Guyana Chess Team makes a clean sweep in Round Six

Aug 06, 2022 Sports

Both Guyana Chess Olympiad teams were victorious in Round 6 against their counterparts in the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.

Roberto Neto

The four-member Open team played against Gabon in Round 6 and won the match 4-0.

Taffin Khan (2019) defeated Mounguen Koumba (1942) while Loris Nathoo (1695) will improve his ratings after he defeated Candidate Master Barthelemy Bongo Akanga Ndjila (1803).

Roberto Neto and Ethan Lee also won against Tary Bongo Ngombele and Ceylan Odounga Christ, respectively.

The Open team members grasped the initiative from the beginning of their games where they sustained the lead to take Guyana to victory.

Khan and Lee are currently on 2 points while FM Anthony Drayton and Neto are on 1.5 points each with Nathoo on 1 point.

Taffin Khan

At the same time, on the women’s side, Jessica Callender scored her third win in the competition against Gracia Nakonzi-Ndousse of the Central African Republic. Sasha Shariff and young Anaya Lall were also triumphant against their opponents, Gloria Gamba and Hebron Baguida, respectively, while Nellisha Johnson was unable to convert her game.

Guyana’s women’s team won the match 3-1. Points for the women are: Callender – 3, Shariff – 2, Johnson – 1.5, while Pooja Lam and Anaya Lall are on 1 point each.

The Open team faced off Cape Verde on August 5 which is rated 123 in the world while the Women’s team faces off Oman, seeded at 108.

Chess players were given a rest day on August 4 where they had the opportunity to tour and shop in the nearby areas.

Anaya Lall

The Guyana team took the much-needed respite to relax and regroup for the remaining 6 rounds of the tournament which will conclude on August 9. The Closing ceremony of the Olympiad will also be held that day at 16:00hrs IST.

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 Indian Time – 05:30 Guyana. Links to live games can be found on the Guyana Chess Federation Website: www.guyanachess.org.

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