13-year-old Wilson crowned youngest Barbados ladies national champion

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Thirteen-year-old Hannah Wilson (right) defeated front-runner Julissa Figueroa in the final round to be crowned the youngest Barbados ladies national champion. (BCF Pictures)

13-year-old Wilson crowned youngest Barbados ladies national champion

Rising chess talent Hannah Wilson has created history by becoming the youngest player to win the Barbados Chess Federation’s Ladies National Championship.

The 13-year-old upstaged more seasoned opponents, including two former ladies national champions, to win the title in exciting fashion when the Championship concluded on Wednesday night at the Coles Building on Bay Street, Bridgetown.

In what turned out to be a ‘final’ in the last round, Wilson, needing nothing less than a win against front-runner Julissa Figueroa, pulled out all the stops to defeat the 2018 ladies national champion in a four-hour duel and put her name in the record books.

Wilson, the no. 4 seed, ended the round robin event (each of the nine entrants played each other) with seven out of a maximum eight points and in the process became the youngest person to win the Championship – the previous youngest was Rashaana Blenman, who was 14 when she was crowned champion in 1993.

The 33-year-old Figueroa, the no. 2 seed who was unbeaten going into the final round with a half-point lead, finished second with six and a half points, while top seed and five-time national ladies champion Katrina Blackman, 29, was third with five and a half points.

Gaybrianna Moore, the only player to beat Wilson in the event, ended the five points to take fourth place on the tie-break ahead of Kiarra Eversley.

Wilson, who finished second behind champion Vanessa Greenidge in the 2020 Championship, first served notice of her intention to challenge for the title when she defeated Blackman in the second round on the opening day last Saturday.

Despite losing to Moore in the fifth round, Wilson held firm to take the honours to add another major accolade following outstanding international performances last year when she captured a gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Youth Festival and a silver at the Pan American Youth Festival in the Under-12 female section.

The National Open Championship, which was played simultaneously with the National Ladies Championship, will be decided on Saturday afternoon with a play-off after the top two seeds, Orlando Husbands and Martyn Del Castilho, finished level on eight out of a maximum nine points.

The Championships were the first over the board events hosted by the Barbados Chess Federation in more than seven months following the announcement by Government officials in March to allow a resumption of indoor sports.

The next event on the calendar will be the Heroes Day Cup, which starts on Sunday and will run until next Thursday. (BCF)

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Del Castilho shares fourth prize at Zonal Chess Championships

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Martyn Del Castilho (right) receiving the prize for joint fourth place from president of the Dominican Republic Chess Federation Pedro Domínguez Brito. At left is treasurer of the Confederation of Chess for Americas Allan Herbert , who is also president of the Barbados Chess Federation.

Del Castilho shares fourth prize at Zonal Chess Championships

Six-time national chess champion Martyn Del Castilho finished in joint fourth place at the Central American and Caribbean Zonal 2.3 Chess Championships in the Dominican Republic.

FIDE Master Del Castilho was one of nine players who ended on six points – just off the medal positions – when the Championships concluded on Friday.

In a fiercely competitive Championships played over nine rounds, Barbados’ top rated player, International Master Orlando Husbands also performed commendably to finish with five and a half points that left him as one of nine players in joint 13th.

The Open section, which attracted 65 players, was won by top seed, Cuban Grandmaster Cabrera Albornoz with seven and a half points. International Master Alvarez Sanchez of Panama took second place with seven points, while another Cuban Grandmaster, Suarez Ortiz was third with seven points.

Del Castilho went into the Championships seeded at no. 17 while Husbands was seeded at no. 9.

Husbands, who tied for first place at the Sub-Zonal competition in the same country last November, was in contention for a podium finish going into the final round, but lost to the higher rated Colombian Pavas Avila.

In the women’s section that featured 24 players, five-time national ladies champion Katrina Blackman finished 13th with four and a half points, while another Barbadian, Julissa Figueroa was 16th with four points.

Top seed Cuban Woman International Master Llane Miranda won the section with seven and a half points.  Fonseca Hernandez of Colombia was second with seven points while Woman International Master Jimenez Corrales of Mexico was third with six and a half points.

