Four local chess players are currently playing in the prestigious World Open chess event taking place in Washington DC, U.S.A.
The group comprises four players, seasoned national representatives Emar Edwards and Justin Parsons, along with promising junior Jeremiah Farley and his dad Jefferson Farley who has had some recent success by winning a few novice events.
The 2026 edition of the Barbados Primary Interschool Team chess championship comes off this Thursday and Friday at the Wildey Gymnasium starting at 9.00 a.m. each day.
Veteran FIDE master Dr. Philip Corbin and young Junior Corbin, unrelated, won the two sections of the 2026 I.M. Kevin Denny Open chess tournament when the event was completed at the Barbados Football Association headquarters over the last weekend.
After 4 rounds of the 7 in the 2026 Kevin Denny Open chess tournament, two juniors lead in each of the two sections of the event.
When the 2026 Heroes Chess event was completed last Sunday at the Grande Salle, Central Bank of Barbados, three new champions in each of the sections were crowned.
After three rounds of the 2026 Barbados Heroes Day chess event being played at the Grande Salle, Central Bank of Barbados they are several surprise leaders in each of the three sections.
Queens College A teams clinched each of the three divisions to crown themselves as kings of the events.
The Secondary School team chess championship was played in three divisions, with players competing in the Under 13, Under 15 and Under 20 sections. Each team would have consisted of 5 players, with a player scoring 1 point for a win, a ½ point for a draw and 0 points for a lost. The team who scored the most points would be considered as the champions of that division.
As the second edition of the SITTU Barbados Open chess tournament came to conclusion over the weekend at the Barbados Beach Club, Maxwell, Christ Church there were winners from at least three countries in the four sections, as overseas players made a heavy impact on the event.
Bajan chess players began to shine in the lower sections of the 2026 SITTU Barbados Open chess championship as action began for them and continued for the top section at the Barbados Beach Club hotel in Maxwell, Christ Church.
The 2026 edition of the SITTU Barbados Open chess event began on Wednesday night at the Barbados Beach Club Maxwell Coast Road in Christ Church.
The tournament is structured into four sections, with the top Section A being for players rated ELO 2100+, Section B for ELO 1700 – 2099, Section C for ELO 1400 – 1699 and Section D being for unrated or novice players. The players in Section A will play 9 games while the others will play 7.