Latest update February 10th, 2025 2:25 PM
44th FIDE Chess Olympiad… Shariff victorious for Guyana on Day 4
Kaieteur News – Eighteen year old Sasha Shariff, recorded her first point in the FIDE chess Olympiad in Chennai, India in Round four of the tournament against Haiti.
Shariff defeated Theophane Paul from Haiti who is ranked 1493 giving her an opportunity to improve her rating points from 1183.
Sasha Shariff
Each member of Guyanese Women team with the exception of Anaya Lall, now have one point with 7 rounds left to go. In Round 3 the women defeated Laos when Pooja Lam, Nellisha Johnson and Jessica Callender scored wins and won the match 3-1.
Twelve-year old Anaya Lall, who is the reserve player will make her debut in round 5 on August 2nd along with team members Johnson, Callender and Lam. They face off against Malawi seeded at 121 as against Guyana’s women who are 136.
On the men’s side Taffin Khan, Anthony Drayton, Loris Nathoo and Roberto Neto fought valiantly to secure wins against the Jamaican team in round four but to no avail. Jamaica is positioned at 108 in the world.
Round 5 was to be played on August 2 with the Guyana Open team facing off against Namibia who is seeded at 121 as against Guyana’s 152. Players are that were to battle are Khan, Drayton, Nathoo and Ethan Lee.
The FIDE Congress is also being held in Chennai from July 31 to August 9 with the General Assembly and Elections set for August 7, where a new President for FIDE will be elected. This event is being attended by GCF’s President, Frankie Farley.
Games continue daily with one round per day and are being played at the Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre. Play starts daily at 15:00 hrs Indian Time or 05:30 hrs Guyana time. Links to live games can be found on the Guyana Chess Federation website: www.guyanachess.org.
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