This 2nd qualifier is certainly going to be a thriller. In round 1, there were many close games and surprises. Shannon Yearwood, CARIFTA gold medalist, defeated Leonard Duncan. Yearwood played the Scandinavian defense which transposed into an Alehine’s defense. Shannon eventually got to an endgame with her rook versus Duncan’s knight. After lots of maneuveringRead More
The 2nd Qualifier for the 2014 National Championships has started. Leading the field are Candidate Masters Cecil Lee and Frank Sears. Lee is taking on Hermes Mentor who made a lovely comeback in the Masters tournament earlier this year. Mentor has a lovely position coming out of Lee’s favourite English opening and has just sacrificedRead More
Regulations for 2nd Qualifier for 2014 national championships: Invitation The Trinidad & Tobago Chess Association is pleased to invite you to the 2014 National Chess Championships – North Preliminaries 1. Participation The Tournament is open to players who are nationals of T&T: 2. Venue The Venue for this Tournament is UTT, Valsayn Campus (formerlyRead More
Trinidad & Tobago claimed 2 Gold medals in Chess, at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique. Shannon Yearwood, former U12 National Champion, showed her talent as she cruised to the Gold Medal position in the U16 girls tournament with a game to spare. Meanwhile U14 T&T champion, Isaiah Mc Intosh, playing in the U16 boys,Read More
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The 1st National Qualifier (North) for 2014 was held on March 15, 16, 22 & 23 at St. Mary’s College, Port of Spain. The tournament was Super-strong with an average rating of almost 1900 (in spite of having one unrated player and one under 1500). Joshua Johnson emerged as the winner on 5 points fromRead More
The Ministry of Tourism & First Citizens Asset Management sponsored the Record breaking Subzonal Tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. The Trinidad & Tobago Chess Association, with sponsorship from The Ministry of Tourism and First Citizens Asset Management Ltd, hosted the largest ever World Chess Championship Qualifier in our region’s (Subzonal 2.3.5) history. The tournament whichRead More
Thanks to the T&T’s Ministry of Tourism and the First Citizen Asset Management Ltd., many local and regional players can get their International Chess Titles. But what exactly are these titles? Chess players strive for international recognition through the FIDE rating they acquire (FIDE is the world chess body – www.fide.com). The FIDE rating, alsoRead More
The Ministry of Tourism & First Citizens Asset Management sponsored SubZonal championship produced great drama in round 8 and set the stage for even more in the final round. William Puntier showed why he is top seed by halting the progress of tournament leader, Sanchez Munoz this afternoon. Munoz replied to Puntier’s 1. e4 withRead More
