2006 CGI
Barbados National Championships
2006 CGI Nationals came to
conclusion on 29th October after the final round of Ladies
Nationals. Corrine Howard, Combermere student won the
ladies' championship with a perfect score (6/6). The
Final top ten positions are: 1. Corinne Howard, 2. Melissa
Sookhram, 3. Cheri=Ann Parris, 4. Jaesa Bowen, 5. Coumaries
Mansour, 6. Teresa Howell, 7. Mia Mascoll, 8, Juanita Garnett,
9. Margaret Prince and 10. Lizza Corbin
Corinne Howard is the queen of Ladies' Chess
Web Posted - Tue Oct
31 2006
Howard stamps authority on chess board
Published on: 10/31/06.
The National Championships Finals
were played at Harrison College from 23 Sep 2006 to 16
Oct 2006. The twelve competing finalists are: FM Delisle
Warner, NM Terry Farley, FM Philip Corbin, Shammel Howell,
Martyn Del Castilho, Michael Barker, Alex Jackman, Othneil
Harewood, Justin Blackman, Allan Herbert, Dr. Kumar Areti and
Wendel Meusa. National Mater Terry Farley wins the
Championship without a defeat in the Finals. The former
Champion FM Delisle Warner is placed second and hands over the
D Blade's Challenger Shield.
Games..
Farley gives pupil a chess lesson
Farley keeps making moves:
Published on: 10/21/06.
Farley to face final hurdle:
Web Posted - Thu Oct
19 2006
Farley blocks Corbin's chess onslaught
Published
in The Nation on: 10/5/06.
Farley survives Elephant attack!
Web Posted - Thu Oct
05 2006
Farley strikes, takes lead in CGI Chess NationalsWeb Posted - Mon Oct
02 2006
Delisle Warner takes sole lead at CGI Chess championship
Web Posted - Sat Sep
30 2006
Warner, Farley hold on to lead:
Published - The nation News Paper
on: 9/29/06.
Warner and Farley stay on top in CGI Chess Finals
Web Posted -
Advocate - Wed Sep 27 2006
2006
Second Qualifier
The
Second Qualifier for the Barbados National Championships has
started on 28th August 2006 and completed on
16th September 2006 at Harrison College. IM Kevin Denny
tops with perfect 9. Demetrio Moore, Michael Barker,
Alex Jackman, Othneil Harewood and Justin Blackman qualify for
the CGI National Finals.
Round 1...
Round 2...
Round 3...
Round 4...
Round 5...
Round 6...
Round 7...
Round 8... Round
9... GAMES..
Denny seals it with perfect 9
Published on:
9/20/06.
CGI sponsors 2006 National Chess Championships' finals
Web Posted - Tue Sep
19 2006
Ms. Ann Harding, Marketing Supervisor CGI handing sponsorship
cheque to Dr. Kumar Areti.
Layne strikes again in chess!
Web Posted - The
Barbados Advocate - Wed Sep 13 2006
Denny maintains 100% record :
Published in The
Nation on: 9/12/06.
Tension rises in chess
Web Posted -
The Barbados Advocate - Mon Sep 11 2006
Denny survives tough fight
Web Posted - The
Barbados Advocate - Wed Sep 06 2006
Giants hold on in chess qualifier
Web Posted - The
Barbados Advocate -Tue Sep 05 2006
Upset and drama at chess tournament
The
Barbados Advocate - Sat Sep 02 2006
50 turn up for
chess qualifier
The Nation News paper on: 8/30/06.
The 2006 Sagicor Open Junior Chess
Championships concluded successfully on 28th July 2006. Ms. Angela Greaves, Marketing
advisor for Sagicor delivered the sponsor's speech during
opening ceremony.
Former Olympian and President of Olympians Barbados, Ms. Freida Nicholls delivered the feature address to the young
chess players highlighting the Olympic spirit. The
tournament was won by Martyn Del Castilho for the third
consecutive time. Justin Blackman came second and
Christopher Raphael of T&T came third.
Details....
Registration...
Round1..
Round 2..
Round 3..
Round 4..
Round 5..
Round 6..
Round
7.. Round 8..
Bajans perform even at the Chess Olympiad. :
IM Kevin Denny scored 6/11 on
board 1. NM Terry Farley fought hard on board 2 or 1 but
could manage only 4.5/11. FM Delisle Warner on board 3
or 2 had a slow start but had a wonderful finish with 5
straight wins in the last 5 rounds to end up with a score of
6/10 and a gain of 19 rating points. FM Dr. Philip Corbin
secured 50% result with 5.5/11. 1st reserve Dirk Austin
could only manage 1/5 score. 2nd reserve Justin Blackman
did well to get 1.5/3 and gained 12 rating points.
Overall the team scored 24.5/52 (47%) and maintained its 97th
position ahead of T&T and Jamaica.
IM Kevin Denny |
FM Delisle Warner |
Terry Farley |
FM Philip Corbin |
Dirk Austin |
Justin Blackman |
Captain - Peter Dawson |
Coach - Jose Vilela
|
Heroes
Day Cup 2006 (April 26 - May 1)
IM Augusto Moran of Ecuador cruised home to his first Digicel
RBTT Heroes Day Cup, when he defeated Bajan Junior Shamel
Howell in Round 7 action and drew with Suriname Co-Champion
Dewperkash Gajadin in the final round. IM Moran
sponsored by Western Union topped the standings with a score
of 7/8 one year ahead of last year's champion Terry Farley
of Barbados. Dirk Austin of Barbados was placed third.
