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2003 CLARENDON CHESS OPEN

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REPORTS

REPORT 3 

By Peter Myers, Vice President, JCF
Member, Clarendon Chess Association (CCA)

October 5, 2003

PRESS RELEASE

ROWE TAKES DB&G Clarendon Chess Open

Duane Rowe (pictured below), scored 5 points from 6 games to win the Dehring Bunting and Golding sponsored Clarendon Chess Open, which was held at the
Glenmuir High School Auditorium over the weekend.

The tournament was organized by the Clarendon Chess
Association under the auspices of the Jamaica Chess Federation.

Rowe, who finished second in the recently concluded National Chess Championships, topped the Open
section ahead of current National Champion National Master Shane Matthews, who finished with 4.5
points. Tied for third were National Master Russell Porter and Daren Wisdom who both ended on 4 points. The JamaicaChess.com trophy for the top player from Clarendon in the Open section went to Milton Swaby, who ended on 3 points.

The Novice section was won by current National Women’s Champion and National Under 18 Champion Deborah Richards, who ended on 5.5 points from 6 games She also walked away with top female prize.

Second in the Novice Section went to Brian Pryce who also finished on 5.5 points but was edged into second by Richards on tie-break. Third Place was shared by 5 players from Clarendon who, all ended on 4 points, they include Rolando Arredando, Jermaine Wright, Walter Williams, Dave Morgan and Dwayne Bennett. Arredando was adjudged the best of the 5 on tie-break and as such walked away
with the JamaicaChess.com trophy for the best novice from Clarendon and the award for being the best unrated player.

The Clarendon Chess Association,the first of 13 Parish Associations which will be set up by the Jamaica Chess Federation, staged the event as the first in a series of
initiatives to spread the sport of chess in Clarendon. In the immediate plans for the Parish are a beginner and intermediate coaching programme & a league Competition.

The next Jamaica Chess Federation sanctioned tournament will be the Jamaica Open, which takes place on October 18 and 19, 2003.

END

REPORT 2 

By Peter Myers, Vice President, JCF

September 28, 2003

PRESS RELEASE

DB&G SPONSORS CLARENDON’S FIRST MAJOR CHESS TOURNEY

Financial managers Dehring, Bunting and Golding (DB&G), have partnered with the Clarendon Chess Association (CCA) and the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) to stage Clarendon’s first major chess tourney, the 2003 Clarendon Chess Open. The tournament, which is the first major chess tournament to be held outside of Kingston and St. Andrew in over 10 years, is scheduled to take place on October 4th and 5th at the Glenmuir High School Auditorium in May Pen.

DB&G’s decision to sponsor the sport of chess, is seen by the Jamaica Chess Federation as another of the many excellent strategic moves by DB&G, which have kept them ahead of their competitors.

As sponsors of the event, DB&G through their May Pen Branch will be covering the cost of over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) worth of prizes. Prizes will be awarded in
both the Open and Novice sections to the 1st to 4th place finishers, the best female player and the best player from
Clarendon. A prize for the best-unrated player will also be up for grabs.

The tournament is open to all chess players across the island, and will see the playing of six rounds, three on each day. Registration takes place from 8:30 am to 9:30 am on Saturday, with the first round scheduled to start at 9:35 am.

The staging of the Clarendon Chess Open and the establishment of the CCA is an integral move on
the part of the JCF in its effort to spread the sport of chess throughout Jamaica.

END.

REPORT 1

By Peter Myers, Vice-President, JCF

September 12, 2003

2003 Clarendon Chess Open

OCTOBER 4 - 5, 2003

VENUE

GLENMUIR HIGH AUDITORIUM
10 Glenmuir Road, May Pen, Clarendon
Open to all Chess Players in Jamaica

Format:

6 Round Swiss

SCHEDULE

Saturday Approximate Schedule:

Registration: 8:30 am 9:30 am

Round 1: 9:35am

Lunch 12:05pm

2nd Round: 12:45pm

3rd Round: 3:30pm

Sunday Approximate Schedule:

4th Round 8:45am

Lunch: 11:25am

5th Round 12:05pm

6th Round 2:50pm

Prize Giving: 5:55pm

TIME CONTROL:

Time Limit:
1ST Round: 1 hr to make the first 30 moves, 15 minutes to complete

Rounds 2-5: 1 hr to make the first 30 moves, 20 minutes to complete

Round 6: 1hr to make the first 30 moves, 30 minutes to complete

Special Entries:

Individuals may request a point bye for any two of the first 4 rounds after the payment of their entry fee to authorized members of the Clarendon Chess Association, prior to the start of the tournament. point byes allow a player to earn a point for a round (up to a maximum of two) in which that player is not able to play.

Entry Fee:

All entrants who were under the age of 20 as at January 1, 2003: J$300

All others: J$500

Prizes Categories:

Open Section

1st, 2nd ,3rd, 4th

Best Player from Clarendon

Under 1700 JCF rating (including unrated) Section

1st, 2nd , 3rd , 4th

Best Player from Clarendon

For further information contact CCA (authorized) members Peter Myers at 4255939 (cell), 941-7955 (home), 9062604 (office), or email [email protected]

Or:

Howard Wilson at 365-5191 (cell), 986-6970 (home)

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