THE Guyana National Chess Team departed Guyana last Wednesday for 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway for the two-week long tournament.

The team, however, had a minor setback, as Taffin Khan was denied a visa. The reason given by the Dutch Embassy was that the name Taffin Khan is on a terrorist watch list. It also matches his date of birth, as such they were unable to grant him a visa at this time.
The Guyana Chess Federation requests a review, which was granted and was met by the same result. The team is saddened with the loss of Taffin Khan as he is one of the stronger players the country has right now.
Nevertheless, the other team members departed the Guyana shore to Norway, via Suriname and Amsterdam. They have assured that they will give a good account of themselves and do Guyana proud. Guyana’s first match was against Albania at 15:00hrs local time. Guyanese can follow all the games live via the following website
https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014/games/pairings. All games will be broadcast live daily.
The Guyana Chess Federation would like to express a heartfelt thank-you to the above sponsors, who made this trip possible:
Office of the President, Guyana Telephone & Telegraph, National Sports Commission, Caribbean Container Inc, Toolsie Persaud Limited, Oasis Café and Café Bean.