2009 MAGNIFICENT CHESS UWI CHESS FESTIVAL
Tournament Details - Games - Stories - Standings
Details - Invitation - Entryform - Stories - Standings
Elliott and Pitterson lead the Pack
Announcing the Final Details for the JNBS UWI Open!
Announcing the Final Details for the JNBS UWI Open
Announcing the Final Details for the JNBS UWI Open
Myerss captures john powell open
CALABAR A TOP CORPORATE AREA CHESS PLAYOFF
2010 John Powell Open set for Campion
Deborah Richards Sweeps barbados Tournament
2009 Frederick Cameron open set for Jamaica College
RBTT BANK TO HOST AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPS THIS WEEKEND
PORTER CAPTURES CLARENDON CHESS OPEN
U-1800 Rapid Chess Tournament, November 21, 2009!
U-1800 Rapid Chess Tournament set for November 21, 2009!
2009 Clarendon Chess Open For This Weekend
BYFIELD TAKES JAMAICA CHESS OPEN
JAMAICA CHESS OPEN THIS WEEKEND
MYERS TAKES HAROLD CHAN CHESS OPEN
2009 Harold Chan Open set for September 19
2009 National Championships starts this Friday
WILKINSON RETURNED AS JCF PRESIDENT
WILKINSON RETURNED AS JCF PRESIDENT
WFM Deborah Richards wins Wheeler Open
2009 Robert Wheeler Open Set for Jamaica College
Uwi Chess Society and Magnificent Chess Foundation Strike Gold
GRANDMASTER HOLMES WINS IN MAG CHESS UWI MASTERS
GRANDMASTER HOLMES TAKES EARLY LEAD in Mag Chess Uwi Masters
GRANDMASTERS TO PLAY MAGNIFICENT CHESS
GRANDMASTERS TO PLAY "MAGNIFICENT CHESS"
Magnificent Chess UWI festival set for March 13-22
CAMPERDOWN CLAIM 5TH CHESS TITLE
ST. CATHERINE HIGH, CAMPERDOWN TAKE RBTT CHESS TITLES
ST. CATHERINE HIGH, CAMPERDOWN TAKE RBTT CHESS TITLES
Magnificent Chess UWI Tournament set for March 16-22
2009 Chess Unlimited Hodls Fide Tourney
CALABAR, CAMPERDOWN TO MEET IN RBTT CORPORATE AREA SCHOOL CHESS FINALS
2009 John Powell Open set for January 24
2008 Frederick Cameron Chess Open for Jamaica College
2008 Frederick Cameron Chess Open for December 20-21
GIANT CHESS EXHIBITION THIS SATURDAY AT HALFWAY TREE
PITTERSON LEADS JAMAICA TO BEST EVER CHESS OLYMPIAD
PITTERSON LEADS JAMAICA TO BEST EVER CHESS OLYMPIAD
DAVY, JAMES TAKE NATIONAL UNDER 18 AND 16 TITLES
Clarendon Chess Open set for November 1-2
2008 Jamaica Open set for October 18-19, 2008
2008 Harold Chan Open set for September 21
Jammaicans dominate Caribbean Junior Champs in Trinidad
SNM Rowe wins 2008 Ocho Rios Independence Chess Open
BROWN TAKES LASCO CHESS CHAMPS
KING EQUITABLE - THE CELESTIAL ONE!
WILLIAMS ,ABBAS TIE FOR FIRST IN MOBAY LADDER
NM Equitable Brown and Alain Morais lead Champs
2008 Independence Chess Open set for independence weekend
2009 National Champs 2009 National Champs Starts This Friday
WILLIAMS CLOSES IN ON ABBAS WITH ROUND 6 VICTORY IN MOBAY LADDER
2008 National Chess Champs set for July
2008 JCF AGM set for Alhambra Inn this Saturday
NM Matthews holds slim lead in Olympiad Qualifier
Abbas increases lead in Montego bay chess Ladder league
MATTHEWS AND HALL TOP WHEELER CHESS OPEN
2008 Robert Wheeler Open Set for Campion
Assasins Take Lasco League Title
Equitable takes Western Open, MBCC ,Wolmers cop major Titles
2008 Western Chess Open set for Mobay this weekend
GLENMUIR, CAMPERDOWN RBTT CHESS FINALS
RBTT CHESS FINALS FOR COURTLEIGH
PORTER TAKES INAUGURAL JOHN POWELL OPEN
2008 John Powell Memorial Open
Wilson, Pitterson Shine in 2007
NM Pitterson defeats GM Maurice Ashley
NM Wilson wins Prime Minister Youth Award
GM Maurice Ashley to arrive for 2007 Frederick Cameron Open
2007 National Women's Champs gets underway This Weekend
Ardenne and Calabar 'A' Register Convincing Wins
ST. ANDREW ZONE OF RBTT SCHOOLS CHESS GETS UNDERWAY TOMMOROW
2007 Jamaica Open set for this weekend at Campion
FM ELLIOTT TAKES LASCO NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPS
BROWN, MATTHEWS CLOSE IN ON ELLIOTT
BYFIELD REPEATS AT HAROLD CHAN OPEN
LIGUANEA CHESS CLUB STAGES HAROLD CHAN OPEN
LASCO NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPS RESUMES
WILSON IS KING OF CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHESS
WILSON TAKES CARIBBEAN JUNIOR TITLE
EQUITABLE TAKES INDEPENDENCE CHESS OPEN
JAMAICAN TO SIT AS JUDGE ON PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
FM ELLIOTT LEADS AFTER TWO ROUNDS
ANTI-COUGARTISM LEADS AFTER 2 ROUNDS
2007 LASCO CHESS LEAGUE OFF TO THRILLING START
LASCO CHESS LEAGUE GETS UNDERWAY
PRYCE TAKES NATIONAL UNDER 18 CHESS TITLE
2007 NATIONAL UNDER 18 CHESS CHAMPS FOR JULY 7 AND 8
NM Pitterson takes 2007 MKO Chess Title
Matthews and Pitterson to clash in MKO finals
WILKINSON RE-ELECTED TO LEAD JAMAICA CHESS FEDERATION
Ostos Takes Digicel RBTT Heroes Day Masters Cup
CHESS FEDERATION TO HOLD AGM AND AWARDS CEREMONY ON SATURDAY
Lasco Chess League to Start in June
Story Title:NM Pitterson takes 2007 MKO Chess Title Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-06-25
National Master Jomo Pitterson, won the finals of the Masters Knockout last week Saturday, convincingly to close out his Nemesis NM Shane Matthews in only three games. Pitterson's owed his success to tremendous results with his Black Pieces. NM Pitterson drew the first game with black pieces before winning the second game with White. NM Pitterson had the less favored black pieces in the final game but used the black side of a sharp sicilian sveshnikov to win game three and the series by 2.5 to .5
Story Title:CHESS FEDERATION TO HOLD AGM AND AWARDS CEREMONY ON SATURDAY Posted By:Peter Myers on the date 2007-05-30
The Jamaica Chess Federation’s 39th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and awards ceremony for 2006 will take place this Saturday, June 02, at 3.00 p.m. at the Shirley Retreat House, 7 Maeven Avenue off Hope Road. Matters to be dealt with include the election of the 2007-2009 National Executive Council, including the offices of President, three Vice Presidents for the counties of Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey, Treasurer, Secretary and eight Ordinary Council Members. The list of 14 nominated persons who will be standing for office include: Geoffrey Byfield, Warren Elliott, Germaine Griffiths, Mark Henry, Mark Holness, Shane Matthews, Andrew Mellace, Peter Myers, Michael Ramsay, Maurice Robinson, Robert Wheeler, Ian Wilkinson, Allan Wilson and Daren Wisdom.
