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BCA Celebrates Students Chess Success
The Bermuda Chess Association [BCA] is celebrating Bermuda High School [BHS] students Kaelyn Fleming and Dimitri Gontcharov for their achievements at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Chess Association is proud to highlight the outstanding accomplishments of two talented students from Bermuda High School for... Read more of this article
Bermuda Chess Teams Compete In Hungary
Bermuda’s national chess teams proudly represented the island at the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. The Olympiad, held from September 10 to 23, marked the 100-year celebration of FIDE, the world chess governing body, and was the most international Olympiad in history, featuring a record-breaking 197 teams from 195 national federations... Read more of this article
Teams Gear Up For World Chess Olympiad
Bermuda’s chess community announced the teams for the World Chess Olympiad 2024, to be held in Budapest from September 10-23. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s chess community is abuzz with excitement as the island nation proudly announces its teams for the World Chess Olympiad 2024, to be held in Budapest from September 10-23. This year marks a... Read more of this article
Chess Grandmaster Takes On Local Players
[Written by Stephen Wright] Local chess enthusiasts tested their skills against a Grandmaster – a title awarded to world-class players – who visited the island last week to help raise the sport’s profile. Johan-Sebastian Christiansen has been promoting the abstract strategy board game during his recent chess-related travels, including stopovers... Read more of this article
Free Youth Chess Event Taking Place Today
Norwegian Chess Grandmaster Johan-Sebastian Christiansen is visiting Bermuda today [Oct 14] to play with the island’s youth chess players at an event free to the public. Organized by Larry Ebbin, the event is taking place today between 3.00pm and 5.00pm at the Bermuda National Library at 74 Church Street in Hamilton. Related Stories Bermuda... Read more of this article
CARIFTA Chess Qualifier Tournament Results
The Bermuda Chess Association held the CARIFTA Chess Qualifier tournament yesterday [Dec 1] at the Hamilton Princess, with 12 junior players from across Bermuda taking part. A spokesperson said, “After five grueling rounds, the results were as follows: 1st place – Dimitri Gontcharov 2nd place – Ocean Simmons 3rd place – Dylan Flanagan Age-groups... Read more of this article
Mufandaedza Wins BCA Chess Tournament
The rapid chess tournament was held at Hamilton Princess last weekend, with more than 20 participants taking part. A spokesperson said, “After five intense rounds in one day, the top results were: First Place: Moses Mufandaedza – 4.5 points Second Place: Gilbert Cancino – 4.5 points Third Place: Sami Lill – 4 points “There... Read more of this article
BCA Rapid Chess Tournament On October 27
The Bermuda Chess Association is getting set to host their Rapid Chess tournament on Sunday, October 27 at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club. A spokesperson said, “It is a great opportunity for anyone in Bermuda who wants to gain experience of an official chess tournament, in a great location. The BCA [Bermuda Chess Association] is volunteer... Read more of this article
Open Chess Championship From June 15 To 17
Bermuda Chess Association will be hosting the 2019 Bermuda Open Chess Championships from Saturday June 15th to Monday June 17th 2019 at the Elbow Beach resort. Tournament schedule Round 1: Saturday June 15th, 9:00 am Round 2: Saturday June 15th, 2:00 pm Round 3: Sunday June 16th, 9:00 am Round 4: Sunday June 16th, 2:00 pm Round 5: Monday June 17th,... Read more of this article
Bermuda School Chess Championship Held
Schools from across the island were invited to submit a team for the 2019 Bermuda Schools Chess Championships, which was held on Saturday 11th May at Elbow Beach Hotel. After three hard fought matches, Saltus were victorious, with an all-primary Warwick Academy team in second place and Somersfield Academy in third. Related Stories Bermuda Chess... Read more of this article
Bermuda Win Medals At Chess CARIFTA
Eleven chess players from Bermuda participated in the 8th annual CARIFTA Junior Chess Championships held in Curacao from April 18th -23rd, competing among 187 Caribbean players in under-20, under-16 and under-12 age categories. Preparation for the tournament began six months ago with a group of keen junior players meeting every Saturday afternoon at... Read more of this article
Chess: Flanagan Brothers Win In New York
7-year-old Odin Flanagan and 5-year-old Dylan Flanagan competed against 30 children from the top chess-playing schools in Brooklyn NY at the 1st Annual Grace Church School and Brooklyn Friends School Chess Tournament, making an excellent showing to win their division. The top 3 players’ scores from each school were combined to get an overall team... Read more of this article