The Championships, which served as a qualifier for the 2023 FIDE World Cup, featured players from 15 countries. In addition to competitors from the host country Dominican Republic, players come from Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela,  The Bahamas and St. Lucia. (BCF)

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Husbands to lead Barbados’ charge at Zonal Chess Championships

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Orlando Husbands will lead the charge among the Barbadian players at the Central American and Caribbean Zonal 2.3 Chess Championships. (BCF Picture)

Husbands to lead Barbados’ charge at Zonal Chess Championships

International Master Orlando Husbands spearheads a group of four Barbadians set to compete in the Central American and Caribbean Zonal 2.3 Chess Championships starting on Sunday in the Dominican Republic.

Husbands, who tied for first place in the Sub-Zonal competition in the same country last November, is joined by compatriots Martyn Del Castilho, Katrina Blackman and Julissa Figueroa for the Championships that will be played over nine rounds.

Husbands, a four-time national champion who holds the highest ever FIDE (World Chess Federation) rating by a Barbadian, is seeded at no. 9  while Del Castilho, a six-time national champion, is seeded at no.17  in the Open division that has attracted 65 competitors.

In the Women’s section in which 24 players are entered, Blackman, a five-time national ladies champion, is seeded at no. 18, with one-time national ladies champion Figueroa seeded at no. 19.

The Championships, which serve as a qualifier for the 2023 FIDE World Cup, offer a top prize of US$3 000 in the Open division and US$2 500 in the Women’s section.

There are representatives from 15 countries in the six-day event which ends on Friday. In addition to competitors from the host country Dominican Republic, players come from Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela,  The Bahamas and St. Lucia. (BCF)

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Husbands retains National Blitz Championship

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Orlando Husbands retained the National Blitz Championship with an almost flawless performance. (BCF Pictures)

Husbands retains National Blitz Championship

International Master Orlando Husbands put in an almost flawless performance to retain the Barbados Chess Federation’s National Blitz Championship last weekend.

Competing in his first domestic event of the year, Husbands scored eight and a half out of a maximum nine points to secure top honours in the Championship that was played as an online event due to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor sports.

The 24-year-old Husbands , the No. 2 seed, defeated the majority of his opposition but was denied a clean sweep, having had to settle for a draw  against top seed and fellow International Master Delisle Warner in the sixth round.

Husbands’ success followed his outstanding performance to share top spot at the recent Sub-Zonal Qualifier to the 2023 FIDE World Cup in the Dominican Republic after which he achieved the highest ever FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating by a Barbadian.

Warner, who won last month’s National Rapid Championship, finished second in the Blitz with seven and a half points. In addition to the draw against Husbands, Warner suffered a defeat to veteran FIDE Master Dr Philip Corbin in the third round.

Corbin took third place with seven points while Justin Parsons was fourth on six points.

Hannah Wilson, who finished fifth on five and a half points, won the prize for the Best Female, while five players who ended on five points  – Yeshua Hill, Chanon Reifer-Belle, Louis Wilson, Melvin Terence and Christian Mayers – shared the prizes for the Best Player rated between 1600 and 1401 and the Best Player rated Under 1400.

The Championship, played under a fast-paced format that is considered as chess’ equivalent to cricket’s Twenty20, attracted 21 players.

It came on the heels of last month’s National Rapid Championship where Warner, who has been resident in St Kitts in recent years, triumphed with six and a half out of a maximum seven points.

FIDE Master Justin Blackman took second place with six points, while Corbin and Emar Edwards shared third place with five points.

Gaybrianna Moore and Chanon Reifer-Belle, who both ended on four and a half points, shared the prize for the Best Female, while Louis Wilson, Melvin Terence, Adam Roachford and Travis Grant, who all scored four points, shared the prizes for the Best Player rated between 1600 and 1401 and the Best Player rated Under 1400. (BCF)

Delisle Warner
Delisle Warner finished second in the National Blitz Championship last weekend and won the National Rapid Championship last month.