Story Title:WILKINSON RE-ELECTED TO LEAD JAMAICA CHESS FEDERATION Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-06-03
A new JCF Council was elected at The Jamaica Chess Federation’s 39th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING which was held on Saturday June 2nd alongside the JCF awards ceremony for 2006. Ian Wilkinson was re-elected unopposed as President of the new executive council, while the other three Vice Presidents, Mark Holness, Peter Myers and FM Warren Elliott were also returned to office. Outgoing treasurer, Robert Wheeler and the JCF secretary Germaine Griffiths were also re-elected to serve.
Story Title:Ostos Takes Digicel RBTT Heroes Day Masters Cup Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-05-31
A surprise last round draw by FIDE Master Nelson Alvarado of the Dominican Republic over English International Master Robert Bellin signed, sealed and delivered the 2007 Digicel Heroes Day Masters Cup to Venezuelan International Master Julio Ostos.
Story Title:Lasco Chess League to Start in June Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-05-26
The LASCO Chess League is back with an interesting new format. The 2007-2008 edition of the tournament will be in two divisions which include 1 Chess Premier League (CPL) – (a) Each team is allowed a maximum of six players. There will be a 2100 rating bar. In other words, the average rating of the six players (or any four playing on a particular day) must not exceed 2100. (b) Each team is allowed only one titled player, whether National Master (NM), Fide Master (FM), Woman Fide Master (WFM), International Master (IM), Woman international Master (WIM) or Grandmaster (GM). (c) This titled player can be registered as a reserve. 2. “A” League – (i) Each team is allowed a maximum of six players. (ii) All the players must be unrated or have a rating below 1800.
Story Title:Matthews and Pitterson to clash in MKO finals Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-06-04
Chess titans, National Masters Shane Matthews and Jomo Pitterson will clash in the Finals of the 2007 Masters Knockout Tournament which is scheduled for the weekend June 9, at the RBTT Bank in New Kingston. Both players recently participated in the 2007 Digicel Heroes cup, which was held in Barbados.
Story Title:PRYCE TAKES NATIONAL UNDER 18 CHESS TITLE Posted By:Peter Myers on the date 2007-07-10
Campion College third former Phillip Pryce, claimed the National Under 18 Chess Champion title, despite losing in the final round of the Championship held at the RBTT Bank Headquarters in New Kingston on Sunday. Pryce lost in the final round to Ardenne’s Amari Graham, but still ended atop the standings on 5 points from 6 games, half point ahead of Stuart James of Wolmer’s Boys and Ardenne's Jared Lewis, who both ended on 4.5 to share the second place prize.
Story Title:LASCO CHESS LEAGUE GETS UNDERWAY Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-07-14
The much-anticipated 2007 edition of the LASCO Chess League, gets underway today at the RBTT Bank Head Office in New Kingston. The opening ceremony will take place at 12 noon followed by the first round at 1 p.m. The second round is scheduled for Sunday July 15 starting at 1.00 p.m. at the same venue. This year’s tournament will see a doubling of the number of teams entered compared with last year. In 2006, the inaugural year, there were seven teams, which has now doubled to fourteen. Due to the increased number of teams, this year’s tournament will be played using a single round robin format, where each team will play each other once during the season.
Story Title:2007 NATIONAL UNDER 18 CHESS CHAMPS FOR JULY 7 AND 8 Posted By:Peter Myers on the date 2007-07-05
The Jamaica Chess Federation will be staging the 2007 National Chess Championship for players under 18 this weekend, July 7 and 8 at the RBTT Bank Headquarters in New Kingston.
Story Title:JAMAICAN TO SIT AS JUDGE ON PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-07-25
Attorney-at-law Ian Wilkinson, President of the Jamaica Chess Federation and Vice-President of the lawyers group the Jamaican Bar Association, is to travel to Athens, Greece this week to sit as a member of the Ethics Commission of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
Story Title:FM ELLIOTT LEADS AFTER TWO ROUNDS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-07-24
After 2 rounds of play in the 2007 LASCO National Chess Championships, FIDE Master Warren Elliott is the sole leader with two points from two games. He is closely followed by five players each on 1.5, they include National Master Mark Holness, Daren Wisdom, Mark Henry, Zachary Ramsay and Peter Myers. On the first day of play on Saturday at the RBTT Head Office in New Kingston, Elliott defeated Stuart James, National Master Russel Porter dispatched National Master Andrew Mellace, Myers got past National Master Equitable Brown, Ramsay had a surprising win over seven-time national champion National Master Shane Matthews, Holness defeated Mikhail Solomon and Henry drew with Wisdom.
Story Title:ANTI-COUGARTISM LEADS AFTER 2 ROUNDS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-07-19
The Anti-Cougartism Chess Team registered back-to-back 4-0 wins against the Mayberry Mavericks and the Old Harbour Chess Club at the RBTT Bank Head Office over the weekend, to become sole leaders of the 2007 LASCO Chess League with 8 points. Anti-Cougartism is led by National Master Russel Porter and includes journeyman Maurice Robinson and four of Porter’s students from Campion College, Zachary Ramsay, Phillip Pryce, Brian Ewbank and Kadeem Knight. Second place is shared by the Magnificent Matadors and the King Assassins who are both on 7.5 points. The Matadors defeated Guerriers 3.5 – 0.5 and La Guerra Monarquia 4-0, while the Assassins defeated Six Kings 3.5 – 0.5 and Novelty Chess Academy 4-0.
Story Title:2007 LASCO CHESS LEAGUE OFF TO THRILLING START Posted By:Ian Wilkinson on the date 2007-07-15
The atmosphere in the RBTT canteen at Dominica Drive in New Kingston was electric as the awards ceremony for the 2006 Lasco Chess League and the opening ceremony for the 2007 event unfolded on Saturday, July 14, 2007. Mrs. Carren Peart, category manager at LASCO, brought greetings from her company, expressed the company’s delight at being associated with such a stellar, ground-breaking event and wished the players all the best as the TV and other cameras clicked away. Close to one hundred persons were present (more than half the number being members of the teams for the new league) as the awardees for 2006 marched forward to receive their medals/prizes to loud cheers, the loudest being reserved for the 2006 champions Knightmares who held their trophy aloft and shouted “Knightmares” almost shaking the building at its foundation.
Story Title:WILSON TAKES CARIBBEAN JUNIOR TITLE Posted By:Peter Myers on the date 2007-08-13
Jamaica’s Brandon Wilson won the Junior (Under 20) section of the CMMB Caribbean Open Chess Championships which ended in Trinidad and Tobago over the weekend. Wilson, who won Jamaica’s National Junior Champion title in 2004 and 2006 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007, scored 7 points from 8 games to finish ahead of Justin Salloum of Trinidad and Tobago and Slomy Noreskal of Martinique, each of whom finished on 6 points to share second place.
Story Title:EQUITABLE TAKES INDEPENDENCE CHESS OPEN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-08-08
National Master Equitable Brown won the inaugural staging of the Independence Chess Open, held at the Sandcastles Resort in Ocho Rios from August 5 - 6. Brown took the main event after scoring 5 points from 6 games, while second place with 4.5 points, went to Jamaica’s first FIDE Master and former Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) President Grantel Gibbs, who came out of retirement to support the introduction of the sport to the parish of St. Ann. Third place was shared by National Masters Russel Porter, Andrew Mellace and Malaku Lorne who each ended on 4 points.
Story Title:WILSON IS KING OF CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHESS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-08-21
Jamaica ’s Brandon Wilson followed up his win at the CMMB Caribbean Open Chess Championships held in Trinidad and Tobago with an emphatic win at the Sagicor Open Junior Chess Championship held in Barbados last week. With this win, Wilson has secured the unofficial title of top junior chess player in the English-speaking Caribbean . Wilson scored an unbeaten 6.5 from 7 games to win the Sagicor event which has eluded him for the last three years. On his way to the top spot, Wilson turned back the top junior players from both Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago . Included amongst Wilson ’s victims was defending champion and Barbados ’ top junior player Martyn Del Castilho, who has been champion for the last three years.
