Charles F Broomes Primary School kept up their winning streak by successfully defending their Primary Interschool chess championship when their  “A” team eked out a slim ½ point victory over the St. Winifred’s Primary school to win the event ahead of 20 teams as it concluded last Friday at the Providence school.

 

It all came down to the 5th and final round, where Charles F Broomes A in the lead with 17 points, battled against the second-place team St. Gabriels on 16 ½ points. All the while, these two teams had to keep a wary eye on St Winifred’s  and St. Giles A who had 15 and 14 points, respectively. With a team of 5 players per team, 5 points maximum were up for grabs in each match.

Charles F Broomes A battled to a hard 3 – 2 victory over St. Gabriel, with victories for Janiyah Browne, Kymani Gayle and Nia Snow- Clarke, while Ian Harvey and Evan Nascimento scored for St. Gabriels. With this match win Charles F Broomes reached 20 points and would have to wait until all the other matches were finished to see if they had clinched the title.

 

St Winifreds won their final round match 4 ½ – ½ against St. George Primary A team and missed an opportunity to at least grab a share of the top position. Zane Ward, Caleb Medford, Gabriel Da’Costa and Jonah Hart all won the individual games, but Maximus Gonsalvez was held to a draw by Kashuan Brathwaite.

 

Finishing in third spot with 19 points was the St Giles A team, who recorded a mammoth last round victory over Providence A , with victories by Nyal Bushell, Aaron Tash, Kyi Chail Straughn, Donte Christian and Mario Robertson.

Overall, the championship saw over 100 chess players from 20 teams competing from 14 public and private primary schools and was a very keenly contested event over the last Thursday and Friday.

 

The most outstanding players who won all their individual matches were Jeremiah Farley ( The Rock Christian), Janiyah Farley ( Charles F Broomes A), Ian Harvey(St. Gabriels), Kymani Gayle ( Charles F Broomes A) , Makeeda Fergusson (Charles F Broomes B) and Mario Robertson (St. Giles A)

The Barbados Chess Federation would like to thank those organizations and persons who supported the event. These include the National Sports Council, the Barbados School Meals Department, B&B Distribution, Stokes and Bynoe, FIDE master Martyn Del Castilho , Women FIDE master Hannah Wilson, players, parents, teachers and the Providence School as host.

 

 

 

Final Top 5 Ranking after 5 Rounds

Rank.                    Team                                              Points

1                             Charles F Broomes A                 20         

2                             St. Winifred’s                              19,5                    

3                             St. Giles A                                    19         

4                             St. Gabriels                                  18,5                    

5                             St. George Primary A                 16,5