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Husbands achieves highest ever FIDE rating by a Barbadian

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Orlando Husbands has achieved the highest ever FIDE rating by a Barbadian chess player. (BCF Picture)

Husbands achieves highest ever FIDE rating by a Barbadian

International Master Orlando Husbands has achieved the highest ever FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating by a Barbadian.

In the latest ratings published by the world governing body at the beginning of the month, Husbands moved his rating to 2374 to surpass fellow International Master Kevin Denny’s all time highest rating of 2367 achieved in 2007.

The 24-year-old Husbands improved his rating by 26 points following his impressive performance to emerge joint top of the table in the Venezuela and Caribbean Islands Sub-Zonal Qualifier to the 2023 FIDE World Cup held in the Dominican Republic last month.

Husbands, one of only four International Masters Barbados has produced, expressed his delight at attaining the new record rating.

“Breaking the 14-year record set by Kevin Denny is a very special feeling. It is also an honour. He is someone I have enormous respect for, for how high he has set the bar and for what he has been able to do for Barbadian chess. It is really good to be able to move that bar even higher,” he said.

At the Sub-Zonal Qualifier, which was Husbands’ first over the board tournament in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the four-time national champion scored seven and a half out of a maximum nine points and in the process earned a performance rating of 2467, the best by a Barbadian in a FIDE rated event.

Husbands described the event as one of the strongest Sub-Zonals he has competed in.

“It came at a pretty strange time for me because I was out of form. Due to COVID, I hadn’t played a serious competition in over a year and a half. Nevertheless it was a big opportunity for me,” he said.

“It’s the start of the World Championship cycle. We start in the Sub-Zone 2.3.5. A few persons qualified from there to go to the Zonals. The top three in the Zonals go on to the World Cup which is a pretty huge achievement. Qualifying for the Zonals for me is very big. I’m focused on trying to win that tournament next year.”

Husbands has made tremendous strides on the chess boards over the past decade, attaining the tiles on Candidate Master in 2013, FIDE Master in 2014 and International Master in 2017 when he became the first Barbadian since Denny to win the gold medal in Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Under-20 Championships. He is also a three-time CARIFTA Under-20 gold medallist and in 2018 and 2019 he achieved the unprecedented feat of winning a treble of local national titles – Open, Rapid and Blitz.

The former Lodge School student now has his sights set on becoming the first Grandmaster from the English-speaking Caribbean.

“My primary focus has to becoming Grandmaster. This is the highest honour any chess player can achieve. I actually took a big step towards this back in 2017 when I became the first person from the English-speaking Caribbean to win a Grandmaster norm. I did so by winning the CAC Under-20 Championships,” he said.

“Funding has and continues to be the biggest constraint in my way. For this reason, securing sponsorship is absolutely vital as I continue on my journey to become the first Grandmaster in the English-speaking Caribbean.” (BCF)

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Wilson, Johnson win gold for Barbados at CAC Youth Chess Festival

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Hannah Wilson captured the gold medal in the Under-12 Female category. (BCF Pictures)

Wilson, Johnson win gold for Barbados at CAC Youth Chess Festival

Hannah Wilson and Azaria Johnson won gold as Barbados secured four medals at the Central American and Caribbean Youth Chess Festival.

Wilson took top spot in the Under-12 Female section while Johnson was the winner of the Under-18 Female division when the five-day event concluded on Wednesday night.

Barbados also won silver through Gaybrianna Moore in the Under-18 Female category and bronze by way of Chanon Reifer-Belle in the Under-12 Female section in the five-day event played over nine rounds.

The Festival, which was contested under the aegis of the Confederation of Chess for Americas and hosted by the El Salvador Chess Federation, was played under a hybrid format given the COVID-19 pandemic – players resident in one country assembled at a location in that country to play their games online on their computers under the supervision of arbiters.

Barbados were represented by a ten-member team which competed from the Coles Building on Bay Street in Bridgetown.

Given the insufficient number of female entries, the Open and Female categories were merged in all five age-groups but prizes were awarded in both sections.

Wilson, who was seeded no. 2 among the nine girls entered in the Under-12 section, finished with six and a half out of a maximum nine points and her gold medal followed her capture of a silver in the same age-group at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in September.