Story Title:LASCO NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPS RESUMES Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-08-31
The 2007 LASCO National Championship resumes this weekend at the RBTT Head Office in New Kingston after a three-week break. Going into the fifth round on Saturday, FIDE Master Warren Elliott is the sole leader with a perfect four points from four games. Elliott’s nearest rival Mark Henryis on 2.5 points, while third place is now shared by seven competitors all on 2 points each, they include Daren Wisdom, Zachary Ramsay, Peter Myers, National Masters Andrew Mellace, Equitable Brown, Russel Porter and Mark Holness. In tenth place is last year’s runner-up and seven-time National Champion National Master Shane Matthews on 1.5 and tied in eleventh place are Mikhail Solomon and Stuart James on 1 point each.
Story Title:FM ELLIOTT TAKES LASCO NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-10-01
Jamaica’s number one internationally ranked player FIDE Master Warren Elliott, won the 2007 LASCO National Chess Championship, after scoring a final round victory over seven-time champion National Master Shane Matthews at the Norman Manley Law School on Saturday. Elliott finished with 9.5 points from eleven games to claim his fifth hold on the National Champion title. In second place was National Master Equitable Brown who defeated National Master Mark Holness to finish on nine points, while third place went to National Master Russel Porter who ended on seven points after dispatching Mikhail Solomon.
Story Title:BROWN, MATTHEWS CLOSE IN ON ELLIOTT Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-09-18
The 2007 LASCO National Championship was blown wide open over the weekend, as pre-tournament favourite FIDE Master Warren Elliott who led comfortably for the first six rounds, could only manage half point from his two matches. Elliott had to settle for a draw against National Master Russel Porter on Saturday and went down to a shock defeat at the hands of rising junior star Mikhail Solomon on Sunday. These results left Elliott on 6.5 points from 8 games, only half point ahead of his nearest rival National Master Equitable Brown who registered back to back victories to move to six points. In third place on five points is veteran National Master Shane Matthews, who already has seven National Championship titles under his belt and is seeking to take an eighth championship crown. Any further slip by Elliott may see him struggling to fend off Matthews and Brown.
Story Title:BYFIELD REPEATS AT HAROLD CHAN OPEN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-09-11
Defending champion National Master Geoffrey Byfield walked away with top honours at the end of the Harold Chan Chess Open, held at the RBTT Bank Head Office in New Kingston over the weekend. Byfield topped the Open section for the second straight year with five points from six games, after securing a final round victory over National Junior Champion Onaje La Mont. Second place went to National Master Russel Porter who finished ahead of Brandon Wilson on tiebreak, after both players ended on 4.5 points. The section for players rated under1800 was won by Andre Rowe who journeyed from Clarendon to score 5.5 points from his 6 games. Ardenne High’s Amari Graham took second place on tiebreak over eleven year old Tewana Mellace after both players ended on five points.
Story Title:LIGUANEA CHESS CLUB STAGES HAROLD CHAN OPEN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-09-06
The Liguanea Chess Club in association with the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) and RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited, will be staging the 2007 Harold Chan Chess Open at the RBTT Bank Headquarters located at 17 Dominica Drivein New Kingston, this weekend, September 08 and 09. The tournament, which will be staged over 6 rounds, will be split into two sections, an Open section in which anyone can play and a section for players rated Under 1800. Prizes will be awarded to the top three players in each section, the top three female entrants, the best under 8, under 10 and under 12 entrants and best junior in the Open section. The tournament was named in honour Dr. Harold Chan, who won the Jamaica National Chess Championship titles from 1972-74, and 1978-79, and was one of the first players in Jamaica to earn the National Master title in 1975.
Story Title:2007 Jamaica Open set for this weekend at Campion Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-10-16
The 2007 Jamaica Chess Open will be played this weekend October 20 and 21 at the Campion College Auditorium. International Master Amon Simutowe is the defending champion of The two day swiss event. The main changes for the tournament this year is that the Amateur section is U 1600 and the time control is 30 moves in(60) minutes and 30) mins to complete the game
Story Title:ST. ANDREW ZONE OF RBTT SCHOOLS CHESS GETS UNDERWAY TOMMOROW Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-10-25
Action in the St. Andrew Zone of the RBTT Corporate Area Schools Chess Championship gets underway at the Ardenne High School Library at 3 pm on Friday (tomorrow). Five-time all-island champions Campion College, who retained all their key players from last year’s team which lost to Glenmuir in the finals, will start as marginal favourites to top the St. Andrew Zone ahead of Ardenne High. Ardenne has also retained their entire team from last year, but many of the players have not been playing regularly in the last six months.
Story Title:Ardenne and Calabar 'A' Register Convincing Wins Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-10-27
Widely considered to be the best team never to have won the National Schools Chess Championship, Ardenne High began their 2007/2008 campaign with a bang when they trounced a spirited Campion 'B' 4-0 at the Ardenne High School Library on Friday. Led on Board one by 13 year-old Brandon Badal, Ardenne started off slowly but eventually took charge on all four boards with about 35 minutes left in the match. Ardenne’s greater experience eventually took them home unscathed with maximum points.
Story Title:2007 National Women's Champs gets underway This Weekend Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-11-13
The 2007 National Women's Champs gets underway this weekend and will run on November 17, 18 and 24 and will be open to all Females in Jamaica. The Tournament is being sponsored by Lasco, and will be in the format of an Open Swiss Tournament. The Deadline for registration has been extended to this Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 7:00pm The tournament venue is at the Liguanea Chess Club new premises at 21 Seymour Avenue (almost opposite intersection with Retreat Ave. and begins November 17, 2007 at 8:00am with a Time Control of Game in 90 minutes with 30 second increments WFM Deborah Richards is the defending Champion. The Opening ceremony is at 8:30 am on the first day, November 17. Games start 9 am each day with the second game at 2 pm.
Story Title:GM Maurice Ashley to arrive for 2007 Frederick Cameron Open Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-11-29
Jamaican born Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is set to arrive in Jamaica for the staging of the 2007 The Frederick Cameron Open, which is being staged for the second time by Magnificent Chess Limited. The Game in 80 minutes, Open swiss event will be held on December 15 and 16, 2007 at the Jamaica Conference Centre: 14 – 16 Port Royal Street, Kingston. Participants in this event will have the opportunity to play against Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, compete against players from the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, and a chance to win up to $1,000 US in cash and prizes.
Story Title:CAMPION ‘A’ STILL UNBEATEN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-11-20
As play continued in Zone 2a of the RBTT National Schools Chess Championships at Ardenne High last Friday, five time champions Campion College ‘A’ maintained their unbeaten run in the championship with a 4-0 drubbing of Calabar ‘B’. This was Campion’s third 4-0 victory from as many matches and with four in-form players in Phillip Pryce, Zachary Ramsay, Kadeem Knight and Douglas Johnson, it will be hard to bet against them going all the way.
Story Title:NM Wilson wins Prime Minister Youth Award Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-12-12
In a historic moment for jamaican chess, Jamaica's newest National Master, Junior chess player Brandon Wilson won the Prime Minister's Youth Award for Excellence in Sports for his remarkable international achievements in chess for this `year. He was awarded by The Honorable Bruce Golding himself, who whispered to Brandon that he has been reading about him in the newspapers.
