After three of the seven rounds of the 2025 Dr. Philip Corbin Open chess tournament, the current Under 16 national youth champion Noah Clarke has taken a clear lead with three points.
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Barbados’ national chess team is on the brink of a podium finish at the 2025 CARICOM Classic Team Chess Championships after delivering two emphatic victories in Rounds 6 and 7 against Guyana Juniors and St. Lucia.
Georgetown, Guyana — Barbados’ rising chess stars are making waves at the 2025 CARICOM Classic Junior Chess Championships, with a commanding performance that sees three of its top players occupying the top three spots after five rounds of play.
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.
Justin Kirton finished off the 2025 Kevin Denny Open chess tournament with an impressive victory over Cyprian La Touche to capture the event and lead a trio of players in qualifying for the 2025 Barbados National Open chess championship finals later this year. Kirton finished with a commendable 6 ½ points from his 7 matches.
After three of the 7 rounds of the 2025 Kevin Denny chess event, the two top seeds in Emar Edwards and Justin Kirton jointly lead the standings with three points from their three matches so far.
As the day to commemorate the workers was celebrated last Thursday, three players who had definitely put in their work over that past week, reaped success by capturing the master’s, the challenger’s and the novice section of the 2025 Heroes Day chess festival.
After two-thirds of the 2025 Heroes Day chess festival have been completed, there is a clear leader in each section.
The 2025 Heroes Day chess festival began this weekend at the Divi Southwinds Hotel with the tournament divided into three sections, a master’s section, a challenger’s section and a novice section.
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.