Reifer-Belle ended with six points but missed out on the silver medal on the tie-break with Araya Sofia Mayorga of Costa Rica.

Wilson went into the last round with a half-point lead and a draw against Lopez Monroy of Guatemala was enough to confirm her as the champion while Reifer-Belle also drew with top seed Carlos Roberto Ibarra of El Salvador to ensure a podium finish.

Johnson and Moore were the only two female competitors in the Under-18 category and were guaranteed medals given the lack of other entries. Johnson secured gold with two points and Moore took silver with one point.

In the Under-18 Open division, Aaron Haynes finished fifth with four and a half points while Louis Wilson was seventh on four points.

Among the Under-16s, Yeshua Hill scored three and a half points to finish ninth in the Open section and Alesha Lovell had three points that placed her sixth in the Female division.

In the Under-14 Open section, Melvin Terence was tenth with four and a half points and Tarquin Clark 12th on four points.

The Festival attracted 89 players from five countries – hosts El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. (BCF)

BCF - Azaria Johnson Gold Medal Under-18 Female
Azaria Johnson took gold in the Under-18 Female section.
BCF - Gaybrianna Moore Silver Medal Under-18 Female
Gaybrianna Moore collected silver the Under-18 Female division.
BCF - Channon Reifer-Belle Bronze Medal Under-12 Female
Channon Reifer-Belle earned bronze in the Under-12 Female category.

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Husbands tops Sub-Zonal Qualifier to 2023 World Cup

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International Master Orlando Husbands ties for 1st in the Dominica Republic at the Venezuela & Caribbean Islands Sub-Zonal Qualifier to the 2023 FIDE World Cup.. (BCF Pictures)

Husbands tops Sub-Zonal Qualifier to 2023 World Cup

National Champion, International Master Orlando Husbands, gave the local chess community the best Independence gift by tying for 1st place in the Dominica Republic at the Venezuela & Caribbean Islands Sub-Zonal Qualifier to the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

In what was a keenly contested event drawing 71 players from the Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and hosts Dominican Republic, the Bajan duo of Husbands and FIDE Master Justin Blackman flew the broken trident with pride maintaining a Bajan podium presence from start to end.

Husbands, who was 3rd seed, finished unbeaten on seven and a half out of a maximum nine points to tie with home boy and top seed International Master Jose Lisandro Munoz Santana for the top spot while Blackman end with five and half points in 15th place.

A critical juncture in the event, and what was easily the most difficult game for the two Bajans, was the 7th round match-up between Husbands and Blackman who were tied on 2nd place, just half a point behind tournament leader Munoz Santana.

A no-holds bar battle ensued between the two Bajans and when the smoke cleared it was Husbands scoring a fantastic win to draw level with Munoz Santa, thanks primarily to FIDE Master Joshua Johnson of Trinidad & Tobago who let a win slip to draw with Munoz Santa.

This set the stage for a Husbands vs Munoz Santana match-up in the penultimate round, where a win by either player would end the other’s podium chances and draw would open the door for Johnson to join them in a three-way tie should he win his game.

Johnson faltered against number 2 seed FIDE Master Carlos Jean Abreu of Dominican Republic and Munoz Santana offered Husbands a draw, which he accepted, in an unclear position with pending time trouble. Blackman, still with podium chances, despite his lost to Husbands, kept those chances alive by drawing with Victor Mendez Ramirez of Dominican Republic.

The final round was equally dramatic, with Husbands coming down with food poisoning over-night and being paired against number 2 seed Jean Abreu, who he had drew with in the 2017 BiiG Caribbean Cup held in Barbados. The luck of the draw favoured Munoz Santana who had the easier tie against fellow countryman and 16th seed Jonathan Subervi Nunez.

As anticipated Munoz Santa won against Subveri Nunez, leaving a physically weakened Husbands, who was given a 45-minute delay to start his game while he received medical treatment, to dig deep and pull of what was the most spectacular win of the tournament.

