FIDE Director for chess development Grandmaster Nigel Short MBE on Tuesday night, concluded a simultaneous exhibition match against 20 Guyanese chess players from as young as nine years old to as old as 30. GM Short started his onslaught just after 5 pm and was completely engaged for the first 2 hours of the exhibition as the Guyana side fought valiantly to scratch out an advantage over the Grandmaster.
Grandmaster Nigel Short MBE, one of the best English chess players in history, will embark on a four-day visit to Guyana in the coming week with plans to engage the Government and local chess community as a catalyst for the advancement of the sport.
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