Guyana Women in Chess Community holds first interactive session

Feb 25, 2022 Sports

– Encourages all females to join

The Guyana Women in Chess Community held their first virtual interactive session for women and girls involved in chess on this past Sunday.
This the inaugural event, served to educate attendees on the history of chess as an art, science and sport.

Committee Member, Yolander Sammy

It was hosted by co-chair of the committee, Pritima Khan, and included a brief history of Guyanese women chess players and female grandmasters from around the globe. Khan also gave an overview on planned activities for 2022.
These include special classes and lectures, an international women’s day programme, quarterly chess day camps, outreach and volunteer programmes – all geared towards inspiring, growing and empowering female chess players of all ages.
Special guest, Yolander Sammy, who is also a committee member, spoke at the event, sharing her experiences as a chess player of many years. Sammy is the current Vice Chair of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Ethics Committee and the only female on that board.
She has also represented Guyana numerous times at all levels of the game, including the Fide Chess Olympiad.
Also in attendance was Vice President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), Anand Raghunauth, who threw his support behind the initiative. He lauded the efforts of the steering committee and looks forward to seeing their female membership growing in strength.

Committee Chairman, Marcia Lee

Chairperson of the committee, Marcia Lee, outlined the need for a group which caters to the unique needs of the female players with the purpose of building a community where girls can be feel confident and excited about the game of chess and observed that the formation is timely as 2022 was declared by FIDE to be the “Year of the Woman In Chess.”
In line with the basis of the workshop, the Committee’s main goal is to promote, encourage and teach the game of chess and increase the awareness of the educational value of chess among women in Guyana. There is also the intention to encourage more female players to take part in the sport.
The Women in Chess Community is now offering membership to all girls and females within the chess federation. This includes all mothers of chess players as well. “Please join us as we venture to promote the game of chess within our female community.” For more information or to register, please visit www.guyanachess.org.

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