The young and rising Jamaican star FIDE Master Joshua Christie drew his final round match against Joshua Johnson to end on a two-way tie for 3rd with Puerto Rican Jaime Rodriguez Santiago who won against Justin Blackman to deny him a 3rd Place finish and a place on the podium.

Rd 8 - Blackman vs Mendez Ramirez
FIDE Master Justin Blackman misses out on 3rd place finish at the Venezuela & Caribbean Islands Sub-Zonal Qualifier to the 2023 FIDE World Cup. (BCF Pictures)
Rd 8 - Munoz vs Husbands (1)
International Master Orlando Husbands ties for 1st in the Dominica Republic at the Venezuela & Caribbean Islands Sub-Zonal Qualifier to the 2023 FIDE World Cup.. (BCF Pictures)

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Jamaican wins first Margaret Prince Memorial Female Tournament

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Jamaican Raehanna Brown took the honours with a clean sweep of the boards.

Jamaican wins first Margaret Prince Memorial Female Tournament

Jamaican Raehanna Brown completed a clean sweep of the boards to win the inaugural Margaret Prince Memorial Rapid Online Female Chess Tournament over the weekend.

The 16-year-old no. 6 seed upstaged the top two seeds, fellow Jamaican Rachel Miller and Barbados’ Julissa Figueroa to take the honours in the two-day event with a maximum seven points.

The event, which was organised by the Women’s Chess Sub-Committee of the Barbados Chess Federation, attracted 58 players from six countries, including Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao and Cayman Islands.

It was played in honour of Margaret Prince, Barbados’ first ever women’s chess champion who was one of the most vocal advocates for women’s chess and a founding member of the Barbados Ladies Chess Association

Ailén Mena of Curacao was second with six points while Miller, who ended with five and a half points, took third place on the tie break ahead of Laia Swaminathan of Cayman Islands and Aulanni Kidd of Jamaica.

Figueroa was the highest placed Barbadian, finishing seventh with five points, the same as 11-year-old Chanon Reifer-Belle who took ninth place.

Lydia Nurse, making a return to competitive chess after a few years’ absence, also scored five points to complete the top ten.

Hannah Wilson, who recently captured Barbados’ first ever medal at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival, was 12th with four and a half points.

Gaybrianna Moore, Barbados’ most successful player at last month’s FIDE Online Olympiad, finished with four points to take 19th place. Two other Barbadians also scored four points – Rashida Corbin (21st) and Alesha Lovell (24th).

The event was supported by the Barbados Olympic Association’s Women in Sport Commission. (BCF)

Chanon Reifer-Belle
11-year-old Chanon Reifer-Belle, who finished ninth, was one of two Barbadians to score five points.

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Wilson wins Barbados’ ever first medal at Pan Am Youth Chess Festival

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Hannah Wilson captured a silver medal in the Under-12 Girls’ category at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival. (BCF Pictures)

Wilson wins Barbados’ ever first medal at Pan Am Youth Chess Festival

Rising chess talent Hannah Wilson secured silver to create history by winning Barbados’ first ever medal at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival.

The 12-year-old Wilson finished second in the Under-12 Girls’ category by collecting six and a half out of a maximum nine points when the hybrid section of the event concluded on Friday.

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, the longer standard time control was contested under the hybrid format where players resident in one country assemble at a location in that country to play their games online on their computers under the supervision of arbiters.

Wilson, seeded at no. 4 among the 28 players entered in her category, went into the final round challenging for the gold medal. She faced off against front-runner Serrano Caely El Hage of Bolivia needing victory to finish top of the podium. Wilson, however, had to settle for a draw in the decisive game.

El Hage won the gold medal with seven points, while Wilson took silver on the tie-break ahead of Beitia Asley Castillo of Panama and Sofia Ascama Paredes of Peru after all three players ended on six and a half points.

Wilson, who placed tenth in the same section two years ago, lost her opening game against Juliana Silva of Brazil last week Saturday. The 2019 CARIFTA Under-12 female gold medallist bounced back to score five successive victories, defeating Solar Ayaucan of Peru, Gajardo Azocar of Chile, Daniela Cerna of Peru, Sofia Ascama Paredes of Peru and Fiorella Mayeregger Gonzalez of Paraguay.

