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Punwa wins GDA tourney in Berbice

Apr 18, 2013 Sports

 

 

Vinay Punwa of Tagore Memorial High amassed 33 points to win the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) tournament which was contested last Saturday at the Corentyne Comprehensive High School in Berbice.
Minroy Punwa and Abdusalam Hussain from the said school were tied in second place with 22 points each, but a tie-breaker saw Punwa taking second spot and Hussain third.
A release from the Guyana Draughts Association stated that a request was made late last year from schools in the Corentyne for the GDA to visit them and explore their skills in the game which was fulfilled last Saturday.
President of the GDA Mr. Jairam told the participants that as soon as they can attain a high level on the 8X8 board, he would introduce them to the international Draughts played on the 10 X 10 board. “When you can master this format only then you would be involved in the Guyana\ Suriname exchange programme. This is a mind game between two persons, the game can be fun at an amateur or professional level, this would depend on the individual,” added Jairam.
Mr. Jairam said he would try to involve the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Sports to have an annual Inter-School Draughts competition in the area.
The competition was played on a round robin basis; trophies donated by the National Sports Commission were presented to the top finishers, while Jairam presented a prize to the winning school teacher. The competition was coordinated by Vishal Narine.
Schools that are interested in Draughts can contact with the Association on 614-6671.

 

 

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