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2024 Dominica Chess Championships
Dominica The island of Dominica recently held its National Chess Championships, including its first Women’s Finals from May 30th to June 6th. The venue was the Dominica State College, which attracted the island’s best. In fact, Dr. Jones Murphy, Jr. came from the U.S. to compete in the tournament for…
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Warren Seymour, legend of Bahamian chess, dies
According to press reports, Bahamas chess legend Warren Seymour passed away Tuesday morning, and the country now mourns his loss. If anyone can be called the “father” of Bahamaian chess, it would be Mr. Seymour. He is widely known in the country as one who single-handedly put chess on the…
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Trinidad & Tobago takes 1st CARICOM Chess Classic!
The 1st CARICOM Chess Classic took place in Georgetown, Guyana, a nation with a rich chess tradition. Guyana was previously a regional powerhouse with a number of strong masters. More recently, the federation has rejuvenated and has launched an initiative that will bring shades of the old Caribbean Chess Championships…
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Turks & Caicos on chess map!
Ian Wilkinson leaving the Women’s World Cup held in Australia. The Jamaicans made the round of 16.Photo courtesy of Ian Wilkinson Turks & Caicos is an island of 45,000, yet big things are happening there. Jamaica’s Ian Wilkinson, a member of the elite corps of attorneys known as the “King’s…
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Drum chats with FM Warren Elliott
The Chess Drum visited the Pan-Am Youth Chess Festival held in Chicago and was able to have a chat with FM Warren Elliott, part of the Jamaica delegation. During this brief discussion, he mentioned his reason for being at the event, the current state of chess in Jamaica, the future…
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Colorful vibes at Pan-American Youth Chess Festival
Players from around the western hemisphere are in Chicago for the 2023 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival. Delegations are coming from as far as Chile to vie for age championships and titles. According to the official website, The Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, the International Chess School, the Confederation of Chess for…
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Peter Myers get 2nd term as Jamaica’s Prez!
Peter Myers has served as an officer in the Jamaica Chess Federation for more than 25 years and continues his work after being elected for a 2nd term on June 17th. Ten-time women’s champion Deborah Richards-Porter was elected as Vice-President. It will take Myers a long time to match his…
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Oleiny Linares at 2023 Chicago Open
Oleiny Linares Napoles is a four-time national champion of Cuba (2010, 2016, 2019, 2023) and competed in the U.S. for the first time at the Chicago Open in Wheeling, Illinois. A Woman Grandmaster (WGM) since 2010, she is one of the most featured women players on The Chess Drum. After…
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Jaden Shaw tops 2023 Jamaica Championship!
Jaden Shaw won the Jamaican National Championship with a blistering 10/11 ushering in a new era of Jamaican talent. Much of the field is coached by local masters and titled players and perhaps one out of the field will become the first Jamaican Grandmaster. Currently the under-20 champion, Shaw beat…
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Dominica Chess on TDN Network!
Dominica The Dominica Chess Federation was on a live stream on Wednesday hosted by Anthony Drigo’s “This Week in Interview” segment. He was joined by three board members and spent approximately 90 minutes discussing chess, its beginnings, its benefits, Chess-in-Schools, and many details about titles and skill levels. There was…
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