INTER-GUIANA GAMES CHESS COMPETITION TO COMMENCE AT THE NATIONAL RACQUET CENTRE.

The annual Inter-Guiana Chess Competition will be held in Guyana from  December 5th to 7th, 2025, at the National Racquet Centre. Neighbouring  chess teams Suriname and French Guiana will join Guyana juniors, who will  play in a double Round Robin format of the game in both the Boys and Girls  categories. The National Sports Commission will provide key financial and  logistical support, while the Guyana Chess Federation personnel will be  responsible for organising the competition.  

Two teams, comprising four males and four females, between the ages of 14  and 18 from each country, will participate in a 60-minute plus 30-second  increment time format.  

The Boys Team features sixteen-year-old Kyle Couchman, fifteen-year-old  Candidate Master (CM) Sachin Pitamber, sixteen-year-old Micaiah Enoe, and  fifteen-year-old Alexander Zhang. 

The Girls’ Team includes fifteen-year-old Woman Candidate Master (WCM)  Aditi Joshi, sixteen-year-old Ciel Clement, seventeen-year-old Maliha  Rajkumar, and eighteen-year-old Italy Ton-Chung. 

The Inter-Guiana Chess Teams tournament promises an exciting, six-round  showdown among three nations. Last year, Guyana’s male and female junior  teams earned silver, placing second overall. This year, with fierce competition  from the regional rivals, the Guyanese juniors know they must significantly up  their game to bring home the gold. The teams, coached by FIDE Master Anthony  Drayton and CM Taffin Khan, have completed extensive training and are ready  for the decisive matches. 

The Inter-Guiana Games is a tri-nation sporting event contested among  athletes from Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. The event features  competition in various sports and was originally established in Suriname to  strengthen relationships and forge bonds among the three territories through  sports and shared values. This is the 54th edition of the games.

The games will be officiated by FIDE Arbiter John Lee and assisted by National  Arbiters Jessica Callender and Kim Shing Chong. The games will be live streamed on lichess.org. Full results and pairings can be viewed on chess results. com and the GCF’s website guyanachess.gy.