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Apr 08, 2018 Sports
Guyana for the first time sent a National Junior Team to the recently concluded 7th Carifta Chess Championships that was held in Paramaribo, Suriname from March 29th – 03rd April, 2018. This event was for strictly junior chess players and saw participants from Suriname (SUR), Barbados (BAR), Jamaica (JAM), Aruba (ARU), Guyana (GUY), Bermuda (BER) and South Africa (RSA).
Guyana was the second smallest contingent with only 8 players, while host Suriname had 104 participants, Barbados 48 and Jamaica 32 chess players.
Representing Guyana were Ronan Lee (Und. 12 Absolute), Chelsea Juma (Und. 14 Women), Ethan Lee, Ghansham Allijohn & Jaden Taylor (Und. 16 Absolute), Sasha Shariff (Und. 16 Women), Nellisha Johnson (Und. 20 Women) and Joshua Gopaul (Und. 20 Absolute).
They were accompanied by three (3) parents Ms. Jewel Jardin, Mrs. Marcia Lee and Mr. John Lee who acted as Team Manager. The team was endorsed by the Guyana Chess Federation President Mr. James Bond and planning of the trip was assisted by GCF Mr. Irshad Mohammed VP Tournaments.
Final Standings
1. Und. 12 Absolute:
Ronan Lee – 2.5 points from 7 games @ 39 position from 53 players.
2. Und. 14 Women
Chelsea Juma – 1.5 points from 7 games .Started ranked at 13 place and finished in 16 position from 17 players.
3. Und. 16 Absolute
Ethan Lee – 3.5 points from 7 games. Started ranked at 39 place and finished in 28 position from 55 players.
Sasha Shariff – 2 points from 7 games. Started ranked at 51 place and finished in 51 position from 55 players.
Jaden Taylor – 3 points from 7 games. Started ranked at 53 place and finished in 33 position from 55 players.
Ghansham Allijohn – 3.5 points from 7 games. Started ranked at 31 place and finished in 30 position from 55 players.
4. Und. 20 Women
Nellisha Johnson – 2.5 points from 7 games. Started ranked at 24 place and finished in 20 position from 26 players.
5. Und. 20 Open
Joshua Gopaul – 2.5 points from 7 games. Started ranked at 25 place and finished in 22 position from 26 players.
Total Players: 8
Total Rounds: 7
Total Team Points: 21 points
Total Games Played 56
With 21 points, Guyana finished in 6th position ahead of Bermuda and South Africa. However, they finished with better averages per round than Aruba and Suriname averaging 3 points per round to Suriname 1 – 2 points per round.
The performance ratings for all players are Nellisha Johnson 1037, Joshua Gopaul 1219, Chelsea Juma 928, Ronnie Lee 959, Sasha Shariff 802, Ghansham Allijohn 1158, Jaden Taylor 1095 and Ethan Lee 1193. These players will be added to Guyana’s international list of rated players by June month end.
Special thanks is extended to the National Sports Commission especially Mr. Gervy C. Harry, Guyana Chess Federation, Mr. Ricardos Dos Ramos and the Suriname Chess Federation, Mr. Loris Nathoo of Red Cherry, parents and guardians and National Coach Wendell Meusa.
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