Registration procedureJust complete and submit the registration form at the linkhttps://forms.gle/Jte6gLvgjVXjkuF67 VERY IMPORTANT 1- Only the players from Caribbean Countries can play this tournament VERY IMPORTANT 2- after registering by the above link you will receive a link by email to enter the tournament . Please enter in this link 1 hour before or atRead More
Category: International Tournaments
International Tournaments
1st Regional Online Youth Chess Championship
Finals Game type – 60 mins battle between playersTime Control: 3 minutes initial – 2 second increments June 17, 2020: Finals / 3rd place 6.00 p.m. The TTCA is pleased to present its first Regional Online Youth Chess Championship from June 13 – June 17, 2020. REGULATIONSTargetThe tournament is open to youth players from the followingRead 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
T&T Has 2 New FMs and 1 New WCM!
Twelve (12) players from Trinidad and Tobago participated in the recently concluded Sub Zonal Chess Championships in Barbados over the period April 28- May 2, 2016. The full contingent comprised: FEMALE WCM Aditi Soondarsingh-National Women’s Champion WCM Gabriella Johnson– National Under 16 Female Champion and runner up National Junior Female Champion Shemilah James-National Under 14Read More
Congratulations IM Vishnu Singh and WFM Javanna Smith
Dear chess community The management committee of your Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association offers heartfelt congratulations to our first ever International Master, Vishnu Singh. He achieved the milestone by tying for 1st in the CAC U20 in Costa Rica today. At long last we have shattered that glass ceiling and achieved what has eluded us forRead More
Trinidad & Tobago to a flying start
Our National Olympiad teams climbed up the ladder of success yesterday as the ladies hammered Palau 4-0 whilst the men downed the Bhutanese team 3.5 – 05. This performance earned the ladies a round 3 match against Japan and earned the men a match against Seychelles. Our players now smelling blood and knowing that a win earns themRead More
T&T Sounds a warning
Trinidad & Tobago Olympiad team did us proud in round 1 of the Olympiad. Men’s team square off against 4 Grand Masters from Brazil Our men’s team played against an all-Grand master team and the result was…they fought as if they didn’t notice their opponents were Grand masters. Every last member of our team playedRead More
T&T National Teams Arrive at Tromso, Norway
The team arrives in good spirit (but hungry after hours of travel 🙂 The Trinidad & Tobago Olympiad teams arrived in Tromso just after 3pm on Emancipation day (Trinidad time). The players were very happy and are really gelling as a team. IM Merijn Van Delft (coach for the men’s team) and IM Stefan KuipersRead More
A Summer Night in Tromso – T&T Olympiad Teams Prepare
With under 2 months to go, the Trinidad & Tobago Olympiad teams continue to prepare. On the men’s team we have: FM Ryan Harper, CM Adrian Winter-Atwell, CM Ravishen Singh, CM Joshua Johnson & FM Mario Merritt. The coach is Dutch International Master Merijn van Delft. The women’s team include WCM Javanna Smith, WCM AditiRead More
Gold for T&T in CARIFTA GAMES
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