Kellman, Moore help Slingerz ease past Fruta Conquerors
Greenidge leads Malta Supreme Chess Grand Prix heading into final rounds this weekend
Strikes from Curtez Kellman and Simeon Moore on Thursday night helped push Slingerz FC to an easy 3-0 win over Fruta Conquerors as action continued in the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) KFC sponsored Elite League at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Slingerz, one of the front runners for the league title, forced Fruta into conceding an Own Goal (OG) in the 26th minute of the first half after sustained pressure. Fruta Conquerors’ Osafo Jackson was the culprit, putting the ball into the back of his own net to hand Slingerz the 1-0 advantage.
Immediately after, Moore, an ever present threat on the wing, doubled that advantage making it 2-0 to Slingerz.
While the first half did not see any further goals registered, a sublime free kick from Kellman in the 73rd minute clinched the victory for Slingerz.
Kellman who took the free kick just outside the left of the goal area, smashed the ball high into the right corner of the Fruta Conquerors’ net to spark raucous celebrations among the Slingerz fans.
The League continues tonight at the NTC with a double header. At 6:30PM, Buxton will take on Den Amstel in a battle of East versus West while Ann’s Grove will clash with a resurgent Western Tigers at 9PM.
After four rounds, Candidate Master Ronuel Greenidge is leading the Malta Supreme Grand Prix 4 Open Chess tournament being staged at the David Rose Special School, Thomas Lands.
The Malta Supreme-sponsored tournament which got underway last weekend, is catering for competition in the Open division category, with participation from ten males and six female players, twelve of whom are junior players.
The games are being played according to the time control Swiss format with 90 minutes for each player with an additional 30 seconds after every move. The final four rounds will continue today and tomorrow with monetary prizes for the top three players totaling $35,000 which will be awarded after the competition.
CM Ronuel Greenidge leads the standings with 3.5 points with Ethan Lee for company with the same amount of points. They are followed by Sachin Pitamber and Loris Nathoo with 3 points each. Holding the fifth position, and leading the girls with 2.5 points is Aditi Joshi, the reigning National Under-14 female champion. Twelve-year-old Nicholas Zang is also on 2.5 points. Kishan Puran, Alexander Zang, Maliha Rajkumar, Alek Ubaldo-Singh, and newcomer Prince Dunn each hold 2 points.
The Grand Prix series is part of the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) qualification system for the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, which will be hosted in September later this year.