STR Wood Inc sponsors National Online Blitz Championships

The Guyana Chess Federation is set to host the National Blitz Championships next month with the assistance of its sponsor, STR Wood Inc.

This sponsor has donated GY$100,000 towards cash prizes and trophies. The blitz Championships will be hosted online on the Tornelo.com platform on Saturday February 5th, with games beginning from 2:00pm sharp.
The open tournament features 9 rounds, Swiss format games, with a time control of 5 minutes, with one second added to the clock after each move. Interested competitors are asked to fill out the compulsory registration form on guyanachess.org on or before Thursday February 3rd. Registration fees would be waived for paid members of the GCF, while a registration fee of $2000 is required for non-members.
A top prize of $40,000 will be awarded to the player who earns the title of National Blitz Champion for 2022. This will be the first National Blitz Championships held since 2020. The second- and third-place winners would receive $25,000 and $15,000 respectively.

The best female player would be awarded $20,000, while the best junior player would receive a trophy. The tournament is expected to attract in excess of 40 players, including current Senior Champion CM Taffin Khan, former Senior Champion FM Anthony Drayton, AFM Davion Mars, Irshad Mohamed, Loris Nathoo, Frankie Farley, Sherlyta Campayne, Justino Da Silva and Roberto Neto, among others.
Junior players Ricardo Narine, Kyle Couchman, Jaden Taylor, Kishan Puran, Jessica Callender, and current Junior Champion Keron Sandiford are also expected to compete. The online tournament will be monitored by FIDE arbiters John Lee and Anand Raghunauth.