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Story Title:NM Pitterson defeats GM Maurice Ashley Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2007-12-17
National Master Jomo Pitterson created history when he defeated Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in the final round of the Frederick Cameron Open to take first place. It was the first time in Jamaica's chess history that a Grandmaster was playing in a Jamaican tournament. It was also the first time that a player with an international Title (IM or GM)was defeated in a Jamaican Tournament. Jomo Pitterson went into the final round a half pint behind GM Maurice Ashley with 4.5 points and needing to win to take first prize ahead of the Grandmaster who was on maximum 5 points having won all his previous games. With his back against the wall, and having the unfavourable black pieces NM Pitterson uncorked the sharp Sicilian defence to beat the Grandmaster
Story Title:PORTER TAKES INAUGURAL JOHN POWELL OPEN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-01-16
National Master Russel Porter started the 2008 chess season with a bang, when he claimed the inaugural staging of the John Powell Memorial Chess Open at the Campion College Auditorium over the weekend. Porter topped the Open section with five points from six games, after securing a final round draw against National Master Duane Rowe. Second place was shared amongst five players, National Master Malaku Lorne, National Master Duane Rowe, Damion Davy, Alain Morais and Lucien Rowe who each ended on 4.5 points.
Story Title:2008 John Powell Memorial Open Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-01-09
The Jamaica Chess Federation has renamed the annual New years open in honor of National Master John Powell who passed away on October 31, 2007. The Tournament, renamed the John Powell memorial Open will be held on January 12 to January 13, 2008 at the Campion College Auditorium on Hope Road, with round one starting at 9:am. The Tournament will be a Six round Open swiss tournament with three rounds on each day and is being sponsored by INC Limited
Story Title:Wilson, Pitterson Shine in 2007 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-01-04
The 2007 chess year was another good one for chess in Jamaica. The year started with the surprise victory by junior player Mikhail Solomon in the New Years Open in January. This was however not a sign of things to come, as Solomon failed to build on this success either at the junior or senior level. On the junior chess scene, the symbol of schools chess supremacy the RBTT National Schools Chess Championship, was won by Glenmuir High School in February. Glenmuir’s top player Onaje La Mont went on to register a mild upset over the 2006 National Junior Champion Brandon Wilson to take the 2007 National Junior chess title in March.
Story Title:GLENMUIR, CAMPERDOWN RBTT CHESS FINALS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-02-23
Glenmuir High and Camperdown High captured the RBTT Rural and Corporate Area Schools Chess Championship titles at the Courtleigh Hotel on Saturday. In the final of the Rural Area Championship, defending national champions Glenmuir High lived up to expectation in registering a comfortable 3-1 win over Montego Bay Community College. Winning for Glenmuir were National Junior Champion Onaje La Mont on Board 1, Mikhail Gillespie on Board 3 and Adrian Allen on Board 4. Oneil Hall saved MBCC from the whitewash when he defeated Glenmuir’s Laurence Davey on board 2.
Story Title:RBTT CHESS FINALS FOR COURTLEIGH Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-02-14
The finals of the RBTT Corporate and Rural Area Schools Chess Championships will both take place this Saturday at 10 am at the Windsor Suite of the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. In the Corporate Area final, Camperdown High and Campion College will square off in the much-anticipated clash between the best team from the Kingston Zone and the best team from the St. Andrew Zone, while in the Rural Final, favourites Glenmuir High will face Montego Bay Community College.
Story Title:Equitable takes Western Open, MBCC ,Wolmers cop major Titles Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-03-11
National Master from Kingston, Equitable defeated national Master Russel porter in the 5th round to take the Open Section of the 2008 Western Jamaica Chess, which was held in Montego Bay over the weekend. Equitable almost stumbled in the third round when he almost lost to Montegonian and defending Champion Duan Williams but held on to win the tournament with a perfect score. NM Russel Porter and Duan Williams tied for second and 3rd place with a score of 3.5 from 5 games.
Story Title:2008 Western Chess Open set for Mobay this weekend Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-03-04
The 5th staging of the Western Jamaica Chess Open, which is being organized by the Western Chess Association, will take place this Saturday March 8, at the Montego bay Community College in Montego Bay, with registration starting between 8 am – 9 am and the first round starting at 9:30am on the first day.
Story Title:DAVY TAKES JUNIOR CHESS CROWN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-04-01
Camperdown High sixth-former Damion Davy, claimed the National Junior Chess Champion title on Sunday at the RBTT Bank Head Office in New Kingston. Davy took home the title after registering a convincing final round victory over two-time champion and favourite, National Master Brandon Wilson in the final round.
Story Title:Assasins Take Lasco League Title Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-03-18
The King Assassins Chess Team led by National Master Jomo Pitterson, brushed aside Anti-Cougartism 3-1 in the final round of the 2007/2008 LASCO Chess League on Sunday, at the RBTT Bank Headquarters in New Kingston, to claim the National League Title. Despite a good start on the lower boards, Anti-Cougartism proved in the end to be no match for the Assassins, who eventually shot out to an unassailable 3-0 lead with victories from Pitterson, Mikhail Solomon and Daren Wisdom on Boards 1, 3 and 4 respectively.
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Story Title:NM Matthews holds slim lead in Olympiad Qualifier Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-05-30
Eight of Jamaica’s top 15 chess players are currently competing in a round robin tournament to fill the last two places on Jamaica’s Senior Team to the 2008 Chess Olympiad scheduled to take place in Dresden, Germany from November 12-25, 2008.
Story Title:Abbas increases lead in Montego bay chess Ladder league Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-05-26
Western Chess Open Junior Champion and Candidate Master, Sahir Abbas increased his lead in the Montego Bay Chess Ladder league on Saturday when he defeated veteran chess player Duan Williams in the 3rd round of the Montego Bay chess ladder league on Saturday. Sahir Abbas now leads with 3 points from 3 games, having defeated Randy Stewart and Gregory Dehaney in the previous rounds, while in 2nd place is Randy Stewart
Story Title:MATTHEWS AND HALL TOP WHEELER CHESS OPEN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-04-25
Seven-time National Chess Champion, National Master Shane Matthews and Montego Bay Community College student Oneil Hall walked away winners of the Open and Amateur sections respectively, of the 2008 staging of the Robert Wheeler Chess Open held at the Campion College Auditorium last weekend. Matthews secured the Open title after scoring a perfect six points from as many games. Second place went to rising junior star Stuart James of Wolmer’s Boys, who ended on 4.5 points while third was shared by four players, Sahir Abbas, Daren Wisdom, National Master Geoffrey Byfield and Peter Myers, each of whom secured four points.
Story Title:2008 Robert Wheeler Open Set for Campion Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-04-08
The 2008 Robert Wheeler Chess Open which is being held at Campion is set for next weekend, April 19-20 and is open to all chess players in Jamaica. It will be in the format of an open 6 round Swiss. This is the 6th staging of this Tournament, which is held in Honor of arguably Jamaica’s longest serving chess Administrator and player, NM ROBERT WHEELER. Brandon Wilson is the 2007 Defending Champion.
Story Title:2009 National Champs 2009 National Champs Starts This Friday Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-07-09
Defending Champion National Master (NM) Equitable Brown and NM Russel Porter will start as favourites when the 2009 (41st edition) National Chess Championships get underway this Friday, at the Shirley Retreat House on Maeven Avenue in Kingston. In the Women’s Championship, at the same venue, Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Deborah Richards will start as overwhelming favourite, as she seeks to secure her eighth straight hold on the National Women’s Champion title.
Story Title:WILLIAMS CLOSES IN ON ABBAS WITH ROUND 6 VICTORY IN MOBAY LADDER Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-06-26
Sahir Abbas Saw his lead cut in round 6 when he lost to Duan Williams in round 6 of the Montego Bay Chess Ladder league on Saturday . Sahir still maintained a slight lead in Round 7 when both he and Duan Williams won their games against Randy Stewart and Gregory Dehaney respectively. Saturday. Sahir Abbas now leads with 6 points from 7 while in a close second is Duan Williams with 5 points from 6 games.
Story Title:2008 National Chess Champs set for July Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-06-22
The 40th Staging of the National Chess Champs will get 5 underway on Friday July 4, 2008 at the Shirley Retreat Hotel with the first game starting at 6:15 pm after the opening Ceremony at 6pm. FM Warren Elliott will defend his title against 11 of Jamaica's top players in the round robin event.
