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CARIFTA Youth Chess Qualifiers Held At Elbow
The Elbow Beach Hotel was buzzing with Bermuda’s young chess players last weekend for the second annual CARIFTA Youth Chess Qualifiers Tournament. The six round open was once again organized by the Bermuda Chess Association [BCA] and saw young talent from across the island compete for a spot to represent Bermuda in the 2019 CARIFTA Youth Chess Championships... Read more of this article
Youth Team Play ‘Cyber Chess’ vs Azerbaijan
The Bermuda Chess Association [BCA] successfully organized an international friendly with Azerbaijan, one of the world’s top chess nations. Eight of Bermuda’s top young chess players of various ages competed in the match using Skype and laptops to view their foreign opponents. “The 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2016 was held in Baku, the capital... Read more of this article
CARIFTA Chess Qualifiers On November 17 & 18
The Bermuda Chess Association [BCA] will be hosting the 2nd Annual ‘CARIFTA Chess Qualifiers Tournament’ on November 17th & 18th at the Elbow Beach Hotel in Paget. A spokesperson said, “Chess is not always about winning. Sometimes it’s about learning. And so is life.” – Unknown. “Hopefully, our island’s young chess... Read more of this article
Bermuda Team Makes History At Chess Event
For the first time ever, Bermuda was represented by two teams at the recent World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia. A spokesperson said, “An all-female chess team [Zuzana Kovacova, Becky Faulks, Shiela Cancino, Yasmin Flanagan, Olga Goncharova] were competing for Bermuda in the ‘Women’ category, alongside the ‘Open category’ team [Richard... Read more of this article
Husband & Wife Win Bermuda Chess Titles
Mark Flanagan triumphed in the Bermuda Chess Championships 2018, clinching the title Bermuda Chess Champion 2018, with a score of 6/7 points. The tournament included 18 players and took place over 7 weeks, and the runners up were Moses Mufandaedza and Sergey Goncharov, on 5.5 and 5 respectively. Mark’s wife, Yasmin Flanagan, won the title of... Read more of this article
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
