, Jaden Taylor, Ghansham Allijohn, Jessica Callender, Minister Roopnaraine, Vice President of the GCF Frankie Farley and honorary member of the GCF Errol Tiwari.

Education Ministry open to ten-school chess pilot project

On Wednesday, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) met with Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine in his Brickdam office to press for the introduction of chess into the school system.

Flashback: Veral Felix, a student of Skeldon High school, receiving his trophy from school teacher Zahir Moakan at the 2015 Berbice Inter-School Chess Championships. Skeldon High won the tournament which was organized by Krishnanand Raghunandan, the Guyana Chess Federation’s Berbice representative. Felix was accompanied by his mother (centre) to participate in the tournament, travelling from his residence in Orealla.

Associations in each county would help popularize chess

Ever since James Bond became the standard bearer for local chess, the concept for the administration of the game is shifting.

Quiet moves on the local chess scene

It is quiet on the chess home front, except in a few selected corners of Georgetown.

So, Foisor are US chess champions

Elite chess grandmaster Wesley So won the exacting 2017 US Championship recently and in so doing, extended his victories and draws to 67 tournament games.

During a visit to the Camp Street Prison on Wednesday, President of the GCF James Bond met inmates and senior prison authorities. The intent of the visit was to formulate plans for the establishment of a chess club for inmates which would be affiliated to the GCF. The ensuing discussions among the parties were amiable and promised something for each of those involved. Posing for a photo at the conclusion of the visit are from left: Frankie Farley, vice-president of the GCF; Anthony Drayton, committee member of the GCF; N Elliot, senior superintendent of prisons; James Bond and K Hale, a cadet officer at the prison.

Chess federation to look into forming club at prison

With the sounds of everyday reality ringing familiarly in his ears outside its walls, President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) James Bond paid a visit to the Camp Street Prison on Wednesday, supporting the idea of concretizing a chess club for inmates.

James Bond now at helm of chess federation

Attorney-at-law James Anthony Bond was elected president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) last Sunday at Olympic House.

Chess federation elections on today

Today we celebrate a most illustrious event! A toast would be in order for local chess players.

Only financial members eligible to vote at Chess Federation elections

Election of the executive officers of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will take place on Sunday, March 26 at its Annual General Meeting.

Attorney-at-Law James Bond (left) and the CEO of Silicon Green Frankie Farley are models of concentration as they play a game of chess last Thursday. Bond hopes to become the next president of the Guyana Chess Federation. Bond, Farley and some others, operating at the pinnacle of a management structure, believe that collectively they can influence the nature of, and goodwill for chess in Guyana. Bond is an avid chess player, who has supported the game in the past. Chess elections will be held on Sunday, March 26.

Attorney James Bond eyes lead role in local chess

Our destiny offers, not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.

China’s Tan Zhongyi is Women’s World Chess Champion

China’s Tan Zhongyi defeated Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk in the final match of the Women’s World Chess Championship in Tehran on Friday to become the 16th women’s champion.

Alexandra Kosteniuk, ex-women’s world champion of Russia, and member of the gold medal-winning Russian team at the Women’s Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012 and 2014, stormed into the quarter-final of the Women’s World Championship by defeating Sweden’s Pia Cramling. Kosteniuk’s principal competition will come from the Chinese and a lone Indian chess grandmaster, Harika Dronavalli. The Championship is wide open and there is no selected favourite. It ends March 3. (Photo: David Llada/Chessbase)

China, India, Russia and Ukraine head into women’s championship semi-final

Four nations, China, India, Russia and Ukraine, chess behemoths of the 21st century that impacted the world in their distinctive ways, have qualified to contest the semi-final of the elite Women’s World Championship in Tehran, Iran.