…Narine wins U20 Rapid Category
It was no surprise to the chess community when the three young men, Candidate Master Sachin Pitamber, Kyle Couchman, and Keron Sandiford, emerged as the top three winners of the End of Year Rapid and Blitz Chess Competitions held at the David Rose Special School last weekend.
Young Pitamber, who gained his Candidate Master Title in September last and played unbeaten, emerged as the winner in the End of Year Rapid Tournament with 8.5 points in the nine-round Swiss competition. Couchman came in a close second with 8 points, while Sandiford, known for his talent in fast-paced competitions, placed third with 6.5 points.
Couchman won the End of Year Blitz Tournament with 8 points while Sandiford came in second, with 8 points, and Pitamber placed third with 6 points.
Junior Champion Ricardo Narine, playing in the U20 Category emerged victorious over his counterparts with 8 points. Young Nicholas Zhang and Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Aditi Joshi placed second and third with 6.5 points each.
The Best Female prizes for the Rapid competition went to WCM Jessica Callender and Tharisha Montes De Oca in the Open and U20 categories respectively, while Joshi copped the Best Female prize in the Blitz competition.
Notable performances in the Rapid competition were Kishan Puran with 6 points and newcomer Aravinda Singh with 5 points, playing in the Open Category, Alexander Zhang with 6.5 points, and newcomer Krishna Singh with 5 points from the U20 Category, and Rolex Alexander and Nicholas Zhang with 5.5 points, from the Blitz competition.
