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Chess with Errol

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Grandmaster’s visit Conventional wisdom holds that if we help ourselves, someone who matters will help us. As

The annual Kei-Shar’s sponsored chess tournament is currently being contested at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club on Hadfield St. After three rounds of the eight round swiss system tournament, National Champion Kriskal Persaud and Dennis Dillon share the lead with the maximum three points. The highlight of last Sunday’s play was the clash between Persaud and Taffin Khan, Guyana’s junior chess champion. The two champions met previously during the DDL Topco Juice Mashramani chess tournament when Taffin overwhelmed his opponent with a series of good moves. This time, however, Kriskal played less exuberantly and kept a clear head to win the game and take the full point. Dillon, on the other hand, played impressively to defeat Webster and his other opponents. The three final rounds of the tournament will be played today at the Kei-shar’s Sports Club.
The annual Kei-Shar’s sponsored chess tournament is currently being contested at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club on Hadfield St. After three rounds of the eight round swiss system tournament, National Champion Kriskal Persaud and Dennis Dillon share the lead with the maximum three points. The highlight of last Sunday’s play was the clash between Persaud and Taffin Khan, Guyana’s junior chess champion. The two champions met previously during the DDL Topco Juice Mashramani chess tournament when Taffin overwhelmed his opponent with a series of good moves. This time, however, Kriskal played less exuberantly and kept a clear head to win the game and take the full point. Dillon, on the other hand, played impressively to defeat Webster and his other opponents. The three final rounds of the tournament will be played today at the Kei-shar’s Sports Club.

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All should be involved in making chess a national pastime The momentum for the recognition of chess in Guyana has been rising steadily over the past months much to the appreciation of members of the federation.

David Khan and Kenrick Braithwaite concentrate on their game last Sunday at the beginning of the Topco Juice Mashramani tournament hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation. The tournament is sponsored exclusively by Demerara Distillers Limited under the Topco Juice brand. At the end of three rounds, National champion Kriskal Persaud is leading among the seniors and Khalid Gajraj among the juniors. The remaining four rounds to conclude the tournament will be played on Sunday, March 1.

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Kamsky v Topalov The FIDE Candidates’ qualifying match to determine a challenger for world champion Vishy Anand between Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov and the USA’s Gata Kamsky is under way.

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Iturrizaga v Giri Here is the game with which Anish captured his final grandmaster norm.

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Ivanchuk v Leko A second rapid chess match between grandmasters Ivanchuk and Leko was held a few days ago in Mukachevo, Ukraine.

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A tumultuous year It proved to be a tumultuous year for the game of chess.

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Next year promises to be exciting for the children ‘Every decision we make builds our character and forms the basis of our future decisions’ – Garry Kasparov The hosting of a National Schools Chess Championship marks the fulfilment of a dream for the Guyana Chess Federation and Dr Frank Anthony.

The Guyana Chess Federation displayed three banners advertising the National Chess Championships outside the National Library, and on the roadways leading to Georgetown from the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara, compliments of Shamdas Kirpalani and Swiss House Cambio. In picture is the banner on the East Bank of Demerara.

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The finals are today Today, we play the final round of the National Chess Championships.

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Half-way point We have now passed the half-way mark of the National Championships and still a clear winner among the Seniors cannot be identified.

Some Juniors concentrate on their games at the National Chess Championships which continue today at the King’s Plaza Hotel in Main St.  

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Van Wely v Shirov The 38th Chess Olympiad began last Wednesday in Dresden, Germany.

Chess with Errol Tiwari

David de Caires was a lover of the ancient game Mr de Caires has died and we in the local chess fraternity are saddened at his passing.

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National Championships begin on Saturday Fourteen games will be played in the National Chess Championships which begin on Saturday at the Ocean Spray Hotel.

Haatram Parbat faces Brian Thompson in the just concluded qualification chess tournament for entry into the National Championships. In the background Omar Sharif and Robert Arjoon ponder their moves.

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Eight junior, eight senior players to compete in nationalsThe qualification tournament to decide the players for the National Chess Championships has been completed.

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Anand and Kramnik face off in world championship Here is the first game of the World Champion-ship match between defending champion Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik that was played on Wednesday.

Garry Kasparov might be retired but he is still active in chess with the Kasparov Chess Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that works with schools and communities across the United States to promote chess as a cognitive learning tool. Recently he visited the Harlem Children’s Zone, an anti-poverty and education initiative. Presidential candidate Barack Obama visited the Zone and praised the programme in a speech last year. In picture, Kasparov gives Rochelle Ballantyne one-on-one attention as Rochelle’s colleagues had all resigned. Naturally Rochelle would have preferred not to have this kind of attention during the simultaneous exhibition.

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A chess tournament is not for the fainthearted It is said that a chess tournament is not for the fainthearted.

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Tournament to identify candidates for the National Championships begins Sunday The preliminary chess tournament to decide the candidates for participation in the National Championships begins next Sunday at the St Stanislaus College on Brickdam.

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