April 2024 - Barbados Chess Federation

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Husbands leads Masters after Round 3

Barbadian chess International Master (IM) Orlando Husbands (Rating 2290) extended his unbeaten run in the Barbados Chess Federation (BCF) 2024 Heroes Day Masters with a win over Venezuelan national champion IM Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte in round three at Coles Building in the city.

Playing with the black pieces on Saturday evening, Husbands, who is the reigning Barbados national champion, surged to the top of the standings on 2.5 points after three rounds, ahead of Sunday morning’s fourth-round encounter against top-rated Grandmaster (GM) Luis Lazaro Aguero Jimenez (2469) of Cuba.

The Cuban was held to a draw in round three by Trinidadian FIDE Master and national champion Joshua Johnson (2324) who sits tied second behind Husbands after two draws and a round two upset over Panamanian IM and national champion Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (2407).

Undeterred from the loss, Alvarez recorded his second victory by defeating Barbadian FM Martyn Del Castilho (2226) who also went under to his Bajan compatriot Husbands in round two.

After three rounds, Husbands leads with 2.5 points, with the Trinidadian Johnson and Alvarez tied in second on two points.

Top-seeded Grandmaster Jimenez will have to play catch up having only scored one point after two draws and a loss to Alvarez in round one.

Aponte sits above Del Castilho with one draw in two matches, while Del Castilho is yet to register a point.

However, the Barbadian Del Castilho and Aponte do have a game in hand after their round one encounter was postponed.

There is little to separate the top crowd after two rounds in the Challengers section, with Guyanese Anthony Drayton (1978), Englishman Chris White (1902), 15-year-old Barbadian Women’s Candidate Master Hannah Wilson (1843), and Trinidadian Enen-Sa-Tefa Ab Khafra (1824) all on a perfect record after two rounds.

Wilson defeated Mileke Sinckler and Joseph Yeung-Chou to set up a tasty third-round encounter with the second-seeded Drayton.

Top-rated Chinedu Benjamin Enemchukwu (1998) of St Vincent and the Grenadines sits seventh on 1.5 points after a second-round draw with Barbadian Justin Parsons.

Ememchukwu meets top-rated Barbadian Justin Kirton who first defeated Women’s Candidate Master Chanon Reifer-Belle (1638), before going under to Ronaldo Rochester (1756) Barbados.

Thus far, three rounds of the ten-round double round-robin Masters section have been completed, with the 29 Challengers so far tested over two rounds out of the total nine.

A prize of US $1 000 is up for grabs for the winner of the Masters, with second and third position receiving $700 and $500 respectively.

Eight countries – Barbados, Cuba, England, Guyana, Panama, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela are represented at the tournament, while the Barbados Olympic Association have supported with sponsorship.

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Husbands leads Masters after Round 3

Over the Easter weekend two playoffs to crown winners for the Barbados National Under 14 and 16 age category chess championships were played at the Harrison College school on Crumpton Street, Bridgetown.

Firstly, on Easter Saturday, Mileke Sinckler held the home advantage and duly delivered the Under 14 crown to himself and school as he battled through the four-player field to finish with two and a half points from a possible three to be clear first. He was only held to a draw in the last round by Savion Little and by then no one could catch him as he had already defeated the two other players Aaron Jaikaran and Amari Blackett. Both Blackett and Jaikaran finished a point behind the winner.

On Easter Monday, it was Queen’s College’s Kanye Williams turn to strike glory as he battled through two bruising games to capture the Under 16 title. Firstly, he defeated Jaikaran, but then he had to play against the defending champion in Noah Clarke, who had also defeated in Jaikaran.

In a game full of missed opportunities, it was Williams who first had the advantage as under a withering kingside attack, he won Clarke’s queen for two minor pieces. But Clarke with a no surrender attitude, continued to play actively and Williams would lose another piece to put Clarke in the ascendency. He however, in an attempt to side step some mating threats by Williams, eventually lost his rook and would resign shortly after.

Playoffs were necessary in both age categories as the players had all come joint first in the initial phase of the championships.

While the juniors were doing their thing locally, two senior players were competing abroad. Locally based Englishman, Chris White campaigned in Martinique with some success in the 11e Open International de Martinique – Memorial Joel Gratien to score 5 points from a possible 9 and finish in 19^th position from 65 players. The event was eventually won by French grandmaster Christian Bauer.

President of the Barbados Chess Federation Allan Herbert, played in the Canadian Championship Festival last week and finished in 32^nd place from 66 players. He was initially the 17^th ranked players and would have fancied himself with a better showing. The event was won by Hanuel Park of South Korea, ahead of Sarthak Deshpande of Canada, after both players scored 6 points from a possible 7.

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