200 children to benefit from GCF’s Introduction to Chess programme

The Chess in Schools programme, an initiative launched by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), commenced its planned training schedule to introduce chess to 200 children at two secondary schools in Georgetown on Monday December 6th.
This initial phase of the programme seeks to introduce chess to children who have had no prior exposure to the game.
Queen’s College and St. Stanislaus College would benefit from the Chess in Schools programme, which would see students and teachers of grades 8 and 9 (forms 2 and 3) benefiting from 10 hours of training over four days, Monday to Thursday.
This introductory course was established by the GCF in close collaboration with Queen’s College Chess Coordinator Dianne Henry and St. Stanislaus College Games Master Robert Fernandes, as well as the respective school administrations. The programme would be supervised and conducted by the Guyana Chess Federation’s Chess in Schools team.
So far, the Federation has been successful with its Introduction to Chess programme at School of the Nations, where over 150 children were introduced to the game. There are also chess classes on Sundays for children, wherein the GCF has successfully guided over 100 children past the beginner level and to more advanced classes and instruction.
The Federation is now accepting enrollment for the January and February classes, which would span 6 weeks. This would also be for the beginner level. Despite the pandemic, the growth of chess in the 7-to-12 age group has been significant, and the Guyana Chess Federation remains committed to investing in the development of youths in the sport. The Guyana Chess Federation can be followed on Facebook and on its webpage www.guyanachess.org.