Narine, Gaskin, Rodrigues shine at latest chess tournament
The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) continues to keep children active in the sport with the use of the online chess platform ‘Chesskid.com’, which is utilised to host tournaments from the comfort of the home.
Ricardo Narine championed the highest-rated division
Over the past weekend, the GCF was able to host another tournament, which attracted in excess of 30 competitors.
Hosted on Saturday March 27, that tournament was divided in three categories, based on the players’ ratings. The categories were Beginners (0 to 900), Intermediate (901 to 1100) and Over 1100.
The Beginners (0 to 900) rating division was championed by Faraa Gaskin of Marian Academy, who secured 5.5 points. Completing the podium positions were Nandram Lall with 5 points, and Josh Rodrigues.
In the Intermediate section (901 to 1100), Marian Academy’s Neal Rodrigues led the pack with 4 points attained. Julian Mohabir of School of the Nations finished second, and Noah Rahaman of The Bishops’ High School copped third place. Both finished with 3.5 points.
Faraa Gaskin in action
Expectedly, the Over 1100 category saw the most fireworks, with a tighter competition to emerge at the top. When it was all over, Ricardo Narine of Queen’s College played unbeaten to cop a perfect 7 points.
Second place went to Raveon Adonis, while Mahir Rajkumar of Mae’s Schools finished third.
The tournament was conducted by John Lee, and according to GCF officials, the objective of getting the beginners familiar with tournament conditions was met. It has been said that the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has been successful in increasing the number of players in competitive chess through its “chess in schools” programme.