Story Title:2008 JCF AGM set for Alhambra Inn this Saturday Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-06-13
The 40th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Chess Federation, will be held at 1.00 p.m. this Saturday, June 14th, 2008 at the Alhambra Inn, 1 Tucker Avenue, Kingston 6 (off Mountain View Avenue - across from the traffic lights by the National Stadium where Arthur Wint Drive intersects with Mountain View Avenue). Matters to be dealt with include the Election of the Nomination Committee for the 2008/2010. The awards ceremony for 2007 will follow the AGM at approximately 3 p.m. and will recognise the winners of tournaments and other top performers during 2007.
Story Title:2008 Independence Chess Open set for independence weekend Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-07-09
The second staging of the Independence Chess Open is set for Independence Weekend next month August 2-3 in Ocho Rios. The tournament will be hosted at Rooms on the beach, next to The Jamaica Grande. The tournament will have two sections, an Open section and an amatuer section for players under 1800 and is in the format of an open swiss. All chess players in Jamaica are invited. NM Equitable Brown is the defending Champion.
Story Title:WILLIAMS ,ABBAS TIE FOR FIRST IN MOBAY LADDER Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-07-15
Duan Williams, who trailed Abbas for most fo the tournament, and needing a win to ties for first pulled out all stops to beat Sahir Abbas with the black side of a Caro Kan defence in the final round of the summer leg of the Montego Bay Chess Ladder league last Saturday
Story Title:NM Equitable Brown and Alain Morais lead Champs Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-07-14
After seven rounds of battle, including two rounds this past weekend at the Norman Manley Law School on the campus of the University of the West indies, National Master Equitable Brown and Alain Morais stand together at the top of the standings with five points each after emphatic wins over Damion Davy and Phillip Pryce, respectively, in round 7. They are closely followed by NM Andrew Mellace and Stuart James, both on 4.5 points who had wins against Onaje Lamont and Zachary Ramsay in round 7 action.
Story Title:KING EQUITABLE - THE CELESTIAL ONE! Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-07-22
KING EQUITABLE - THE CELESTIAL ONE! The curtains came down with applause on the 2008 LASCO DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED-sponsored Jamaican Chess Championships at the Norman Manley Law School, on the campus of the University of the West Indies, St. Andrew, Jamaica at about 7:30 pm on Sunday, 20th July, 2008. After a truly grandiose struggle that started at 1 pm and lasted 6 1/2 hours and 122 moves, National Master Equitable Celestial Brown, the Camperdown High School past student and former national junior champion, drew an epic encounter with Montego Bay-based National Master Mark Holness and in the process registered his maiden hold on the national title.
Story Title:SNM Rowe wins 2008 Ocho Rios Independence Chess Open Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-08-07
Jamaica's first ever Super National Master,and Jamaica's current number one player, Duane Rowe, dethroned last years champion NM Equitable Brown to win the 2008 Independence Open Tournament. NM Rowe and FM Elliott ended the tournament with 5 points from 6 games but Rowe edged Elliott for the top spot based on the tiebreak system. NM Rowe stumbled in the third round when he lost to Equitable Brown in the third round but rebounded strongly to register victories against Wilkinson, Elliott and Porter in the final rounds.
Story Title:BROWN TAKES LASCO CHESS CHAMPS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-07-29
BROWN TAKES LASCO CHESS CHAMPS National Master Equitable Brown won the 2008 LASCO National Chess Championship, after battling for six and a half hours to secure a hard-fought final round draw against National Master Mark Holness at the Norman Manley Law School on Sunday night. Holness missed a number of chances to win the game against Brown after emerging two pawns up in the middlegame and having Brown against the ropes for most of the clash. Brown however refused to give up and fought on to salvage an incredible draw and with it a critical half point to end on eight points from eleven games and claim his first hold on the National Champion title.
Story Title:Jammaicans dominate Caribbean Junior Champs in Trinidad Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-08-12
The Jamaican contingent dominated the 2008 Caribbean Junior CMMB chess Championships, in Trinidad when they swept the top places in the Open Junior section. In the open under 20 Junior section,The Russel Porter coached Phillip Pryce and Zachary Ramsay Ramsay, who both attend Campion College came in 2nd and 3rd respectively while Damon Davy, the 2008 Jamaica Junior Champion came in 4th place. In the other under 20 section, the stadnings were; - Ashley Furguson - 4.5 points, Margoe Williams 4 points, Jevon McIntosh 4 points, Alethia Edwards 3.5 In the Under 14 section ------------------------- - Ramardo Polen Henry - 3rd (7 points), Douglas Johnson 7th 5.5 points, Timothy Henry 4 points, Dominic Chang 3 points, George Roy Nalty 4 points Open Blitz ------------ FM Warren Elliott 1st (Junior Category) Phillip Pryce 2nd
Story Title:GRANDMASTER HOLMES WINS IN MAG CHESS UWI MASTERS Posted By: on the date 2009-03-28
Spanish Grandmaster Alfonso won the Magnificent Chess-UWI Masters tournament ,which was part of a week long chess festival,runninG from March 16th-March 22nd, 2009. Holmes remained unbeaten on 5.5/6 after defeating Barbadian FM Delisle Warner in the seventh and final round. National Master Russel Porter won the Magnificent Chess Uwi open which was the Open Tournament in the festivities.
Story Title:2008 Harold Chan Open set for September 21 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-09-09
The 2008 edition of the Annual Harold Chan Open is set for September 20-21 2008 at CAMPION COLLEGE AUDITORIUM and will be sponsored by by All Island Gypsum Distributors Limited and organized by the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF). The Tournament will be held in the format of a Six Round Swiss (3 Rounds on Each Day)and the venue will be announced shortly.
Story Title:PITTERSON LEADS JAMAICA TO BEST EVER CHESS OLYMPIAD Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-11-27
NM Pitterson turned in a strong performance to lead Jamaica to its best ever performance at a chess olympiad. Jamaica created history in a number of respects and broke several records en route to returning its best ever results at a Chess Olympiad. The team had a plus score and Jomo Pitterson was unbeaten 7/9 and earned his Fide Master Title. Jamaica finished ahead of countries with Grandmasters and International Masters.
Story Title:2008 National Blitz Qualifier Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-09-25
The 2008 National Blitz Chess qualifier takes place this weekend Saturday September 27, 2008 at the RBTT canteen starting at 8am. The winner of this qualifier will play in the blitz finals against defending champion FM Warren Elliotton October 11, 2008
Story Title:2009 Chess Unlimited Hodls Fide Tourney Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-02-22
Chess Unlimited, a partnership between Jamaica’s two highest internationally rated chess players, FM Warren Elliott and FM Jomo Pitterson, will stage the first Chess Unlimited Rating Improvement Tournament over the next two weekends at the RBTT Head Office in New Kingston and on Ash Wednesday at the Liguanea Chess Club
Story Title:CAMPERDOWN CLAIM 5TH CHESS TITLE Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-02-24
Defending champions Camperdown High clinched their fifth hold on the RBTT National Schools Chess Championship title, with a convincing 4-0 victory over Rural Area Champions St. Catherine High, in the all-island final held at the RBTT Headquarters Head Office in New Kingston on Sunday. Camperdown took an early lead in the match after National Under 14 and Under 12 Champion, Tewana Mellace, dispatched St. Catherine’s Curtis Soares in 24 moves on Board Four. Soon after, Camperdown Team Captain and National Under 20 and Under 18 champion, Damion Davy, outplayed St. Catherine’s Troy Leachman on Board One to give Camperdown a 2-0 lead.
