The idea that only a select minority should play chess. I truly believe there are kids out there, maybe one gifted kid, who can cement Guyana’s place on the world stage in this game.
The road to success in chess is long and tedious. There is no universal recipe that one could follow to achieve stardom. However, psychologists claim that the earlier a child becomes acquainted with chess pieces, the more beneficial it is to him or her. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule but that’s the general idea. When the election of office bearers is complete, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) can take action this year to organize tournaments and extend the game to the Essequibo coast. Guyana’s credibility as a chess-playing nation depends on our performances. In order to have truly extraordinary performances, the GCF must make chess widely available throughout the country. Improved performances will bring additional coverage from the World Chess Federation and an increase in local sponsors.
Garry Kasparov, a world champion from the 1980s, wrote: “To play chess at a really high level requires a steady stream of precise informed decisions, made in real time and under pressure by your opponent”. Chess is about making right decisions. You can train yourself to make right decisions on the computer. These days, it’s how chess players train themselves to make decisions and win games. In international news, the 4th event of the Champions Chess Tour, the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, is underway and concludes today. The idea of the five-tournament series is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first arrival of human space in outer space as Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed one Earth orbit on April 12, 1961. Of the 16 who participated in the blitz tournament, Carlsen from Norway, Ian Nepomniachtchi from Russia, Wesley So from the USA and Anish Giri from the Netherlands reached the semi-final stage.
