Jamaica
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Take Me Home: Ashley in Jamaica
Jamaica Nice for GM Ashley Reggae star King Yellowman did a song called “Jamaica Nice” in which he was telling a story about immigrants reminiscing about the beauty of Jamaica. The singer crooned the lyrics, “Take me home… country road… to the place… I belong… in Jamaica… that’s where I’m…
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2011 Cameron Open (Jamaica)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2011 Zachary Ramsay, The Jamaica Chess Federation Cameron Chess Open When: Saturday 17th December, 2011 and Sunday 18th December, 2011. Where: To be announced Format: Six round Swiss open tournament Schedule: Three rounds each day Time Control: Open Section (1600 and over): Game in 61…
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Warren Elliott’s WECHESS featured!
Chess has become part of Jamaica’s island culture since the 70s and continues to make strides to bring chess to more of the 2.7 million inhabitants. Six-time national champion FM Warren Elliott is one of Jamaica’s finest sons of chess and is embarking on a meaningful venture to pass the…
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Ashley in Jamaica for Caribbean tour
On Thursday afternoon (November 10th), celebrated international Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley (the first black man to achieve the coveted title) arrived in Jamaica on the 4th leg of his Caribbean tour, having already visited Guadeloupe, Martinique and the US. Virgin Islands. One of Chess’s most recognizable figures, Ashley was accorded…
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2011 Jamaican Open
The Jamaica Chess Federation presents the 2011 Jamaica Open October 15-16, 2011 Immaculate Conception High School 152 Constant Spring Road Kingston 8 (Beside Constant Spring Road) Full Details here!!
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Arbiter’s Training in Jamaica
September 30, 2011 The Jamaica Chess Federation Jamaica Chess Federation Arbiter Course This is to announce that registration for an upcoming JCF Arbiter Course is now open and continues until October 18. Persons wishing to register must be paid up members of the JCF. The registration fee is J$1,000 which…
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Wilkinson at FIDE ‘World Court’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2011 Zachary Ramsay, The Jamaica Chess Federation Wilkinson To Sit On “World Chess Court” Attorney-at-law Ian Wilkinson, the President of the Jamaica Chess Federation, Chairman of the Magnificent Chess Foundation and the President of the Jamaican Bar Association, is scheduled to leave the island on…
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Damion Davy is 2011 Jamaican Champ!
Jamaican has a new national champion and yet again, it is another face. After years of dominance by a handful of Jamaican veterans such as Shane Matthews, Warren Elliott and Jomo Pitterson, Jamaica’s talent pool has widened and a few new faces have emerged. With the aforementioned stars absent, the…
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2011 Jamaican National Championship
The Jamaican National Championships will begin on tomorrow, Saturday July 16th through July 31st. The game will take place on Saturdays and Sundays at the Norman Manley Law School, UWI Mona campus at 6pm. On July 22nd and 29th, the games will be held at the Spanish Court Hotel. Many…
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