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Bartica student wins inaugural Malta Supreme Chess tourney
The winner and top performers display their silverware
Bartica Secondary School student Daryl Joseph placed first in the inaugural One-Day Malta Supreme Rapid Chess tournament held on Sunday July 1 at the Bartica Secondary School.
The fifth form Science student edged past his nearest rival, second place winner and teacher Julia Do Campo of Three Miles Secondary. Yusuf Hinds, also of placed third; the tournament was played using the round-robin format.
Players expressed optimism about future tournaments which remain a possibility. All the participants were presented with chess sets as prizes for practice and future competitions.
Banks DIH under the Malta Supreme brand sponsored the competition and the company has extended congratulations to all the players for participating in the tournament.
Banks DIH Communications Manager Troy Peters said that the company recognized the outstanding performance of Daryl Joseph who emerged winner of the event.
Peters urged the Guyana Chess Federation to continue its crusade to take the sport around Guyana and pledged his company’s continued support.
The Guyana Chess Federation, in collaboration with Ms. Sharon Chow-Chee, Headmistress of Bartica Secondary, specially organized and conducted the one-day event for Bartica Chess players, a first for the resuscitated local chess body.
President of the Guyana Chess Federation Shiv Nandalall extended heartfelt thanks to Banks DIH, the Headmistress and the Regional Administration for making the tournament possible. Plans are in the making for an “Introduction to Chess” workshop in Bartica which would target an estimated 50 schoolchildren and teachers during the upcoming annual school vacation.
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