VENUE
Campion College Auditorium
Use the entrance on Old Hope Road beside the Matilda’s Corner Police Station.
DATES
Saturday September 19, 2009
Sunday September 20, 2009
Open Section
(Open to anyone) September 19th and 20th, 2009
Intermediate Section
(For players with a JCF Rating under 1600) September 19th and 20th, 2009
Amateur Section
(For players with a JCF Rating under 1300, including
unrated players. September 19th 2009 ONLY
(See below for special time limit for
this new category)
FORMAT & TIME CONTROL Open & Intermediate Sections
6 Round Swiss (3 Rounds Each Day)
Time Control
Game in 80 Minutes
Amateur Section
5 Round Swiss – ALL Rounds in one (1) Day
Time Control
Game in 30 Minutes
PRIZES
Prizes for top players in each section, Classes, Age Groups and Special Categories to be announced.
ENTRY FEES (ALL SECTIONS)
Non-Student Adult Males
Registration – J$1,000
Late Registration – J$1,500
Women, Juniors and Students
Registration – J$600
Late registration – J$900
CONTACT
JCF President – IAN WILKINSON
10 Swallowfield Road, Kingston 5
(968-0513, 960-4798 or 322-2143)
I will send something in greater detail in the near future – but just to drop a quick note to say that Dr. Chan (a medical doctor by profession) was Guyanese of Chinese extraction but came to Jamaica and made it his home for over thirty years. The legendary NM Robert Wheeler, the late Thomas Figueroa and Dr. Chan became the first local chess masters in 1975 and proceeded to dominate chess in Jamaica for many years.
Harold Chan, Sheldon Wong, Thomas Figueroa were early legends of Jamaican chess, that Juniors in the 80s always aspired to be like!! We did not necessarily know there full history, but just the mention of their names and some of their accomplishments in their short chess careers made us aspire to be better at chess, and be become better persons in life in general…. I think I speak on behalf of a lot of Juniors who came up in the 80s, Tobisch, Pitterson and others… I must say I have met Dr. Chan and it is hard to describe the feelings and emotions on meeting him for the first time!!!
This seems to be an interesting honor does anyone know what contributions Harold Chan has made to chess in Jamaica?
Of Chinese descent, he was one of the founders of the Jamaican Chess Federation.
Thanks, Wow Amazing. Peace.
Daaim,
I will send something in greater detail in the near future – but just to drop a quick note to say that Dr. Chan (a medical doctor by profession) was Guyanese of Chinese extraction but came to Jamaica and made it his home for over thirty years. The legendary NM Robert Wheeler, the late Thomas Figueroa and Dr. Chan became the first local chess masters in 1975 and proceeded to dominate chess in Jamaica for many years.
Kewl,
Ian
I never saw a picture of Dr. Chan before. He was one of those players I always heard about.
Harold Chan, Sheldon Wong, Thomas Figueroa were early legends of Jamaican chess, that Juniors in the 80s always aspired to be like!! We did not necessarily know there full history, but just the mention of their names and some of their accomplishments in their short chess careers made us aspire to be better at chess, and be become better persons in life in general…. I think I speak on behalf of a lot of Juniors who came up in the 80s, Tobisch, Pitterson and others… I must say I have met Dr. Chan and it is hard to describe the feelings and emotions on meeting him for the first time!!!
Here is the picture I took when I was in Jamaica for the Harold Chan Open with Simutowe back in 2004.
Dr. Harold Chan with Ian Wilkinson
Read the photo essay here… https://www.thechessdrum.net/tournaments/HaroldChan04/index.html