Community College lad Shamel Howell of Barbados picked up
the prize for best placed under 2100 rated player.
Barbados
Junior Nationals 2006:
The junior Nationals was played at
Harrison College from 25th March 2006. Under
20 was played on 25th March, 1st and 8th April 2006.
Under 12 & Under 16 was played on 27th, 28th & 29th March
2006. Under 14 was played on 3rd, 4th & 5th April
2006.
Invitation...
Registration...
Under 20: All
juniors were allowed to compete in this division. The
defending champion Martyn Del Castilho could not compete
because of exams. However the competition was intense
and Wendell Meusa of Ellerslie became the 2006 Junior
Champion of Barbados by scoring 5.5/6. Justin Blackman
of Queen's College was second with 4.5/6 and Alex Jackman of
Lester Vaughn came 3rd with the same score. Shammell
Howell BCC came 4th and Sumant Nanduri of Queen's came 5th.
Corinne Howard the rapidly improving girl's player came
6th and qualified to be on the Barbados U20 Junior Squad.
Under 16: Justin
Blackman of Queen's College, who is the only FIDE rated
player in the section has won this section comfortably with
5.5/6. Corinne Howard bounced back in this section to
score 4.5/6 to take second place. Alex Jackman and Sumant Nanduri have to settle for 3rd and 4th
places with same scores.
Under 14: This
section has seen the largest turn out of youngsters.
Nearly 34 junior players competed in this section.
There was tough fight for the championship. Alex
Jackman (5.5/6) edged out Sumant Nanduri (5/6) to become the
champion with 5.5/6. Asabi Layne of Lester Vaughn and Akeel
Gill of St. Leonards came 3rd and 4th with 4.5/6.
Shawn Durant, Dario Mayers, Adrian Guppy, Nicholas Rock,
Daryl Headley, Justin Niles and Rohanson Waithe shared 5-11
with a score of 4/6.
Under 12: This
competition has seen an emergence of a pleasant young boy
always smiling and playing far beyond his age and scoring
perfect 6/6 to take the championship. We hope that
this St. Jude's Boy will be the player to watch in the
future. Mansour Xavier (5/6) of St. Winifred's has
taken the second place. 3rd, 4th, and 5th place went
to Nicholas Blackman, Alex Guppy and Joshua Blanchard with
scores of 4/6.
United
Insurance Inter-School girls' Championship
was held on 10th, 11th
and 12th April 2006. The and Lodge School wins the
championship. ColeridgeParry and Alexandra shared the
second spot.
Resurgence
of Club Activities in Barbados:
Indicating that the clubs
are becoming more active, Inter-club team championships were
held at UWI, organized by Mr. Dirk Austin. Romulans were
unstoppable. Power Pawns couldn't stun them. Team
UWI were shown that they had to work harder and Doctors got a
taste of their own bitter Medicine.
Details..
2006
Interschool Chess ChampionshipS::
The Interschool
Championships for primary school & secondary schools was
held at St. Leonards Boys' School from 11th February 2006 to
4th March, 2006.
St. Gabriel's School wins the Primary School Division.
The Lodge School A teams win all the three age category
divisions.
Details...
United backing for schools chess
: Published in Sunday Sun on:
2/19/06.
St Winifred's A ahead in chess:
Published in
Nation News on: 2/24/06.
2006
First Qualifier
The
First Qualifier for the Barbados National Championships has
come to a conclusion on 15th Feb 2006 at Harrison College.
NM Terry Farley wins the tournament undefeated with 8.5/9.
Dr. Philip Corbin (7/9), Kelvin Daniel (6/9), Shamel Howell
(6/9) and Martyn Del Castilho (6/9) qualify for the National
finals.
Details... Games..
Tertiary &
Secondary Premier Chess League
The second Tertiary & Secondary
Premier League is being played at Harrison College. This
is a 5 Round, Round Robin Tournament. The Lodge School
lads take the Championship by edging out BCC team. The
UWI team is placed third
Details....
Games..
BCC set for chess
crown
Published in The Nation News on: 1/21/06.
GM Nigel Short visits
Barbados
GM Nigel Short
receiving mementos from Mr. Peter Dawson (BCF) and Mr.
Steve Stoute, President, BOA.
GM Nigel Short, Secretary General
of Commonwealth Chess Association visited Barbados from 14th
to 18th January, 2006. On 15th he met the Olympiad team
and spoke to them regarding certain strategies for preparing
for the Olympiad. He gave a simultaneous chess
exhibition against 31 players. FM Dr. Philip Corbin is
the only player to come up with a win. Alex Jackman, Wendell
Meusa and Anthony Yearwood managed draws. On 16th he met
with BOA President and Secretary General, National Sports
Council Director Mr. King. He discussed the possibility
of conducting 2008 Commonwealth Chess Championships in
Barbados. GM Short also was interviewed by the personnel
from local news papers. On 17th he appeared in CBC show,
"Mornin' Barbados".
Player shortage 'bad for chess';
Published in The Nation on: 1/18/06.
Grandmaster Short looking to improve Chess in Commonwealth
countries
Web Posted Barbados
Advocate- Thu Jan
19 2006
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