Latest update May 30th, 2026 12:27 AM
WCM Joshi, Sandiford crowned respective 2025 I-CEE Grand Prix One Chess Tournament
(Kaieteur Sports) – The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) crowned two new champions in WCM Aditi Joshi and Keron Sandiford, following the end to an exciting 2025 Bank’s DIH I-CEE Grand Prix One Tournament.
Respective winners WCM Aditi Joshi and Keron Sandiford flanked by the respective finalists of the 2025 Bank’s DIH I-CEE Soft Drink’s Grand Prix One Chess tournament.
Curtains came down on the Grand Prix, which plays into a four-series qualifying tournament organized by the Federation for male and female players.
The local stars will use the quadruple series as a prelude to gain final selection to the Guyana National team ahead of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, Central Asia.
Despite playing to the end unbeaten, Sandiford managed to secure a pair of Draws in the Open category, with a more rampant Joshi winning all her matches in the Women’s leg.
Young chess Star Kyle Couchman did well to achieve 2nd place, beating off the likes of seasoned CM Sachin Pitamber who settled for 3rd, as they capped off the Open category for the men.
Meanwhile, In the Women’s category, star player Kataleya Sam despite facing tough competition from Joshi, copped the award for 2nd place with Treskole Archibald sealing the 3rd spot.
The GCF will be shifting focus to Grand Prix number 2, scheduled for November 2025.
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