National Chess Champion withdraws from World Olympiad

Guyana’s National Chess Champion Wendell Meusa has announced his withdrawal from Guyana’s 10-member team scheduled to participate in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad to be held in Batumi, Georgia.
Tight-lipped about the reason for his decision, the champion has issued a statement which reads, “Due to personal problems and problems with the Guyana

Chess Federation, I have decided to pull myself out of the National Team that will be departing for the 43rd World Chess Olympiad. My family and my integrity (mean) more to me, so I’ve decided to do this. I will be having an interview with the press tomorrow to enlighten the general public more about the reasons for my decision. I deeply apologise for any inconvenience I may have caused, and would like to thank all those who have continuously stood by me through everything. My best wishes of success go with the team.”
The nine remaining members of this team, consisting of 16-year-old Nellisha Johnson, 14-year-old Sasha Shariff, National Female Champion WFM Maria Varona Thomas, CM Sheriffa Ali, Attorney-at-law Yolander Persaud, Anthony Drayton, Taffin Khan, Loris Nathoo and Glenford Corlette, are scheduled to depart for Georgia today to participate in the international competition.
The 43rd World Chess Olympiad will run concurrently with the FIDE Congress wherein the World Chess Federation would elect its new president.