Jamaica
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Drum Interviews @ Istanbul Olympiad
Olympiad tournaments are full of interesting personalities ranging from professional players, to enthusiastic organizers and to national champions in tiny chess countries. IM Kenneth Solomon The Chess Drum was able to get 12 interviews during the 40th Chess Olympiad including its third with three-time Olympic champion Levon Aronian. Please sit…
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Jamaica’s Olympiad hits snag
With a bit less than a month left for the Chess Olympiad, teams are gearing up for the biennial festival/competition. Each year it appears that there are varying levels of preparation, but one of the most niggling issues is that of funding. A recent story came out of Kingston, Jamaica…
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Wilkinson heads to FIDE’s “World Court”
WILKINSON HEADS FOR WORLD CHESS “COURT” Jamaica’s Ian Wilkinson Attorney-at-law Ian Wilkinson, the President of the Jamaica Chess Federation, Chairman of the Magnificent Chess Foundation and the President of the Jamaican Bar Association, is scheduled to leave Jamaica on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 for Lausanne, Switzerland to sit on the…
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Jamaican Clash… Davy vs. Mellace!
In Jamaica, the music genre is known for the “clashes” between the reggae dons. This weekend the “chess dons” take centre stage and play for the undisputed crown of Jamaican champion. The national championship ended in a tie for first between defending champion Damion Davy and Andrew Mellace. These playoffs…
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Davy, Mellace, Gray win Jamaican crowns!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2012 Zachary Ramsay, The Jamaica Chess Federation Davy and Mellace Share First At Chess Champs Damion Davy shared 1st with Andrew Mellace besting Jamaica’s veteran elite. Photo by Jamaican Chess Federation. National Masters Damion Davy and Andrew Mellace shared first place in the 2012 National…
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2012 Jamaica National Championships
Announced Field for National Champs Claire Clarke with Stuart James contributing March 23, 2012, Volume 1. No. 17 It is a hot year for chess all over the world as most countries are in the throes of selecting national representatives for the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, this summer. Jamaica…
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Duane Rowe annotates from Gibraltar!
Jamaican Master Duane Rowe (2236) competed in the 2012 Gibraltar Festival in the Masters Section. While Gibraltar was won by Nigel Short on tiebreaks, it was Hou Yifan who was the talk of the tournament. Rowe participated in two tournaments… the Masters and the Challengers. He played a total of…
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Jamaican Prez vexed on quick draw
Jamaica’s Chess Federation (JCF) President Ian Wilkinson is an ultimate connoisseur of chess with a love of its history and a purist in terms of chess appreciation. He has tirelessly led the JCF for the past several years and making strides to harness the talent of rising junior players as…
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2012 John Powell Memorial (Jamaica)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Zachary Ramsay, The Jamaica Chess Federation February 5, 2011 Davy and James Take John Powell Memorial Chess Open University of the West Indies students Damion Davy and Stuart James tied for first place in the 2012 John Powell Memorial, after both finished on 5 points from 6…
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