After the sixth round, Wilson moved to the top of the standings but lost to Luciana Andrea Arenas of Peru in the seventh round. She won against Maria Salazar of Brazil in the eighth round to set the stage for the decisive final round game.

Chanon Reifer-Belle, Barbados’ other entrant in the Under-12 Girls’ section, scored four points to finish 20th.

Barbados also had a creditable performance from Gaybrianna Moore in the Under-18 Girls’ division. Moore, who was Barbados’ best player at last month’s FIDE Online Olympiad, finished fifth of 14 competitors after starting the event as the no. 11 seed.

In the Under-18 Open division, Aaron Haynes scored four points and Louis Wilson three and a half.

Barbados fielded three players in the Under-14 Open division where Tarquin Clark and Melvin Terence got three points each and Keon Lashley two.

The other Barbadians in the event scored two points – Alex Sargeant (Under-16 Open), Alesha Lovell (Under-16 Girls) and Jonathan Griffith (Under-10 Open).

The 11-member Barbados contingent played their games from the Coles Building on Bay Street, Bridgetown after the Barbados Chess Federation was granted permission by government authorities following recently implemented restrictions that prohibited indoor sports.

The Festival, which has attracted more than 400 players from 15 countries will continue with the shorter forms over the weekend with the online Blitz competition scheduled for Saturday and the online Rapid event on Sunday. (BCF)

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Gaybrianna Moore placed fifth in the Under-18 Girls’ section.

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Moore stands out for Barbados at Online Chess Olympiad

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Gaybrianna Moore was the most successful player for Barbados with six and a half points on the Under-20 female board. (BCF Pictures)

Moore stands out for Barbados at Online Chess Olympiad

Spearheaded by solid performances from female players Gaybrianna Moore and Hannah Wilson, Barbados finished seventh in their group at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad last weekend.

Moore, Barbados’ most successful player in the event, achieved six and a half points from nine rounds, while Wilson scored five points to help the Bajans match their showing at last year’s inaugural competition.

Emar Edwards led the way on the men’s boards with four points as the Bajans ended in seventh place among ten teams in Pool E of Division 3.

Under the format of the event, teams were required to field six competitors for each match with male players on boards 1 and 2, female players on boards 3 and 4, an Under-20 male player on board 5 and an Under-20 female player on board 6.

Competing against teams from the Americas and Africa, Barbados started the event last Friday with 3-3 draw against Honduras before losing to Jamaica 4.5-1.5 and going under to Puerto Rico 3-5-2.5.

The Bajans enjoyed their best day on Saturday, defeating Ghana 5-1 in the fourth round, before losing to Nicaragua 4-2 and beating Namibia 3-5-2.5.

On the final day, Barbados lost to Venezuela 4.5-1.5 and were also beaten 5-1 by El Salvador before finishing off with a 3-3 draw against Panama.

Moore, who played on the Under-20 female board, scored four of her six wins against higher rated opponents, while Edwards, who was on board 2 among the men, also defeated four opponents with higher ratings.

The 12-year-old Wilson, playing among the seniors on board 4, recorded two wins and two draws against higher rated opponents.

The other Bajans competing in the event were Delisle Warner, Julissa Figueroa, Louis Wilson and Adam Roachford.

Warner, representing Barbados for the first time in more than five years since taking up residence in St. Kitts, scored three points from nine games on board 1, while Wilson achieved a similar number of points from seven matches on the Under-20 board. Figueroa registered one point from nine games on board 3 while Roachford managed a draw in one of his two games as the Under-20 reserve.

The Bajans played the first two days of competition from the Coles Building in Bay Street, Bridgetown, before switching to their homes on the final day.

Venezuela finished top of the pool with a perfect record with El Salvador second and Jamaica third. The top three teams advanced to Division 2 which will be contested this weekend. (BCF)

BCF - Hannah Wilson (2)
Hannah Wilson, 12, scored five points on the senior female boards.
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Emar Wilson led the way for the Barbados men with four points.

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