Story Title:ST. CATHERINE HIGH, CAMPERDOWN TAKE RBTT CHESS TITLES Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-02-22
St. Catherine High copped the 2008/2009 RBTT Rural Area Chess Championship title, when they defeated Mannings High 3-1 at Mannings on Friday. Winning for St. Catherine High were Troy Leachman on Board 1, Girvan Whittle on Board 2 and Aldeam Facey on Board 3. Raswane Woolery secured Mannings’ consolation point on Board 4 against Curtis Soares. In the Corporate Area Championship, defending National Champions Camperdown High were in superb form as they blanked Calabar 4-0 at the RBTT Bank Head Office in New Kingston
Story Title:PITTERSON LEADS JAMAICA TO BEST EVER CHESS OLYMPIAD Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-11-27
National Master Jomo Pitterson turned in a great performance to help Jamaica's chess olypiad team to finish strongly, with its best ever performance. Jamaica created history and broke several records en route to returning its best ever results at a Chess Olympiad. The team had a plus score and NM Jomo Pitterson turned in an unbeaten 7/9 to earn his Fide Master Title straight up. Jamaica finished ahead of countries with Grandmasters and International Masters.
Story Title:2008 Jamaica Open set for October 18-19, 2008 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-10-08
The 2008 Jamaica Chess Open is set for October 18-19 at the CAMPION College Auditorium. SNM Duane Rowe who won it in 2007 is the defending champion The tournament, which is the largest open tournament on the jcf calendar is a six round open swiss open to all chess players.
Story Title:DAVY, JAMES TAKE NATIONAL UNDER 18 AND 16 TITLES Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-11-10
Camperdown sixth former Damion Davy and Stuart James of Wolmer’s Boys, claimed the National Under 18 and Under 16 Chess Championship titles respectively, at the RBTT Bank Head Office over the weekend. Davy registered a comfortable win over Ariel Barrett in the final round of the Championship to end on five points and take the Under 18 top award. UWI Med. student Zachary Ramsay, who finished on 4.5 points, took second place in the Under 18 category on tiebreak over James who also ended on 4.5 points.
Story Title:Clarendon Chess Open set for November 1-2 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-10-25
The sixth staging of the clarendon Open will take place November 1-2 at the Glenmuir High School in Clarendon. The annual Tournament is organized by the Clarendon Chess Association in the format of a two day open swiss and is open to all chess players in in the world. BRANDON WILSON, is the 2007 defending champion
Story Title:GIANT CHESS EXHIBITION THIS SATURDAY AT HALFWAY TREE Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-12-08
Since 1011, when it is believed that the first match was played, the game of Chess has been intriguing generations upon generations. Rain or shine, on Saturday, December 13, 2008, the Magnificent Chess Foundation will be taking over the Half Way Tree Transport Centre as it stages Jamaica’s first ever Public Giant Chess Exhibition!!! The event, under the patronage of the Honorable Michael Henry, will see giant-sized chess pieces being used to facilitate interactivity with the public, which is widely popular in the United States, and in Europe. Members of the public will be selected to play as teammates against a Chess Master. Members of the public who wish to engage in this interesting, and sure-to-be fun activity are asked to register with the Magnificent Chess Foundation at 968-0513. Registration closes at 4:00pm on Wednesday December 10. programme.
Story Title:2008 Frederick Cameron Chess Open for Jamaica College Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-12-17
The 2008 Frederick Cameron Chess Open (formerly the xmas Open) is set to take place on December 20-21, 2008, at Jamaica College Auditorium. The tournament is hosted by The Magnificent Chess Foundation and will be the final Chess Open for the year. It will be staged over six rounds, three on Saturday and three on Sunday. There will be two sections: an open section in which anyone can play and a section restricted to players with a JCF rating below 1600 or who have no JCF rating.In addition to the main prizes for first place 2nd place and 3rd place, there will also be class prizes, based on rating, age group prizes as well as other category prizes, including best Under-6,-10,-12 and 14-year-old players, best rural player, best female player, best junior and best new player
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Story Title:2008 Frederick Cameron Chess Open for December 20-21 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2008-12-10
The 2008 Frederick Cameron Chess Open (formerly the xmas Open) is set to take place on December 20-21, 2008. The tournament, which will be the final Chess Open for the year, will be staged over six rounds, three on Saturday and three on Sunday. There will be two sections: an open section in which anyone can play and a section restricted to players with a JCF rating below 1600 or who have no JCF rating.In addition to the main prizes for first place 2nd place and 3rd place, there will also be class prizes, based on rating, age group prizes as well as other category prizes, including best Under-6,-10,-12 and 14-year-old players, best rural player, best female player, best junior and best new player.
Story Title:ST. CATHERINE HIGH, CAMPERDOWN TAKE RBTT CHESS TITLES Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-02-22
St. Catherine High copped the 2008/2009 RBTT Rural Area Chess Championship title, when they defeated Mannings High 3-1 at Mannings on Friday. Winning for St. Catherine High were Troy Leachman on Board 1, Girvan Whittle on Board 2 and Aldeam Facey on Board 3. Raswane Woolery secured Mannings’ consolation point on Board 4 against Curtis Soares. In the Corporate Area Championship, defending National Champions Camperdown High were in superb form as they blanked Calabar 4-0 at the RBTT Bank Head Office in New Kingston
Story Title:Magnificent Chess UWI Tournament set for March 16-22 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-02-22
he first annual Magnificent Chess UWI Tournaments will begin on March 16 and end on March 22. From March 16 - 18, the Masters Tournament will take place at the Medallion Hall Hotel. From March 20 - 22, both Masters and Open Tournaments will take place at the Assembly Hall on the University of the West Indies Mona Campus.
Story Title:CALABAR, CAMPERDOWN TO MEET IN RBTT CORPORATE AREA SCHOOL CHESS FINALS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-02-12
2008/2009 RBTT National Schools Chess Championships Calabar High and defending champions Camperdown High will square off in the finals of the RBTT Corporate Area Schools Chess Championships this Saturday at 10 am at the RBTT Bank Head Office in New Kingston. In the Corporate Area semifinals which took place on Saturday at the RBTT Bank Head Office, Camperdown secured their place in the finals after blanking Wolmer’s Girls 4-0. Winning for Camperdown were Damion Davy, Rayon Walters, Warren Cornwall and Tewana Mellace.
Story Title:2009 John Powell Open set for January 24 Posted By: on the date 2009-01-08
The second staging of John Powell memorial Chess Open takes place on January 24-25 at the Campion College Auditorium. The Open, which was won by NM Russel Porter in 2008 was originally the New years open in honor of National Master John Powell who passed away on October 31, 2007. The Tournament, will be held at the Campion College Auditorium on Hope Road, with round one starting at 9:am. The Tournament will be a Six round Open swiss tournament with three rounds on each day and is being sponsored by INC Limited
Story Title:GRANDMASTER HOLMES TAKES EARLY LEAD in Mag Chess Uwi Masters Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-03-19
After one round of play, top seed Grandmaster Alphanso Romero Holmes has already taken the lead in the Magnificent Chess UWI Masters tournament, currently taking place in the Assembly Hall at the University of the West Indies. Holmes defeated Jamaica’s number one ranked player FIDE Master Warren Elliott in 27 convincing moves on Tuesday. In the other matches that took place on Tuesday, Jamaica's National Master Shane Matthews drew with Cuban International Master Jose Vilela, while FIDE Master Delisle Warner of Barbados had a similar result against Swedish FIDE Master Bengt Hammar.
Story Title:Magnificent Chess UWI festival set for March 13-22 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-03-13
Magnificent Chess and Uwi have partnered to stage a slew of chess activities, which begins with a Public chess event and culminates with Jamaica's largest international Chess Tournament ever. Magnificent Chess will stage its first annual Magnificent Chess Week running from March 13 – 22, 2009 and will begin with a restaging of last month’s very successful Public Chess Event. The week will also see a Man v. Machine (computer) chess game; a Masters tournament with invited Grandmasters and Masters from across the globe; the largest ever staged Open tournament and many more exciting activities.
