ICEE Soft Drinks onboard Grand Prix II chess tournament

ICEE Soft Drinks has once again thrown its support for the Grand Prix series of chess tournaments, this time with a sponsorship of the Grand Prix 2 scheduled for November 22, 23, 29, and 30, 2025, at the School of the Nations.
As a qualifying tournament for the upcoming Chess Olympiad, the Grand Prix series is highly coveted, attracting top participation from chess enthusiasts. Registration is expected to draw approximately 50 participants, including an anticipated 20 players competing in the women’s category.

The eight-round Swiss System competition carries a time control of 90 minutes with 30-second increments added to the clock after each move and will be contested in the Open category by players such as National Junior Champion Kyle Couchman, U-16 Champion CM Sachin Pitamber, Gilbert Williams, Alek Ubaldo-Singh, Micaiah Enoe, and U-12 Champion Abel Fernandez. Newcomer FIDE Master Rawle Allicock has also thrown his hat in the ring, with the hopes of qualifying for the team.
Competing in the women’s category are the current 2025 women’s champion, WCM Aditi Joshi; U-14 Girls Champion Emma John; U-12 Girls Champion Kateleya Sam; and former women’s champion WCM Sasha Shariff, Treskole Archibald, and Ciel Clement, to name a few.
Cash prizes totalling $100,000 will be awarded to the top three finishers in each category. The top eight boards of the open category and top four for the female category will be live-streamed on lichess.org by John Lee, FIDE Arbiter and Technical Director for the GCF. Full results and pairings can be viewed on chess-results.com.
The GCF extends its sincere gratitude to its sponsor, I-CEE Soft Drinks, for its continued support of chess in Guyana and the School of the Nations for providing the venue.