Showdown in Paladins Chess

Trinidad and Tobago chess champion Christo Cave is expected to face FIDE Master Ryan Harper at the annual Paladins Open Chess Tournament at ALGICO Plaza, St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain on Saturday. First move on the chess board is 2 pm with the National Flour Mills (NFM) trophy at stake for the tournament’s champ. One of the oldest chess clubs in Trinidad, Paladins has staged the contest for the past 35 years, which will see a seven-round Swiss-style format with matches on Saturdays and Sundays. Fellow FIDE Master Frank Yee, national blitz champ Michael Pouchet and Cesar Ramos, winner of the national veterans’ title, are among the main challengers for the Paladins title while Dr Eddison Chang will be making a comeback after a year-long absence. National 2003 women’s champ Desiree Derrick and runner-up Aditi Soondarsingh will go against the best in Trinidad and Tobago, including Margaret Thairu, Sinead Furlong and Camille Chung while Paladins’ members Sean Perryman and Alan Munro are vying for the junior crown. For further information call Andrew Bowles at 637-4084, Michael Pouchet at 640-9402 or David Jones at 667-8574.