Jessica Callender to compete on Caribbean chess team against China

Guyana’s top chess player Jessica Callender has maintained her impressive form to add to her resume another victory in a year of numerous international events.
In the recent Srefidensi Open Online Blitz, hosted by the Suriname Chess Federation, she finished third overall, a position which has placed her as the top female in the competition. In the two sections of that event, more than 60 players were featured, and they represented up to 9 regional countries from as far south as hosts Suriname to as far north as regional chess power Cuba. Excelling in this elite field of players has given Callender a place on a team to represent the Caribbean in a team match against China this weekend.

The Caribbean team features Callender alongside Cuban Grand Master Jimenez Luis Lazaro Aguero, Barbadian International Master Orlando Husbands, and Surinamese Women’s Fide Master Catherine Kaslan. The Caribbean team’s contest against China will consist of a team match played with 4 rounds of Scheveningen. Each player will be given a time limit of five minutes, with a three-second increment, to complete their game. The team with higher total game points would be the winner.
Matches, organised by the Chinese Chess Association, will be played on the chess.com platform on December 10 and 11.
Jessica has shown prowess in international chess across multiple formats this year. She has earned her WCM norm at the recent Olympiad in Chennai, and returned home as one of Guyana’s top performers. And she has won “best female” accolade in the Margaret Prince Memorial Rapid chess tournament hosted by the Barbados Chess Federation.