Barbados chess history was created this week when local players won both the Subzone 2.3.3 Women and Open Chess Championships 2025 played in Trinidad and Tobago. The event contained the best players from the English and Dutch Caribbean along with Haiti.
Five Barbados chess players are currently participating in the Subzone 2.3.3 Absolute and Female Chess Championships 2025 being played in Trinidad and Tobago over this week at the Cascadia hotel.
Harrison College “A” team won the 2025 Secondary School Under 20 team chess championship which was played at their school at Crumpton Street over the last weekend.
After two rounds of the 2025 CB Gilkes chess tournament currently being held at the Coles Building, Bay Street, Bridgetown, St. Michael, 6 players are in the lead of the 7- round event with 2 points each.
Over the last weekend Barbados’s top rated active chess player international master Orlando Husbands put in a stellar performance to capture the 2024 national Blitz chess championship when he scored an unblemished 9 wins from 9 games to clinch the title from the two dozen competitors at the Coles Building, Bridgetown.
Justin Parsons continued his winning ways over the weekend when he clinched the 2024 Michael Forde Memorial chess tournament played at the Coles Building, Bay Street, Bridgetown.
Justin Parsons defended his Rapid chess championship with a sweep of 7 wins from 7 matches to retain his crown in emphatic fashion over the weekend at the Coles Building on Bay Street in the city.
Justin Parsons defended his Rapid chess championship with a sweep of 7 wins from 7 matches to retain his crown in emphatic fashion over the weekend at the Coles Building on Bay Street in the city.
After four of the seven rounds of the 2024 National Rapid chess championship, defending champion candidate master Justin Parsons is the sole leader with four points.
After the final round of the 2024 National Female chess championship on Monday evening at the Coles Building in Bridgetown, woman FIDE master Hannah Wilson has been crowned the triumphant winner with a maximum of 8 wins from her 8 matches.