GCF names team for this week’s Inter-Guiana Games

The annual Inter-Guiana games (IGG) Chess Competition will be held in Guyana from December 5th to 7th, 2025, at the National Racquet Centre; a missive from the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) revealed on Monday.
Neighbouring chess teams Suriname and French Guiana will join Guyana juniors, who will play in a double Round Robin format of the game in both the Boys and Girls categories. The National Sports Commission (NSC) will provide key financial and logistical support, while the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) personnel will be responsible for organising the competition.

Two teams, comprising four males and four females, between the ages of 14 and 18 from each country, will participate in a 60-minute plus 30-second increment time format.
The Boys Team features sixteen-year-old Kyle Couchman, fifteen-year-old Candidate Master (CM) Sachin Pitamber, sixteen-year-old Micaiah Enoe, and fifteen-year-old Alexander Zhang.
The Girls’ Team includes fifteen-year-old Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Aditi Joshi, sixteen-year-old Ciel Clement, seventeen-year-old Maliha Rajkumar, and eighteen-year-old Italy Ton-Chung.
The Inter-Guiana Chess Teams tournament promises an exciting, six-round showdown among three nations. Last year, Guyana’s male and female junior teams earned silver, placing second overall. This year, with fierce competition from the regional rivals, the Guyanese juniors know they must significantly up their game to bring home the gold.

The teams, coached by FIDE Master Anthony Drayton and CM Taffin Khan, have completed extensive training and are ready for the decisive matches.
The Inter-Guiana Games is a tri-nation sporting event contested among athletes from Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. The event features competition in various sports and was originally established in Suriname to strengthen relationships and forge bonds among the three territories through sports and shared values. This is the 54th edition of the games.
The games will be officiated by FIDE Arbiter John Lee and assisted by National Arbiters Jessica Callender and Kim Shing Chong. The games will be live- streamed on lichess.org. Full results and pairings can be viewed on chess- results. com and the GCF’s website guyanachess.gy.