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SAMUEL FOO wins SEN School’s Chess Competition
-Abigail Jairam takes Best Female Trophy
Samuel Foo, first place in the GCF SEN School’s Chess Tournament receiving his winner’s trophy. (SAMUEL FOO wins SEN School’s Chess Competition)
Kaieteur Sports- The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), in collaboration with the Special Education Needs (SEN) Department of the Ministry of Education, hosted a chess competition for Special Needs students on November 1st, at the David Rose Special School, Thomas Lands in Georgetown.
Seventeen students, including six girls, registered for the competition from David Rose Special School, Diamond Special Needs School, Linden SEN Centre, St. Barnabas Special School, and New Amsterdam Special Needs School. Ms. Sabine McIntosh, head of the GCF Special Needs Committee, led the day’s activities, guiding students as they showcased their chess abilities in a spirited tournament.
The competition, designed to foster intellectual growth and inclusivity, encouraged students to apply the skills they developed during training sessions conducted by their teachers through the GCF. The event marked a major achievement in the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) ongoing initiative to introduce chess to students from SEN schools.
Placing first in the competition was talented fifteen-year-old Samuel Foo from the New Amsterdam Special Needs School, who played unbeaten in the few rounds allotted for the tournament. This is the second time Foo has won this competition, as he had placed first last year. Foo is happy to have won first place again. His father in an invited comment said that: “Samuel loves the game and practices a lot and wants to continue playing in the future.”
Abigail Jairam (left) emerge Best Female player in SEN Chess Tournament.
Deon Smith, sixteen, is a keen and eager player from David Rose Special School. He placed second, while fifteen-year-old Troy Scott, an up-and-coming player from the Linden SEN Centre, took the third spot.
The best female prize went to fourteen-year- old Abigail Jairam, who displayed her strategic skills to take the fourth spot in the tournament.
All the winners are hearing impaired students who would have been taught chess by the coaches from the GCF and by their respective teachers. New Amsterdam Special School however gained the most points for schools, followed by David Rose Special School and Linden SEN Centre. Teachers from each school were present to support their students. The tournament was overseen by John Lee, Jessica Callender, and Marcia Lee. Trophies for the winners and certificates of participation were presented by the federation.
The Special Education Needs Chess in Schools Competition represents a significant step toward an inclusive future in Guyanese chess, where all players, regardless of background, are given the opportunity to shine on the chessboard.
The GCF is grateful to the Special Education Needs Department for their support in making the tournament possible.
Further chess training of the SEN teachers from the various schools will be ongoing with a programme planned for early next year.
(SAMUEL FOO wins SEN School’s Chess Competition)
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