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THE JAMAICA CHESS FEDERATION
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Last Updated on April 15, 2007 by HOLNESS Click here to go the New JCF website WILSON AND BADAL TOP 2007 WHEELER OPEN Candidate Master Brandon Wilson and Brandon Badal walked away winners of the Open and Amateur sections respectively, of the 2007 staging of the Robert Wheeler Chess Open held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Sunday.
Wilson, a first year student at the University of the West Indies, secured the Open title after scoring five points from six games, which included critical victories over National Masters Geoffrey Byfield and Equitable Brown. Glenmuir
regains RBTT Trophy Glenmuir High regained the RBTT National Schools Chess Championship title, by defeating defending champions Campion College 2.5 – 1.5 in the finals held at the Ardenne High School Library on Saturday.more..
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KO RND OF 16 GETS UNDERWAY National master Jomo Pitterson advanced to the 2007 MKO ¼ Finals by defeating Mark Henry 2½-½. NM Shane Matthews also advanced by blanking JCF President, Ian Wilkinson 3-0. Also joining the round of 8 is NM Equitable Brown who scored a 2½-½ victory over Stuart James, and candidate master Alain Morais with a 3-0 shutout of Gary Hew. Bertram Scott was gifted a place in the round of 8 following the sudden withdrawal of national master Malaku Lorne. Lorne held a commanding 2-0 lead over Scott. See Round of 16 Pairings and Reports here
SOLOMON TAKES NEW YEAR’S CHESS TITLE Junior chess player Mikhail Solomon won his first major chess tournament, when he walked away with the 2007 New Year’s Open Chess title at the Campion College Auditorium over the weekend. Liguanea Chess Club Makes Jamaica Proud !!
Tewana Mellace, 1st place Miami International Winter Chess Championship
Geoffrey Byfield (right) and members of the Liguanea Chess club show off their trophies and awards from their recent exploits at the Miami Winter Championships and the Junior Orange Bowl Tournament. (Inset) Tawana Mallace poses with his first and second place trophies won at the Miami International Winter Championships and at the Miami International Scholastic Junior Orange Bowl Tournament, respectively. (Photos: Bryan Cummings) Click Here for Full Details ... Jamaica Observer "FM
ELLIOTT TO DEFEND BLITZ TITLE AGAINST THE “MAGICIAN” NM
SHANE MATTHEWS FM Warren Elliott, the current Jamaica blitz champion will defend his title this weekend against NM Shane “The Magician” Matthews. Matthews earned his right to contest the final against Elliott when he sweeped the playoffs with a score of 7 wins from as many games. Matthews will now face FM Warren Elliott, the defending national blitz chess champion, in a 24-game match next year to determine Jamaica’s champion blitz player for 2006.
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2006/2007 NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPS Format - Reports- Schedule -Rules- Rnd of 16-Prelim results Download entry Form and Invitation Glenmuir regains RBTT Trophy "Beats Campion 2.5/1.5 inthe final" Glenmuir High regained the RBTT National Schools Chess Championship title, by defeating defending champions Campion College 2.5 – 1.5 in the finals held at the Ardenne High School Library on Saturday.
Campion went 1-0 ahead through Zachary Ramsay, who defeated Mikhail Gilespie on Board 4, after the latter blundered away a piece and failed to recover. Glenmuir however rebounded to level the scores and eventually take a 2-1 lead through clinical victories from Walter Williams on Board 1 and Onaje La Mont on Board 3, against Chad Simeon and Brian Ewbank respectively. Read more..
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