Story Title:GRANDMASTERS TO PLAY "MAGNIFICENT CHESS" Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-03-14
The Magnificent Chess Foundation and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chess Society will, from March 16 to 22, stage the Magnificent Chess UWI Masters Tournament. The tournament, which will be rated by the FIDE, the international governing body for chess, will take place at the Medallion Hall Hotel, Hope Road on March 16 and 17 and at the UWI Assembly Hall from March 19 to 22.
Story Title:GRANDMASTERS TO PLAY MAGNIFICENT CHESS Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-03-14
The Magnificent Chess Foundation and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chess Society will, from March 16 to 22, stage the Magnificent Chess UWI Masters Tournament. The tournament, which will be rated by the FIDE, the international governing body for chess, will take place at the Medallion Hall Hotel, Hope Road on March 16 and 17 and at the UWI Assembly Hall from March 19 to 22.
Story Title:Uwi Chess Society and Magnificent Chess Foundation Strike Gold Posted By: on the date 2009-04-10
The UWI Chess Society in collaboration with the Magnificent Chess Foundation struck gold this past March, in successfully hosting the strongest and largest chess tournament Jamaica has ever seen. The tournament - “The Magnificent Chess UWI Open” saw the advancement of the quality of chess played within Jamaica featuring a highlighted Master's section. Within this section GM Alfonso Romero Holmes (Spain), IM Jose Vilela (Cuba), FM Delisle Warner (Barbados), and FM Bengt Hammar (Sweden) went against three of Jamaica's best, FM Warren Elliot, FM Jomo Pitterson and NM Shane Mathews. These masters exhibited a superior level of chess to over 400 budding players also participating within the Open, Intermediate, Beginners and Scholastic sections of the tournament, at the University of the West Indies Mona's Assembly Hall.
Story Title:WFM Deborah Richards wins Wheeler Open Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-05-19
WFM Deborah Richards,Jamaica’s highest-ever rated female chess player, made a winning return to competitive chess by winning the Robert Wheeler Open on tiebreak ahead of NM Peter Myers and Mikhail Solomon. Deborah Richards stumbled in round 3 by losing to NM Russel Porter but recovered by winning in round 4 and upsetting Peter Myers in a critical round 5 encounter. She then held NM Brandon Wilson to a draw in round 6 to gain 4.5 points and win the tournament on the tiebreaker.
Story Title:2009 Robert Wheeler Open Set for Jamaica College Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-05-11
The 2009 Robert Wheeler Chess Open which is being held at Jamaica College is set for next weekend, May 16-17 and is open to all chess players in Jamaica. It will be in the format of an open 6 round Swiss, with Round one starting at 9:00am on Saturday May 16. This is the 7th staging of this Tournament, which is held in Honor of arguably Jamaica’s longest serving chess Administrator and player, NM ROBERT WHEELER. Brandon Wilson is the 2007 Defending Champion.
Story Title:2009 National Championships starts this Friday Posted By: on the date 2009-06-30
The 41st edition of the National Championships gets underway this Friday at the Shirley Retreat Hotel with the opening ceremony starting at 6pm and round one starting at 6:15pm. National Master Equitable Brown will defend his crown against ten other players, including National Masters Russel Porter,Andrew Mellace, Mark Holness,Brandon Wilson and Jamaica's newest National Master and Vice President of the Federation, Peter Myers. Other players include ,Daren Wisdom,Stuart James and Jamaica Chess Federation President, Ian Wilkinson
Story Title:JCF TO HOLD 2009 AGM TOMMOROW Posted By:Mark holness on the date 2009-06-19
The Jamaica Chess Federation’s 41st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and awards ceremony for 2008 will take place this Saturday, June 20, at 12 noon at the Alhambra Inn, I Tucker Avenue, off Mountain View Avenue.
Story Title:WILKINSON RETURNED AS JCF PRESIDENT Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-06-26
Ian Wilkinson was re-elected unopposed to start his fourth two-year term as President of the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF), at the Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony of the JCF, held at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston on Saturday.
Story Title: WILKINSON RETURNED AS JCF PRESIDENT Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-06-26
Ian Wilkinson was re-elected unopposed to start his fourth two-year term as President of the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF), at the Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony of the JCF, held at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston on Saturday. Wilkinson, who was unchallenged for the post, will lead a team of thirteen other Council members who were elected at the AGM. They include National Master (NM) Mark Holness - Vice President for Cornwall, NM Peter Myers - Vice President for Middlesex, FIDE Master (FM) Warren Elliott - Vice President for Surrey, Michael Ramsay - Secretary, NM Robert Wheeler - Treasurer, NM Shane Matthews, FM Jomo Pitterson, Maurice Robinson, Daren Wisdom, NM Geoffrey Byfield, Woman FM Deborah Richards, Thelma Shaw and Zachary Ramsay.
Story Title:BROWN BAGS SECOND CHESS TITLE Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-07-24
National Master (NM) Equitable Brown secured his second straight hold on the National Chess Champion title on Sunday, after securing a final round draw against Ryan Blackwood at the Norman Manley Law School. Brown ended the Championship on eight points, a full point ahead of his nearest rival. The final top-of-the-table clash proved anticlimactic, as Brown, knowing he only needed a half point to secure the title, decided to take an early draw against his less fancied opponent Blackwood instead of going after the full point and risking a loss. Being the underdog in the match and with no hope of catching Brown, Blackwood was more than happy to end the game early
Story Title:MYERS TAKES HAROLD CHAN CHESS OPEN Posted By: on the date 2009-09-24
NATIONAL MASTER Peter Myers won his first Open Chess title in over ten years, when he copped the seventh staging of the Dr. Harold Chan Chess Open, which took place over the weekend at the Campion College Auditorium. Myers ended the tournament as the only unbeaten player with five points from six games, after securing a draw in the last round on Sunday against fellow National Master Russell Porter.
Story Title:2009 Harold Chan Open set for September 19 Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-09-12
The 2009 Harold Chan Chess Open will take place from Saturday September 19 to Sunday September 20 at the Campion College Auditorium, (accesible from the entrance on Old Hope Road beside the Matilda’s Corner Police Station. The tournament is named in honour Dr. Harold Chan, who won the Jamaica National Chess Championship titles from 1972-74, and 1978-79, and was one of the first players in Jamaica to earn the National Master title in 1975.
Story Title:BYFIELD TAKES JAMAICA CHESS OPEN Posted By:Z. Ramsay on the date 2009-11-10
NATIONAL MASTER Geoffrey Byfield is the 2009 Jamaica Chess Open Champion. Byfield copped the title at Jamaica College last weekend, finishing unbeaten on five points from six games after securing a critical final round victory over the defending champion National Master Andrew Mellace. In the final round top-of-the-table-clash, Byfield took top honours after capitalizing on an unsound two-piece sacrifice by Mellace. Second place went to local legend National Master Shane ‘the Magician’ Matthews, who ended on 4.5 points, the same as National Master Russel Porter, who was relegated to third after the tiebreak system was employed. In the Intermediate section for players with a Jamaica Chess Federation rating below 1600, Kingston College’s Michael Antoine took home his second straight intermediate title, after ending perfect on six points from six games. Second place went to Creg Johnson who finished on five points, the same as Alethia Edwards and Noel Brown, each of whom were relegated to third and fourth respectively on tiebreak. The Amateur Section for players with a Jamaica Chess Federation rating below 1200 was won by Leon Bennett who finished perfect on five points from as many games. Second place went to Jordan Treasure who ended on 4.5 points, while third was shared by six players who each ended on four points, Shemar Morrison, Amsha Carby, Rachel Miller, Othniel Barnes, Malik Buchanan and Helric Lee. Other category prizes were awarded as follows: Best Female Open – Margoe Williams, Best Female Intermediate – Alethia Edwards, Best Junior – Amari Graham, Best Rural Player – Samuel Lamount, Best Expert (rated 1800-1999) – Amari Graham, Best Class A (rated 1600 – 1799) – Margoe Williams, Best Class B – (rated 1400 – 1599) – Noel Brown, Best Class C (rated 1399 – 1200) – Jonathan Pitterson, Best Class D (rated 1299 – 1100) – Myles Harrison, Best Class E (rated 1099 and below) – Leon Bennett, Best New Player – Terroy Syborn, Best Under 14 - Jonothan Pitterson, Best Under 12 – Shreyas Smith, Best Under 10 – Elias Issa. See below for standings/crosstables for each section. The tournament which had 104 entrants, was sponsored by Pepsi, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Caribbean Broilers, Wata and the Jamaica Public Service Company. The next tournament on the Jamaica Chess Federation Calendar is the Clarendon Open, which is scheduled, take place on November 14 and 15.
