Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Dec 13th, 2010 28 Comments »
Jamaican Chess Don, Ian Wilkinson has protested the recent ruling by the Jamaican Olympic Association’s (JOA) selection committee. The committee decided to reject Jomo Pitterson’s candidacy for the “Sportsman of the Year”. Michael Fennell the JOA’s President stated, “I have explained to him and Mr (Gary) Allen, chairman of the foundation, has explained to him [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Nov 7th, 2010 2 Comments »
Super National Master (SNM) Duane ‘Rossolimo’ Rowe was in top form when he re-captured the 2010 Jamaica Chess Open, held on October 30-31 at the Medallion Hall Hotel. Rowe, a graduate of Cambridge University, was unable to defend his title last year due to work commitments overseas. However, the Super National Master made an emphatic [...]
Posted in Jamaica, Olympiad, Tournaments on Nov 4th, 2010 4 Comments »
Jamaican Women’s Olympians (L-R): Deborah Richards (board 1), Margoe Williams (board 4), Annesha Smith (board 5), Krishna Gray (board 2) and Ariel Barrett (board 3). Photo by Ian Wilkinson. Jamaica etched another fantastic chapter in its illustrious sporting history when the curtains came down on the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia, Russia on [...]
Posted in Jamaica, Scholastic on Oct 3rd, 2010 1 Comment »
Ryan Blackwood with 2010 winner, Zachary Ramsay. Photo by Jamaica Chess Federation. University of the West Indies (UWI) medical science student Zachary Ramsay, was crowned the top junior chess player in the island, when the 2010 National Junior Chess Championship came to an end on Sunday at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Canteen on [...]
Posted in Jamaica, Olympiad, Tournaments on Oct 2nd, 2010 2 Comments »
Top Boards (Open) Ukraine 3½-½ France China 1½-2½ Russia 1 USA 1-3 Israel Spain 3-1 Georgia Serbia 1-3 Poland Czech Republic 1½-2½ Armenia Round #10 Analysis: While the women’s gold has been decided, the open section is anything but decided. The Ukraine (18 match points, 27 board points) still holds onto a one-point lead, but [...]
Posted in Jamaica, Olympiad, Tournaments, Zambia on Sep 25th, 2010 5 Comments »
Top Boards (Open) Armenia 2½-1½ Russia 2 Vietnam ½-3½ Georgia Hungary 2½-1½ Russia 1 Poland 2-2 Netherlands Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-3 Ukraine Azerbaijan 2½-1½ Sweden Czech Republic 4-0 Mexico China 2-2 Slovakia Italy 2-2 Cuba USA 3-1 Argentina Round #5 Analysis: Now at the first rest day the field is shaking up as there are [...]
Posted in Jamaica, Olympiad, Tournaments on Sep 23rd, 2010 5 Comments »
Top Boards (Open) Croatia 2-2 Ukraine Poland 2-2 Bosnia &Herzegovina Mexico 1½-2½ Georgia Peru ½-3½ Russia 2 USA 3-1 Chile Round #3 Analysis: Things are heating up as we enter a pivotal round. In Dresden, top teams started facing each other in round four and this tournament is no exception. We are about to meet [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica, Olympiad, Tournaments on Sep 18th, 2010 3 Comments »
2010 Jamaican Olympiad delegation at Normal Manley International Airport Jamaica’s best and brightest chess minds left Norman Manley International Airport enroute to the 39th Chess Olympiad. President Ian Wilkinson expressed excitement of the possibilities for the island nation of 2.7 million patriots. Jamaica acheived their best performance in the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden. In addition, [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Sep 10th, 2010 1 Comment »
Brandon Wilson Winner of 2010 Harold Chan Open. Photos by Malaku Lorne. National Master Brandon Wilson made a long-awaited return to his impressive form of the past when he captured the 2010 Harold Chan Open, with an undefeated five points from a possible six. The tournament was held September 4-5 at Jamaica College, in honor [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica, Media Stories on Aug 21st, 2010 No Comments »
There was a very nice interview done on Jamaica’s CVM at Sunrise with IM Jomo Pitterson and FM Warren Elliott. It covered a number of topics including accomplishments of Jamaicans, the perception of chess, impact of chess on the youth and prospects for the future. The interview was about eight minutes long and both players [...]
