Kriskal Persaud (born c.1974 in
Berbice
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) is a
Guyanese chess
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player of
India
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n descent and one of the country's leading players, he is the current national chess champion of Guyana.
Persaud first came to attention locally as a 12-year-old junior player. In 1988, he was crowned national junior chess champion after participating in the national chess championships. After a break from the game in 1992, when the
Guyana Chess Federation's venue got into difficulty, he continued playing. He won the Guyanese national chess championship in 2007 and has defeated players such as
Ronuel Greenidge and
Taffin Khan.
He retained his title in November–December 2008.
External links and sources
Guyanalive.comKaieteur News
Guyanese chess players
1974 births
Living people
Guyanese people of Indian descent
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