NATIONAL junior chess champion Haifeng Su exhibited determination last weekend to defend his title when he defeated two main challengers in the Sasha Cells 2012 National Junior Chess Championship at Olympic House, Kingston.

The first to fall was Anthony Drayton, followed by former junior champion Ron Motilall. Both players were forced to resign to the reigning junior champion.
Motilall’s forces became casualties in a lost endgame while Drayton was unable to avoid a heavy loss of material and extricate himself from a hopeless position. He recently returned from Suriname representing Guyana at the Umada Cup tournament and won the best Under-17 trophy and a US$700 prize.
The point standings after three rounds read: Haifeng Su – three points; Davion Mars, Saeed Ali, Anthony Drayton and Carlos Petterson – two points. Ron Motilall is the only player on one point, while two other players Dravin Drickpaul and Trenton Bennett are yet to score.