Dear Chess Community, On behalf of the TTCA, I wish you a happy and holy Easter!I do also hope that you are well and staying safe. It is with immense pride that I share with you some positive news in this challenging time in our country and across the world. The Trinidad and Tobago ChessRead More
Master of ‘D’ Minds 2020
Southern Chess Club presents Master of ‘D’ Minds, One day Rapid chess tournament.Payments can be made in person on the day of the tournament. Date: PostponedVenue: Naparima Boys’ College, San FernandoRegistration FeeJunior – $60.00 Open – $100.00Registration Closes April 3rd, 2020
Prize Giving 2020
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association cordially invites you to our Prize Giving Ceremony for all National Tournaments which will include the following: National Finals both Absolute and Women (2019) National Blitz National Swiss National Seniors Player of the Year Youth Chess Championship 2020 Junior Chess Championship 2020 This will take place on Sunday 8thRead More
2nd National Qualifier 2020
Please note due to the potential impact of the Covid 19, the 2nd Qualifier will be postponed until further notice. Thank you for your understanding as we take steps to ensure the safety of our players and their loved ones. Date: TBDVenue: La Horquetta South Government Primary School. Gladiolus Crescent (Venue change)Registration Fee: $110.00 Registration willRead More
1st National Qualifier 2020
The 1st National Qualifier will take place in at the end of January 2020.Details are as follows: Date: January 25th, 26th, February 1st, 2nd 2020Venue: Daniell Institute of Learning, 20 Hamilton Holder Street, WoodbrookRegistration Fee: $110.00 Registration will be taken online up to 24th January, 2020 and NOT on the day of the tournament.Payments can be madeRead More
National Junior Chess Championships 2020
The National Junior Chess Championships 2020 Details are as follows: Dates: February 8th, 9th ,15th ,16th, 2020 Venue: Presentation College Chaguanas Registration Fee: $60.00 Registration will be taken online up to 7th February, 2020 and NOT on the day of the tournament.Payment due the day of the tournament up to 10:00 am, payments can beRead More
National Swiss 2020
The National Swiss 2020 will take place in January 2020.Details are as follows: Date: January 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th 2020Venue: San Fernando Girls’ Anglican, St Julien of NorwichRegistration Fee: $110.00 Registration will be taken online up to 10th January, 2020.Any late registration would be at the discretion of the Arbiter Mr Keevin James.Payments can be madeRead More
NATIONAL YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020
The National Youth Chess Championship Under 8-18 categories will take place in January 2020. Details are as follows: Dates: January 2nd-5th, 2019 Venue: Naparima College Registration Fee: $60.00 Registration will be taken online up to 1st January, 2020 and NOT on the day of the tournament. Payment due the day of the tournament up toRead More
Central America and the Caribbean (CAC Under 20) Chess Championships
The Confederation of Chess for the Americas (CCA) and the Trinidad & Tobago Chess Association (TTCA), are pleased to invite all National Federations of the CAC Region to the Central America and the Caribbean Under-20 (CAC Under 20) Chess Championships, to be held at: The Cycling Velodrome, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, from December 12 –Read More
National Senior Championships 2019 (50+ and 65+)
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association will be hosting its 2019 (FIDE Rated) National Senior Chess Tournament on Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November, 2019 at the Tranquility Government Secondary School in Port of Spain. Pre-registration is encouraged and players can register with either the Secretary – Ms Sandy Razark, srazark@yahoo.comRead More
National Blitz 2019 Tournament
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association, TTCA, is pleased to invite all nationals to participate in the National Blitz 2019 Tournament. Date: Saturday, 16th November, 2019Late registration would be taken up to 3:40 pmTournament begins 4 pm Venue: Tranquility Government Secondary School Registration: $50.00 Payments can be made directly to the TTCA’s First Citizen’s Account:Read More
Introduction to Swiss Manager
For club administrators and arbiters/helpers who do tournament management and have used Swiss Manager before or at least are quick learners when it comes to using new software. Date: Saturday 14th September – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pmVenue: Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre in St. Anns. Topics: Introduction to Swiss Manager Review of the FIDERead More
C3 Centre Simultaneous
