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Why only G/town-based Chess players selected for the Junior tournament in Suriname?
DEAR EDITOR,
I recently learnt that a junior chess team was sent to Suriname for a tournament in that country by the Guyana Chess Federation.
I have been informed that all the selected players came from or around Georgetown. If this is true, then it smacks of discrimination against players from the rural areas like Berbice.
My sons, Marley and Darwin London, aged 17 and 16 respectively, are prominent in the game of Chess here in Berbice, with the younger, Darwin, winning the Individual Regional Schools tournament six years in a row; that is to say from the age of 10, he has been the champion.
Darwin caught the eyes of Stabroek News’ Chess Columnist, Mr. Errol Tiwari, and was featured or mentioned in his column on no less than five occasions over the years, and has been identified as a special talent that should be groomed.
Darwin’s playing of the game has been described as beautiful to watch, due to the flowing lines he employs and his sound strategies.
Marley is almost as prolific, but he plays Chess for his school team and has been instrumental in helping his team achieve the status of a chess powerhouse in Berbice.
These are facts that can be easily checked by reviewing Mr. Tiwari’s past columns.
My question is, if these two youngsters are to develop and help to put our country’s name on the Chess map, why aren’t they getting the exposure to competition that they deserve so much?
I taught them the game and I consider myself an “ok” player (I am being a bit modest here), yet I rarely draw a game with these two strategists, and that speaks volumes for their competence.
We need to have my sons notified of competitions (the Guyana Chess Federation’s Coordinator for Berbice has our telephone numbers) so that they can have the exposure they deserve in order to develop their game further, though I sense that they may develop other players also.
The National Federation must be aware that Chess is not played only in Georgetown.
Sincerely
John London
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