Congratulations to the 12 players who will be competing in the 2015 National Chess Championship-Absolute to be held at Rhand Credit Union, Abercromby Street, POS, from October 10-November 1, 2015: CM Adrian Winter Atwell Hayden Lee FM Frank Yee FM Mario Merritt FM Joshua Johnson CM Frank Sears FM Ryan Harper Mahendra Singh David ChristopherRead More
Category: Tournaments
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
ViewPoint on SubZonal – professional pictures Vol 1
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Pics from Subzonal 2.3.5 2014 edition
SubZonal News: 25 Titles at the Largest Ever Subzonal 2.3.5
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