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association, TTCA, is pleased to invite all interested persons to participate in the C3 Centre Simultaneous Event with Grandmaster Marian Petrov. Attractive prizes, and medals the event!The games begin from 3.00 p.m. on Monday, 26th August, 2019. Registration: $20.00 Participants for the simultaneous are asked to pre-register using the formRead More
Trainer Title Fees
Attention all Chess Trainers certified by FIDE The following trainer certificates are due for renewal, the outstanding sums of money would be required to extend the validity of the trainer titles for 4 years 8.3 8.3.1 Every four years, holders of the titles FIDE Senior Trainer, FIDE Trainer, FIDE Instructor, National Instructor, Developmental Instructor must apply for aRead More
Pre Registration Women’s Finals 2019
The National Women’s Chess Championship is carded to take place on 31st August, 2019. Those who are interested are kindly ask to register in the form below Date: 31st August, 2019 (starts and will run on weekends thereafter)Venue: The Cascadia Hotel and Conference CentreRegistration Fee: $110 Registration will be taken online up to 27th August, 2019.PaymentsRead More
Training with Grand Master Marian Petrov
The TTCA has embarked on a Chess Training exercise to be conducted by a Bulgarian Grand Master Marian Petrov. This unique and exciting project will take place in Trinidad from Monday 19th August to Saturday 24th August 2019. The Following are the details:• This Training will be split into four modules o Module “A” isRead More
4th National Qualifier 2019
The 4th National Qualifier will take place in July 2019.Details are as follows: Date: 7th, 13th, 14th, 21st 2019Venue: San Fernando Girls’ Anglican, St Julien of NorwichRegistration Fee: $110.00 Registration will be taken online up to 5th July, 2019.Payments can be made directly to the TTCA’s First Citizen’s Account:Account number: 2016302Bank: First Citizens BankAddress: 1 WoodbrookRead More
3rd National Qualifier (Tobago) 2019
The 3rd National Qualifier will take place in May 2019.Details are as follows: Date: May 30th, 31st, June 1st, 2nd 2019Venue: Activity Centre, Scarborough Library, TobagoRegistration Fee: $110.00 Registration will be taken online up to 29th May, 2019.Payments can be made directly to the TTCA’s First Citizen’s Account:Account number: 2016302Bank: First Citizens BankAddress: 1 Woodbrook Place TimeRead More
2nd National Qualifier 2019
The 2nd National Qualifier will take place in March 2019.Details are as follows: Date: March 16th, 17th, 23th, 24th 2019Venue: St. James Youth CenterRegistration Fee: $110.00 Registration will be taken online up to 15th March, 2019 and NOT on the day of the tournament.Payments can be made directly to the TTCA’s First Citizen’s Account:Account number: 2016302Bank: FirstRead More
National Junior Chess Championships 2019
The National Junior Chess Championships 2019 Details are as follows: Dates: January 19th, 20th ,26th ,27th, 2019 Venue: Presentation College Chaguanas Registration Fee: $60.00 Registration will be taken online up to 18th January, 2019 and NOT on the day of the tournament. Payment due the day of the tournament up to 10:00 am, payments canRead More
1st National Qualifier 2019
The 1st National Qualifier will take place in February 2019. Details are as follows: Date: February 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th 2019 Venue: La Horquetta South Government Primary School Registration Fee: $110.00 Registration will be taken online up to 1st February, 2019 and NOT on the day of the tournament. Payments can be made directly to the TTCA’s First Citizen’sRead More
NATIONAL YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
The National Youth Chess Championship Under 8-18 categories will take place in January 2019. Details are as follows: Dates: January 3rd-6th, 2019 Venue: University of Trinidad and Tobago, Point Lisas Campus, Auditorium Registration Fee: $60.00 Registration will be taken online up to 2nd January, 2019 and NOT on the day of the tournament. Payment dueRead More
C3 Centre Blitz Chess Tournaments
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association, TTCA, is pleased to invite all interested persons to participate in the C3 Centre Blitz Chess Tournaments. Events include: Blitz-OPEN Blitz-Youth (Under 13 and Under 9) Attractive prizes, trophies, and medals for tournaments as well as Special prizes! Registration begins from 1.00 p.m. on Saturday, 1st December, 2018. RegistrationRead More
TTCA Calendar of Events 2019
The TTCA is proud to present its TTCA Calendar of Events 2019 v3. Updates will be done for those events where there are unknown dates once the dates are finalised. The TTCA will also do its best to adhere to published dates as far as possible barring any unforeseen events.
