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.
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.