Box 639, Constant Spring P.O.
Kingston 8, Jamaica, W.I.
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretariat: (876) 926-7826 Fax (876) 968-4142
E-mail: [email protected]
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THE JAMAICA CHESS FEDERATION
Box 639, Constant Spring P.O. Kingston 8, Jamaica, W.I. E-mail: [email protected] Secretariat: (876) 926-7826 Fax (876) 968-4142 E-mail: [email protected] |
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GLENMUIR REGAINS RBTT SCHOOLS CHESS TITLE 2006/2007 RBTT National Schools Chess Championship 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.
In the remaining board 2 match, Campion’s Phillip Pryce failed to capitalize on an error made by Glenmuir’s Lucien Rowe and had to settle for a draw, which gave Glenmuir their second hold on the national title which they first won in 2005.
After the match, category awards were presented to Glenmuir’s Walter Williams, Lucien Rowe, Onaje La Mont and Campion’s Zacharay Ramsay for being the best players in the tournament on boards 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively, while Melisha Smith of Queens was adjudged the best reserve. Williams and La Mont were also joint winners of the coveted tournament MVP award.
Queens, who were knocked out in the semi-finals, copped the best female team award and Glenmuir took home the best rural team prize.
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GLENMUIR,
CAMPION IN RBTT CHESS FINAL
The finals of the 2006/2007 RBTT National Schools Chess Championships which was originally set to take place at the RBTT Bank head office, will now take place at the Ardenne High School Library this Saturday February 17th, starting at 11 am. Number one ranked Glenmuir High will challenge defending champions Campion College in the finals. Glenmuir will be seeking their second hold on the National Title, while Campion will be hoping to secure their seventh lien. The teams have never met each other in competitive play, and it is expected that the final will begin a new and friendly rivalry between the two schools over the chessboard.
GLENMUIR, CAMPION IN RBTT CHESS FINAL
Number one ranked Glenmuir High and defending champions Campion College are through to the finals of the 2006/2007 RBTT National Schools Chess Championships, scheduled to take place this Saturday, February 11th at the RBTT head office in New Kingston, starting at 11:00 a.m.
In semifinal play on Saturday at RBTT Bank, the much-anticipated clash between Glenmuir and Camperdown turned into a routing, as the previously unbeaten Camperdown lost on all four boards. Winning for Glenmuir were Walter Williams, Lucien Rowe, Onaje LaMont and Mikhail Gilespie.
In the other semifinal, Queens and defending champions Campion College played to a 2-2 score line at the end of regulation play. In the lightning chess, best-of-6 tiebreak match that ensued, Campion’s Phillip Pryce defeated Annesha Smith 3.5 – 0.5 to propel Campion into the finals.
Glenmuir will be seeking their second hold on the National Title, while Campion will be hoping to secure their seventh lien. The teams have never met each other in competitive play, and it is expected that the final will begin a new and friendly rivalry between the two schools over the chessboard.
RBTT NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS MBCC, QUEENS & CALABAR TOP RBTT CHESS QUALIFIER
Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), the Queen’s School and Calabar High each scored eight points to finish atop the standings of the final qualifying tournament for the Round of 16 phase of RBTT National Schools Chess Championships, which took place over the weekend at MBCC.
Other qualifiers include tournament newcomers Iona High who continued their good run in taking fourth place after ending on six points, they were followed by Campion B, Munro and Wolmer’s Girls who each ended on five points.
Wolmer’s Boys B took the final Round of 16 berth after winning a tiebreak match against Portmore Community College. Both teams had ended on four points. St. Jago, who finished on three points, took 10th place and hence did not advance.
The Round of 16 knockout phase which is scheduled to take place during this week and culminate on Saturday, will feature the eight teams that advanced through the qualifiers and the eight teams that earned direct entry from the preliminary round.
The pairings for the Round of 16 onwards are as follows:
QUEENS, IONA TOP FIRST RBTT CHESS QUALIFIER Going into the final round on Saturday, Iona held a slim lead with 6 points, followed by Denbigh High and Queens on 5.5 each, KC ‘B’ on 4.5 and KC ‘A’ on 3 points. In the final round, Queens drew on their vast experience to dispatched Denbigh 3.5 - 0.5, Kingston College ‘B’ got past Iona 2.5 – 1.5 and KC ‘A’ received a four-point bye. Queens therefore topped the Zone with 9 points followed by Iona on 7.5, KC ‘A’ and ‘B’ on 7 each and Denbigh on 6. Queens and Iona will now join eight other teams in the next qualifying event scheduled for January 20 at the Montego Bay Community College. The top eight (8) teams from this event will move on to the Round of 16 Knockout phase, where they will face the eight teams that automatically qualified for the round of 16 by winning their respective Zones.
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