Latest update April 16th, 2026 4:35 PM
GT&T renders support as national chess team leaves for Olympiad in Norway
Senior chess champion, Wendell Meusa, will lead a powerful delegation of 5 players when
Ms. Carla Richards presents the sponsorship cheque to Mr George Vaughn at a simple ceremony at her Brickdam office.
the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) fields a team to Norway for the 41st Chess Olympiad, August 1-15 next. The team is expected to depart Guyana on Tuesday for Suriname then on to Amsterdam for connection to Tromso, Norway.
Consequently, officials of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company have acquiesced to a sponsorship package and last Friday afternoon, Marketing Officer (GT&T), Carla Richards, presented a cheque to the Treasurer of the Guyana Chess Federation, George Vaughn, at the company’s head office in Brickdam.
Shortly after handing over the gift, Ms Richards conveyed best wishes of her executives and wished the players well. Mr. Vaughn expressed gratitude on behalf of the Chess Federation saying that the cheque was timely and would help to defray the expenses associated with the team’s participation.
The other members of the team are Junior Champion Haifeng Su, his predecessor, Anthony Drayton, Ronuel Greenidge, Maria Thomas, and former senior champion, Taffin Khan. Meusa will double as player/coach.
With more than 150 participating countries, the Chess Olympiad is the world’s third largest sporting event. An estimated 600 million people play chess worldwide and Norway is home to the world’s best chess player, Magnus Carlsen. A total of 1500 chess players will arrive in Tromsø to participate in the Chess Olympiad. Further, and unlike Guyana, where chess has not been regarded as a spectator’s sport, more than 100 million unique internet spectators will get an opportunity to view the proceedings through the Olympiads Internet Portal.
A 14-day cultural event is also planned for the period of the tournament and will be staged in collaboration with the Chess Olympiad.
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