Posted in Bahamas, Caribbean, Jamaica, Tournaments on Jul 2nd, 2010 8 Comments »
Jomo Pitterson The “land of wood and water” is singing the praises of FM Jomo Pitterson who placed joint first in the 2.3.5 subzonal held in the Bahamas this past week. This tournament was attended by players from 10 countries. Pitterson played solidly with an undefeated 7/9 along with WGM Serai Sanchez-Castillo of Venezuela outpacing [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on May 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
FIDE MASTER ELLIOTT SECURES SIXTH NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPION TITLE FM Warren Elliott at 2010 Jamaican Championship. Photo by Peter Myers. Jamaica’s number one ranked player, FIDE Master Warren Elliott, won the 2010 staging of the National Chess Championships, recently held at the Medallion Hall Hotel and the Norman Manley Law School from April 16 to [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Mar 19th, 2010 8 Comments »
Masters Debut at UWI Chess Tournament Grand Master Timur Gareev from the University of Texas at Brownsville and International Masters, Marko Zivanic from the University of Texas and Giorgi Margvelashvili from the University of Maryland will debut at the UWI Chess Open from March 15-21, 2010. Also among the line up are National Masters, Damion [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Jan 27th, 2010 8 Comments »
Jamaica will hold its 2010 John Powell Open on January 30th-31st. The tournament is in the honor of one of the federation’s founding members. Powell passed away in 2007. Below is the press release from Peter Myers. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR THE JAMAICA CHESS FEDERATION DATE JANUARY 28, 2010 JOHN POWELL MEMORIAL OPEN [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Nov 10th, 2009 No Comments »
NATIONAL MASTER Geoffrey Byfield is the 2009 Jamaica Chess Open Champion. Byfield copped the title at Jamaica College last weekend, finishing unbeaten on five points from six games after securing a critical final round victory over the defending champion National Master Andrew Mellace. In the final round top-of-the-table-clash, Byfield took top honours after capitalizing on [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica, Tournaments on Sep 6th, 2009 7 Comments »
THE 2009 HAROLD CHAN CHESS OPEN VENUE Campion College Auditorium Use the entrance on Old Hope Road beside the Matilda’s Corner Police Station. DATES Saturday September 19, 2009 Sunday September 20, 2009 Open Section (Open to anyone) September 19th and 20th, 2009 Intermediate Section (For players with a JCF Rating under 1600) September 19th and [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Drum Majors, Jamaica, Tournaments on Aug 24th, 2009 3 Comments »
Both Jomo Pitterson and Shane Matthews have long been among Jamaica’s strongest players. The question has always been how strong they are internationally. Both are competing in the 23rd North American FIDE Invitational in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Shane Matthews of Jamaica battling GM Alfonso Romero Holmes of Spain. Photo by Peter Myers. [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Jul 22nd, 2009 6 Comments »
2009 National Chess Championship National Master (NM) Equitable Brown secured his second straight hold on the National Chess Champion title on Sunday, after securing a final round draw against Ryan Blackwood at the Norman Manley Law School. Brown ended the Championship on eight points, a full point ahead of his nearest rival. The final top-of-the-table [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica on Jul 4th, 2009 2 Comments »
Ian Wilkinson was re-elected unopposed to start his fourth two-year term as president of the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF), at the annual general meeting and awards ceremony of the JCF, held at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston last Saturday. Wilkinson, who was unchallenged for the post, will lead a team of 13 council members who [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Drum Majors, Jamaica on May 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
WFM Deborah Richards, Jamaica’s highest-ever rated female chess player, made a winning return to competitive chess by winning the Robert Wheeler Open on tiebreak ahead of NM Peter Myers and Mikhail Solomon. Deborah Richards stumbled in round 3 by losing to NM Russel Porter but recovered by winning in round 4 and upsetting Peter Myers [...]
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