As the national Junior Chess Championship continues today, all eyes will be on rising female player Chelsea Juma of Saint Stanislaus College; but for Juma, her eyes will also be focused on the CARIFTA Junior Chess Championships which will be hosted in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles from April 18 to 23.
DeSinco Limited, through their Milex brand, has decided to sponsor the young talent through the Wendell Meusa Chess Foundation by presenting her with a cheque valued $106,766 (US$500).
Chelsea Juma (C) is presented with a cheque from senior brand and marketing manager at DeSinco, Aisha D’Abreu (L), in the presence of Wendell Meusa (R)
At the simple ceremony, senior brand and marketing manager at DeSinco, Aisha D’Abreu, said, “DeSinco, through Milex, is extremely proud to support Chelsea in her Chess Championship tournament, Both DeSinco and Milex, we like to sponsor young talent, because it’s a company that supports young and upcoming talent in society.”
Head of the Wendell Meusa Chess Foundation, Wendell Meusa, said, “I first of all am grateful to DeSinco for sponsoring Chelsea. It is actions like these that help to push these young talents in terms of mentoring them and developing their skills. In terms of the Carifta Junior Chess Championship, last year we took 6 persons, but this year we will be taking fourteen persons, of which 4 are experienced players who participated in last year’s games in Suriname.”
Meusa also noted that the Junior Champions starting today will be an excellent training ground for the CARIFTA Games.
Juma said she is very grateful for the sponsorship, as she thanked the company for supporting her. She also relayed to this publication that she expects to do well at the National Junior Championship, since she has been putting in lots of hard work.
In Juma’s qualifier match for the National Junior Championship, she won all of her games on the final day to qualify to show why she is currently the top ranked under 14 female Guyanese player.
