Archive for May 23rd, 2009

Bahamas Chess Officials meet Minister

Posted in Bahamas, Caribbean on May 23rd, 2009 2 Comments »

Executive Members of The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) met with The Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Desmond Bannister and the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Archie Nairn on Monday 11th May, 2009. While at the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of Chess in The Bahamas, plans to strengthen the BCF and opportunities of players [...]

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2009 Chicago Open underway!

Posted in Chicago Open, Photos, Tournaments on May 23rd, 2009 9 Comments »

GM Loek Van Wely vs. FM Jake Kleiman and GM Mesgan Amanov vs. GM Gabriel Sargissian. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. The 2009 Chicago Open has begun and a number of strong players are present. Top seed appears to be Armenia’s Gabriel Sargissian. He was spotted in St. Louis at the U.S. Championship where he was [...]

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