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Youth Chess Team Competes At CARIFTA
Bermuda’s youth chess team recently competed at the 2018 CARIFTA Junior Chess Championship in Paramaribo, Suriname, with five island players taking part. A spokesperson said, “The final round of the 2018 CARIFTA Junior Chess Championship in Paramaribo, Suriname concluded after seven long rounds of competition. “Bermuda’s five-player... Read more of this article
Youth Chess Team Set To Compete In Suriname
The Bermuda Youth Chess Team is now only 9 days away from participating in the 2018 CARIFTA Junior Chess Championship in Paramaribo, Suriname. Niccolo Walrond, Connor Outerbridge, Dimitri Gontcharov, Tristian Robinson and Ryne Cash will be competing in the under 20, under 16, and under 12 age categories against top players from around the Caribbean. A... Read more of this article
Photos: BCA Interschool Chess Tournament
Teams representing three schools participated in the Bermuda Chess Association’s [BCA] second Interschool chess tournament this weekend. Students from Warwick Academy, Saltus Grammar School, and Port Royal represented their schools at the event held at National Youth Library in Hamilton. After a tense final round on board 1, Warwick team A managed... Read more of this article
Bermuda To Send Chess Team To Suriname
Bermuda will be sending its first ever youth chess team to the 2018 CARIFTA Games in Suriname next year. The inaugural team was selected this weekend from the top performers of the six round CARIFTA qualifiers tournament organized by the Bermuda Chess Association [BCA]. The selected players, Niccolo’ Walrond, Conor Outerbridge, and Dimitri Gontcharov... Read more of this article
Photos: Goncharov Wins Chess Championship
With a perfect score of seven wins in seven matches, local resident Sergey Goncharov emerged victorious in the Bermuda Chess Championship 2017. Joel Bamogo came second and Sami Lill finished third, both with a score of five wins out of seven matches. A spokesperson said, “The tournament was organized by the Bermuda Chess Association [BCA] and... Read more of this article
Photos: Interschool Chess Championships
The Bermuda Chess Association organized the island’s first ever Interschool Chess Championships at the National Youth Library on Saturday, 20th May. Primary students from Port Royal, Warwick Academy, and Saltus Grammar School participated in the event. The finals will be held in June to determine the winning school team. A spokesperson said, “It... Read more of this article
Chess Championship To Kick Off On May 16
The annual Bermuda Chess Championship is set to be held from Tuesday, May 16 to Tuesday, June 27. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Chess Association is holding the Bermuda Chess Championship starting next week Tuesday. This is the most important chess tournament of the year that will determine the Bermuda national champion.” You can pre-register... Read more of this article
Photos: Bermuda Youth Chess Tournament
The first Youth Library Chess Championship was held on Saturday, January 14 at the Youth Library on Church Street. The children, who were “very enthusiastic and keen to play,” came from around the island to take part, with Dimitri Goncharov emerging as the overall winner of the competition. The games were played with chess clocks, with... Read more of this article
Bermuda Chess League To Launch On March 7
The Bermuda Chess League is getting set to launch on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Berkeley Institute Cafetorium, with proceedings to get underway at 11.00am. The Bermuda Chess League will provide an avenue for the island’s best players to represent Bermuda in international tournaments, while also establishing and maintaining an international... Read more of this article
Chess: Bermuda Conclude Competition In Turkey
In their final game of the 40th World Chess Olympiad International Chess Festival “İstanbul Open 2012″ which is being held in İstanbul, Turkey, the Bermuda Chess team of Clevert Bacchas, James Dill, Gary Cooper, Michael Radford and Jamel Warren lost 2 ½ – 1 ½ the US Virgin Islands. Bermuda and the US Virgin Island found themselves... Read more of this article
Chess: Bermuda Record First Win In Turkey
The Bermuda Chess team of Clevert Bacchas, James Dill, Gary Cooper, Michael Radford and Jamel Warren won their first game of the International Chess Festival “İstanbul Open 2012″ which is being held in İstanbul, Turkey. After four losses and a draw Bermuda defeated Palau 2 ½ – 1 ½. Bermuda took a 1 – 0 lead after Bacchas defeated... Read more of this article
Chess: Bermuda Edged Out By Kuwait In Turkey
The Bermuda Chess team of Clevert Bacchas, James Dill, Gary Cooper, Michael Radford and Jamel Warren continued taking part in the International Chess Festival “İstanbul Open 2012″ which is being held in İstanbul, Turkey. Bermuda went down 2 ½ – 1 ½ to Kuwait overall. Bermuda’s Clevert Bacchas defeated Bader Al Hajiri 1 – 0... Read more of this article
Chess: Bermuda Lose To Malta In Istanbul
The Bermuda team of Clevert Bacchas, James Dill, Gary Cooper, Michael Radford and Jamel Warren continued taking part in the International Chess Festival “İstanbul Open 2012″ which is being held in İstanbul, Turkey. Bermuda went down 3 – 1 to Malta. Colin Pace defeated Bacchas 1 – 0, then Joseh Gauci defeated Dill 1 – 0, Robert Zerafa... Read more of this article
Chess: Bermuda Lose To Norway In Istanbul
The Bermuda team of Clevert Bacchas, James Dill, Gary Cooper, Michael Radford and Jamel Warren began taking part in the International Chess Festival in İstanbul, Turkey. Bermuda opened their tournament going down 4 – 0 to Norway. Norway’s Elsness Frode defeated Clevert Bacchas 2498-1944, Hansen Torbjorn then defeated James Dill 2469-1923, Urkedal... Read more of this article
Bermuda Chess Players Head To Istanbul, Turkey
Bermuda will be represented by five people at the International Chess Festival “İstanbul Open 2012,” which will be held in İstanbul, Turkey from August 29th to September 9th. Two Open Tournaments [A and B] will be made up according to the ratings of the participants. Besides this a Blitz Tournament will be held within the festival. Bermuda... Read more of this article