NATIONAL YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018
The National Youth Chess Championship Under 8-18 categories will take place in January 2018. Details are as follows: Dates: January 4-7, 2018 Venue: Lobby 2, Aquatic Centre, Couva. Registration Fee: $50.00 Registration will be taken online up to 2nd January, 2018 and NOT on the day of the tournament. Payment is on the day ofRead More
National Chess Championships 2017
The National Open Chess Championship and National Women’s Chess Championship shall be held at 7th Floor, Pan American Life Building, St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain over the following dates: September 23, 24, 25, 30 2017 October 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 2017 RoundsRead More
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2017
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association is pleased to invite players from all FIDE Federations to its Trinidad and Tobago International Open Chess Tournament 2017 which takes place from August 27-September 2, 2017 at the VIP Room -Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. For the official invitation, please click here. Players are asked to Pre-RegisterRead More
The National Juniors Championships
The National Juniors Under 20 Chess Championships will take place in January 2017. Date: January 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd Venue: Pan American Life, St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain Registration Fee: $60.00 Registrations will be taken online up to 13th January, 2017 and NOT on the day of the tournament. Payment is on the dayRead More
Pairings for the National Finals 2016 – Open
Pairings/Results National Finals 2016 – Open Venue: Rhand Credit Union, Port of Spain Round 1 on 2016/10/15 at 3:00PM SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 1 FM Cupid Kevin 2166 – Lee Hayden 1872 12 2 FM Yee Frank 2052 – FM Winter Atwell Adrian 2158 11 3 FM Merritt MarioRead More
ROUND 7 Report- The Excitement continues!
The Trinidad and Tobago International Masters and Open Chess tournaments continue to deliver on the excitement that preceded their commencement. MASTERS In the Masters Section, the two top seeds remain at the top of the standings, with GM Ilja Zaragatski edging GM Elshan Moradaibadi on tie-break. Trinidad and Tobago’s FM Ryan Harper fought a long and hardRead More
The tournaments have begun!
The Trinidad and Tobago International Masters and Open Chess Tournaments began on a really high note with an Opening Ceremony which featured: the President of the National Olympic Committee, Brian Lewis, the Chairman of the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Michael Phillips, the Manager Marketing and Member Relations, Rhand Credit Union ( Sponsor), Haile CaruthRead More
International Masters and Open Chess Tournaments
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association (TTCA) is proud to be hosting the inaugural International Masters and Open Chess Tournaments in commemoration of its 80th Anniversary. The tournament will be held at the Normandie Hotel, St. Anns from July 28th- August 5, 2016. Players from Germany, Chile, Netherlands, Uganda, Venezuela, the United States and ourRead More
Let’s Rally around Della-Marie Walcott
This is an appeal for all members of the chess community and the general public to come to the assistance of one of our young talented players, Della-Marie Walcott, a 14 yr-old student of St. Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain. On December 22, 2015 Della-Marie Walcott had to undergo emergency surgery to remove a cystRead More
Calendar of Events 2020
The TTCA is proud to present its Listed event dates are subject to change, updates to the calendar would be done throughout the year TTCA Calendar of Events 2020 v3