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Nov 24, 2012 Sports
Senior National Chess Champion, Taffin Khan will have to pull out all the stops if he is to retain his title when the Dr. Chase Senior Chess Championships resumes at the Ocean Spray Hotel, Stanley Place Kitty today.
When action in the 4th round of the championship ended Wednesday evening last, Khan had compiled 3 ½ points, just ½ point in arrears of Maria Thomas and Shiv Nandalall who have scored 4 points apiece to jointly assume the lead position.
The two frontrunners are on a collision course and are expected to clash today when play resumes at the same venue. This is a very important match for both players as the winner would surge ahead and stands a good chance of dethroning the current champion.
However, the situation is not so cut and dried as Khan, who benefitted from a point by default after his predecessor, Berbician Kriskal Persaud, failed to show for their encounter, is still in the mix and may very well retain his crown if he registers victories in the three remaining rounds.
As a matter of fact, the tournament is too close to call with Loris Nathoo on 2 ½ points and Frankie Farley on 2. Craig Sylvester, Kriskal Persaud and Glenford Corlette are yet to score and remain in the cellar.
Those players attempting to dethrone Taffin Khan are Loris Nathoo, Glenford Corlette, Kriskal Persaud, Frankie Farley, Maria Thomas, Shiv Nandalall and Craig Sylvester. Should any two players end on identical scores at the end of the seven rounds tournament, a playoff would become necessary to identify the eventual winner. An interesting day of chess is therefore envisaged.
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