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Wilson and Lamm are Under 20 Chess Champions

Wilson and Lamm are Under 20 Chess Champions

Hannah Wilson once again showed why she is the top junior chess player when she convincingly won the 2024 Under 20 Female chess champion…
Toppin and Browne are national Under 12 chess champions

Toppin and Browne are national Under 12 chess champions

Darren Toppin of Charles . F. Broomes Primary school is the new National Under 12 Open chess champion when he won the event over the…
Emar Edwards wins I.M. Kevin Denny Open

Emar Edwards wins I.M. Kevin Denny Open

The I.M. Kevin Denny Open came to an exciting conclusion over the weekend and Emar Edwards won the event in the last round to…
Bajans start chess year right

Bajans start chess year right

Bajan chess players got the new year off to a rousing start when two local players Loki Clarke and Jerimiah Farley won their categories…
Parsons wins 2023 National Rapid chess championship, final event of the year

Parsons wins 2023 National Rapid chess championship, final event of...

Persistence and determination are two of the qualities that any good sportsman should possess, and Justin Parsons has demonstrated these erstwhile qualities throughout the…
Lynch is new Blitz chess champion

Lynch is new Blitz chess champion

Kemp Lynch is the new 2023 Blitz chess champion of Barbados after winning the 9-round event from a field of about two dozen players at the Coles…
Wilson and Yeung-Chou are Under 17 scholastic chess champions

Wilson and Yeung-Chou are Under 17 scholastic chess champions

While Hannah Wilson  was able to repeat as the Under 17 scholastics female chess champion, a new Under 17 Open champion was crowned in…
Kemp Lynch take Michael Forde Memorial Chess Tournament

Kemp Lynch take Michael Forde Memorial Chess Tournament

Kemp Lynch held on to win the 2023 Michael Forde Memorial chess tournament in exciting fashion when he edged out Justin Parsons and Chris…
Rochester wins XIV IRT Híbrido del Sur U1800 Online chess tournament

Rochester wins XIV IRT Híbrido del Sur U1800 Online chess...

After 5 rounds of the IV Panama Chess Open being played in Panama City, Panama, current national chess player international master Orlando Husbands sits…
Husbands among leaders in IV Panama Chess Open

Husbands among leaders in IV Panama Chess Open

After 5 rounds of the IV Panama Chess Open being played in Panama City, Panama, current national chess player international master Orlando Husbands sits…
Wilson 4th in 2023 CAC Female Chess championship, White wins local Vexx event

Wilson 4th in 2023 CAC Female Chess championship, White wins...

Wilson 4th in CAC Female Chess Championship   Teenager Hannah Wilson did herself and Barbados proud when she finished fourth in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean female individual chess…
Lynch leads 2023 VEXX chess event, while Wilson battles in the region

Lynch leads 2023 VEXX chess event, while Wilson battles in...

After three of the seven rounds of the 2023 VEXX chess tournament, Kemp Lynch is the sole player in the lead with three points.…
Katrina Blackman takes the 2023 Female National Chess Championship

Katrina Blackman takes the 2023 Female National Chess Championship

When all the pawns had been pushed and all the dust had settled, it was Katrina Blackman who had edged out Julissa Figueroa and Hannah Wilson…
Wilson defeats leader Figueroa in Ladies Chess Championship

Wilson defeats leader Figueroa in Ladies Chess Championship

The 5th round of the 2023 National Ladies’ chess championship created an upheaval at the top, as current  Central American and Caribbean Under 16 female…
2023 National Ladies Chess Championships begins

2023 National Ladies Chess Championships begins

After three rounds of the 2023 National Female Chess Championship of Barbados, woman candidate master Julissa Figueroa has taken the sole lead with three impressive victories.…
Rochester wins Online Hybrid chess event

Rochester wins Online Hybrid chess event

Local boy Ronaldo Rochester did himself and Barbados proud as he captured one section of the XIII IRT Híbrido del Sur 2023 hybrid chess…
Husbands Wins National Chess Championship

Husbands Wins National Chess Championship

International master Orlando Husbands has won the 2023 National Open Chess Championship by edging out the defending champion Martyn Del Castilho by a half – point…
Husbands take over lead of National Open Chess Championship

Husbands take over lead of National Open Chess Championship

Just past the half ways point of the 2023 National Open Chess Championship, international master Orlando Husbands has taken the lead after defeating former…
2023 Barbados National Chess Championship begins

2023 Barbados National Chess Championship begins

2023 Barbados National Chess Championship begins After three of the 9 rounds of the 2023 Barbados national open chess championship finals, defending champion FIDE…
Husbands leads qualifiers for national chess championship finals

Husbands leads qualifiers for national chess championship finals

Husbands leads qualifiers for national chess championship finals International master Orlando Husbands led the final three qualifiers for the 2023 Open national chess championship, when he…