Stabroek Weekend

Chess with Errol

Part of the mammoth crowd at the Digicel Red Hot Summer Scorcher concert last Friday night.
Part of the mammoth crowd at the Digicel Red Hot Summer Scorcher concert last Friday night.

Morgan Heritage wowed Guyana

– though show was overly long The night was as Morgan Heritage proclaimed, “not a dancehall show but a reggae concert” essentially devoid of club revelry and suggestive music but big on positive vibes and soft, thought-provoking tunes.

Chess

Working towards producing a Guyanese grandmaster ‘I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in (to a tournament).

Primary and secondary school students representing a sprinkling of schools from Georgetown, the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara, proudly recite the national pledge before beginning a chess instruction class at the Malteenoes Sports Club on Wednesday. Malteenoes President Lance Hinds in association with the Guyana Chess Federation launched chess classes recently at the club for youths wishing to play the game. Young people are free to join the chess classes at Malteenoes and can contact Mr Hinds for further information.
Primary and secondary school students representing a sprinkling of schools from Georgetown, the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara, proudly recite the national pledge before beginning a chess instruction class at the Malteenoes Sports Club on Wednesday. Malteenoes President Lance Hinds in association with the Guyana Chess Federation launched chess classes recently at the club for youths wishing to play the game. Young people are free to join the chess classes at Malteenoes and can contact Mr Hinds for further information.

Chess

Nurturing grandmastersSuddenly, almost overnight some would say, India and China have emerged from chess obscurity to sit among the giants of the great game.

International Master Harika Dronavalli from India, the new Girls World Junior Chess Champion

Chess

Kamsky v Gelfand The Mikhail Tal Memorial Tournament is being played (August 17-31) in Moscow.

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Chess

Morozevich v Polgar The 2008 Chess Classic took place a week ago at Mainz, Germany, with world champion Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Judit Polgar and Alexander Morozevich in attendance.

Nandalall (left) and Tiwari at work during the final game of the Oasis knockout chess tournament

Chess

Competition at Oasis and practice at Saints Proprietors of the Oasis Cafe, William and Nisa Walker, sponsored a grand knockout chess tournament over the past two weekends that attracted some of the strongest chess players in the country.

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