Story Title:JAMAICA CHESS OPEN THIS WEEKEND Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-10-31
The Jamaica Chess Federation will be staging its premier open event, the Jamaica Chess Open, this weekend at Jamaica College on Old Hope Road. The defending champion is National Master Andrew Mellace The tournament will be divided into three sections, an Open section in which anyone can play, an Intermediate Section for entrants with a JCF rating below 1600 and an Amateur section for players with a JCF rating under 1200. Round one will get underway at approximately 9 am on Saturday. The tournament will be divided into three sections, an Open section in which anyone can play, an Intermediate Section for entrants with a JCF rating below 1600 and an Amateur section for players with a JCF rating under 1200.
Story Title:RBTT BANK TO HOST AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPS THIS WEEKEND Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-12-04
The Jamaica Chess Federation will be staging the 2009 National Age Group Chess Chess Championship for players in the under 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8 age groups, this weekend December 05 and 06 at the RBTT Bank Headquarters in New Kingston The Championships will be open to juniors who were under the age of 18 years prior to January 01, 2009. Late registration is scheduled to end at 9 am on Saturday at the venue.
Story Title:U-1800 Rapid Chess Tournament, November 21, 2009! Posted By: on the date 2009-11-17
Dear Chessplayers, On November 21, 2009, the Jamaica Chess Federation's Women's Chess Committee (in partnership with R&D Chess) will stage the first of many fundraising events for the Committee. All proceeds from this and other ventures will go directly toward the development of female chess players within Jamaica. Details on the tournament may be seen below. Regards, Deborah Richards Chairperson Women's Chess Committee (JCF)
Story Title:U-1800 Rapid Chess Tournament set for November 21, 2009! Posted By:ZJAR on the date 2009-11-16
Dear Chessplayers, On November 21, 2009, the Jamaica Chess Federation's Women's Chess Committee (in partnership with R&D Chess) will stage the first of many fundraising events for the Committee. All proceeds from this and other ventures will go directly toward the development of female chess players within Jamaica. Details on the tournament may be seen below. Regards, Deborah Richards Chairperson Women's Chess Committee (JCF)
Story Title:2009 Clarendon Chess Open For This Weekend Posted By:Peter Myers on the date 2009-11-13
The 2009 Clarendon Chess Open will take place this Weeekend Saturday November 14 until Sunday November 15 at the Glenmuir High School. The Six round Open Swiss Tournament will begin with round 1 starting at 10:am. The Tournament will be used as one fo the qualifiers for the selection of the Jamaican Nation Chess teams, male and female. Stuart James is the defending Champion
Story Title:PORTER CAPTURES CLARENDON CHESS OPEN Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-11-18
National Master Russel Porter scored 5 points from 6 games to win the seventh staging of the Clarendon Chess Open, held at Glenmuir High School in May Pen Clarendon over the weekend. Porter topped the Open section ahead of National Master Brandon Wilson who also ended on 5 points but was relegated to second on tiebreak and FIDE Master Jomo Pitterson who ended on 4.5 points to take third place.
Story Title:Deborah Richards Sweeps barbados Tournament Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2010-01-06
The Jamaican duo of Women’s Fide Master Deborah Richards and Melisha Smith captured the top places in the inaugural Margaret Prince Celebration Tournament. The Margaret Prince Celebration Tournament was held in honour of Margaret Prince a former Ladies national Champion who passed away in August 2008. Women’s Fide Master Deborah Richards with a Fide rating of 1991 was in excellent form and totally dominated the field wining all six games to finish on maximum points. Her toughest battle was against Natali Greenidge Fide 2019 but Richards prevailed and was able to force victory in the end game.
Story Title:2009 Frederick Cameron open set for Jamaica College Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2009-12-17
The 2009 Frederick Cameron Chess Open (formerly the xmas Open) is set to take place on December 19-20, 2009 at Jamaica College. The closing date and time to submit entries to play in Round One is Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 4 pm and and Individuals with provisional ratings (played less than 16 games rated by the JCF) above 1600, will be allowed to play in the Intermediate section. The tournament, which will be the final Chess Open for the year, will be staged over six rounds, three on Saturday and three on Sunday. There will be three sections: an open section in which anyone can play, an intermediate 6 round section and an amateur section which is for 5 rounds. In addition to the main prizes for first place 2nd place and 3rd place, there will also be class prizes, based on rating, age group prizes as well as other category prizes, including best Under 10,-12 and 14-year-old players, best rural player, best female player, best junior and best new player.
Story Title:Myerss captures john powell open Posted By:mark holness on the date 2010-02-08
NATIONAL MASTER Peter Myers started the new chess year with the right moves, when he took the third staging of the NM John Powell Memorial Chess Open, which took place last weekend at the Campion College Auditorium. Myers ended the tournament with five points from six games, after securing a good final round victory against defending champion National Master Brandon Wilson
Story Title:CALABAR A TOP CORPORATE AREA CHESS PLAYOFF Posted By: on the date 2010-01-29
Calabar A topped the playoff tournament involving teams vying for four remaining quarterfinal places, in the Corporate Area Schools Chess Championship, which took place last Saturday at Campion College.
Story Title:2010 John Powell Open set for Campion Posted By:Mark Holness on the date 2010-01-19
The Third staging of the John Powell memorial Chess Open takes place on January 30-31 at the Campion College Auditorium. The Open, was originally the New years open but was renamed in honor of National Master John Powell who passed away on October 31, 2007. The Tournament, will be held at the Campion College Auditorium on Hope Road, with round one starting at 9:am. The Tournament will be a Six round Open swiss tournament with three rounds on each day.
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Story Title:Announcing the Final Details for the JNBS UWI Open! Posted By:Zachary JA Ramsay on the date 2010-03-06
Ladies and Gentlemen, The UWI Chess Society is proud to present the 2010 staging of the UWI Open, which following sponsorship from the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), has been renamed the JNBS UWI Open 2010! This is the event of the year, you cannot afford to miss this!
Story Title:Announcing the Final Details for the JNBS UWI Open Posted By:Zachary JA Ramsay on the date 2010-03-06
Ladies and Gentlemen, The UWI Chess Society is proud to present the 2010 staging of the UWI Open, which following sponsorship from the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), has been renamed the JNBS UWI Open 2010! This is the event of the year, you cannot afford to miss this!
Story Title:Announcing the UWI Open 2010! Posted By:Zachary Ramsay on the date 2010-02-19
The UWI Chess Society is proud to present the 2010 staging of the UWI Open! The chess event of the year! You cannot afford to miss this!
Story Title:Announcing the Final Details for the JNBS UWI Open Posted By:Zachary JA Ramsay on the date 2010-03-06
Ladies and Gentlemen, The UWI Chess Society is proud to present the 2010 staging of the UWI Open, which following sponsorship from the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), has been renamed the JNBS UWI Open 2010! This is the event of the year, you cannot afford to miss this!
Story Title:Elliott and Pitterson lead the Pack Posted By: on the date 2010-04-23
FIDE Masters (FMs), training partners and rating favourites Warren Elliott and Jomo Pitterson are joint leaders of the 42nd Jamaica Chess Championships which started recently.