International Tournaments
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
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
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
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 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
The Stage is Set!! This morning’s big games between Trinidad players Marcus Joesph & Ryan Harper was a bold King’s Gambit. Ryan seemed prepared for what must have been an attempted surprise from Joseph, and in the end Harper took the full point Nearby, Ariel Marichal stopped young Bajan FIDE Master (FM) Orlando Husbands. AsRead More
