THE battle to crown the National Junior Chess Champion for the title begins today at the National Stadium, Providence, with the Junior Qualifying Event.

The tournament, which will be sponsored by De Sinco Trading, will run for four consecutive days at the commencing from today to July 11, 2023.

It is the same venue where current Junior Champion, Ricardo Narine, earned his title last year by fighting through the qualifiers into a gruelling nine-round championship resulting in a playoff.
As the reigning champion, Narine automatically qualifies for this year’s Championship event.

Any number of Guyanese chess players age 19 and younger on January 1st, 2023, can compete in the 7-round qualifying tournament where the top nine players will advance to the Championship.

From there, Narine will defend his title in a round-robin tournament set to commence from July 14th to July 19th.

Last year’s event showcased intense rivalry amongst the young players when the tournament returned after a two-year hiatus owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year’s event is expected to be even more exciting, with participation and competitiveness steadily increasing in every youth tournament since.

Registration is $1000 for junior members of the Guyana Chess Federation and $2000 for non-members. Registration will be done only online on guyanachess.gy and closes on July 7th at 20:00hrs.

The 4-day event, sponsored by DeSinco Ltd, is set to attract chess players from various schools in the regions.

Seven rounds of classical matches will be played on a time control of 90 minutes with 30-second increments after each move from 9:00hrs daily.

Additional information can be found on the GCF’s new website, guyanachess.gy.

The Guyana Chess Federation is thrilled once again to have DeSinco Ltd partnering to provide this opportunity to the young and eager Guyanese chess players who will challenge for the title. The GCF would also like to express gratitude to the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sport for again providing the use of the National Stadium for this annual event.