Points for Olympiad Team Members in Round Nine

Aug 09, 2022 Sports

Kaieteur News – In Round 9 of the ongoing FIDE Chess Olympiad, Guyana’s Open team scored 1.5 points against Suriname while the Women made two draws against Guam.

Taffin Khan

CM Taffin Khan drew his match with Surinamese FM Viresh Giasi while FM Anthony Drayton (1928) was victorious over CM Romario Sanches (2066) to earn a point for the Open team. Both Drayton and Khan are on 3.5 points each.

The Open team is set to face Burundi, seeded at 173 in the next round. Players are Taffin Khan, Anthony Drayton, Loris Nathoo and Ethan Lee.

On the Women’s side, 12-year-old Anaya Lall drew her match with Guam’s Jasmine Ramas earning a half point while in a tense five-hour battle, Guyana’s Sasha Shariff forced a draw from Ruth Nacario, despite her opponent holding a winning position throughout the endgame.

Pooja Lam, Sasha Shariff, Jessica Callender and Anaya Lall are set to play next against Timor-Leste, seeded at 116.

Meanwhile, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term in the presidential elections held on Sunday, August 7th.

Round 10 continues on August 8th. The final round will be played on August 9th at 10:00 IST at the Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre, followed by the Closing Ceremony at 16:00 IST. Links to live games can be found on the Guyana Chess Federation Website: www.guyanachess.org.

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