GAICO Grand Prix Chess Tournament shifted to National Aquatic Centre

The inaugural GAICO Grand Prix Chess Tournament gets underway today at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown from 13:00hrs.
Players are asked to take note that this event will not be held at National Resource Centre.

Registration starts at noon, and the fee is $500 for seniors; juniors participate without charge. All chess players are invited.
The Grand Prix Tournament is the first in a series organised by the new executive of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) to canvass top Guyanese chess players to represent Guyana at the Chess Olympiad in Russia next year.
In this tournament, each player will be allotted 90 minutes per round, plus 30-second increments after each move. Interested players can contact Rashad on 681-6000 or Davion on 656-4032 for more information.
This tournament consists of eight rounds, the first three of which will be run off this weekend. Round four is set for Wednesday, September 25 from 17:00h, and the remaining four rounds will be concluded on the following weekend.
The GCF hopes that through these tournaments the game of chess can be revolutionised, and thus create the first Guyanese GM by the year 2022.
Newly-elected GCF President, Frankie Farley, is upbeat about this new initiative. “I see the series of tournaments being the catalyst that will catapult the development of chess in Guyana when combined with other initiatives. The tournaments have the potential to stimulate interest in play, knowing wins translate to the opportunity to make the Guyana 2020 Olympiad Chess Team,” Farley declared.
The GCF intends to implement chess-playing in schools; formulate initiatives to foster the formation of clubs; increase women’s participation in the playing of chess; start grassroots programmes in regard to the playing of chess; develop an interest in this game in hinterland regions; and facilitate diaspora participation in the promotion of chess locally.