Taffin Khan is a Guyanese chess player. He has competed at the Guyana National Chess Championships and is the 2008 junior chess champion of

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. He has played matches with players such as

Kriskal Persaud Kriskal Persaud (born c.1974 in Berbice) is a Guyanese chess player of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and ...

, Wendell Meusa, Rashad Phoenixx Hussain, Llambi Pasko, Raymond Song, Filip Pancevski, and Carlos A Juarez Flores. On January 9, 2009, Khan was honoured for his victory in the 2008 national chess championship at a prize giving ceremony at Ramphal House in which he received his trophy from the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport in Guyana,

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. Khan has been described by noted Guyanese chess player and head of the

Guyana Chess Federation The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is a national organization that connects the various chess enthusiasts in Guyana. It is usually referred to as the GCF. The GCF was founded in Georgetown, Guyana. Chess in Guyana is not as popular compared to othe ...

, Errol Tiwari, as, "a person serious about his games, coming from a family of chess players and may have been the reason why he won 14 games and will be moving on to the senior level for the second tournament".

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Taffin Khan wins national junior chess crown
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