Guyana Chess Federation

Guyana Chess Federation
Abbreviation	GCF
President	Frankie Farley
Vice President	Prof. Gomathinyagam Subranium
Director of Tournaments	NA
Secretary
Website	[1]

The Guyana Chess Federation is a national organization that connects the various chess enthusiasts in Guyana. It is usually referred to as the GCF.

The GCF was founded in Georgetown, Guyana. Chess in Guyana is not as popular compared to other countries. Some notable players are CM Ronuel Greenidge, FM Anthony Drayton, NA Rashad Hussain, WFM Maria Varona-Thomas, Wendell Meusa and Taffin Khan. Its current President is Frankie Farley.

Role[]

The GCF's most visible activity is organizing the National Chess Championships and . It is recognized by the FIDE, and respect FIDE rules and regulations.

Executive committee[]

President - Frankie Farley
Vice-President - Professor Gomathinyagam Subranium
Director of Tournaments - NA
Secretary -
Treasurer - Davion Mars^[1]
National Trainer - FM Anthony Drayton
Fundraiser - Anand Ragnauth
Committee Member - WFM Maria Varona-Thomas^[2]
Committee Member - Nellisha Johnson
Committee Member - Krishnanand Raghunandan
Committee Member - Steve Leung

GCF's Champions (Juniors)[]

Top Young Chess Players (Rashad Hussain vs Haifeng Su)

2007–2008 – Kriskal Persaud (Ronald Roberts)
2008–2009 – Kriskal Persaud (Taffin Khan)
2009–2010 – Wendell Meusa (Cecil Cox)
2010–2011 – Taffin Khan (Ron Motilall)
2011–2012 – Taffin Khan (Haifeng Su)
2012–2013 – Taffin Khan (Anthony Drayton)
2013–2014 – Wendell Meusa (Haifeng Su)
2016 - (Saeed Ali)
2018 - CM Wendell Meusa (Joshua Gopaul)
2019 - FM Anthony Drayton^[3] (Andre Jagnandan)
2020 - CM Taffin Khan (Joshua Gopaul)

References[]

^ "Chess champion making moves to fulfil childhood dreams". Stabroek News. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
^ "New Fide master Varona-Thomas thrilled with Azerbaijan experience". Stabroek News. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
^ "Guyana teams shone at Olympiad". Stabroek News. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

External links[]

[1] "Chess champion making moves to fulfil childhood dreams". Stabroek News. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

[2] "New Fide master Varona-Thomas thrilled with Azerbaijan experience". Stabroek News. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

[3] "Guyana teams shone at Olympiad". Stabroek News. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

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