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National Age Group Championships

Warren Elliott | 24.01.2012

Announcing the 2012 National Age Group Chess Championships! Please make every effort to participate in the most important chess tournament for children ages 18 and ...

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Announcing John Powell Memorial Open

The Jamaica Chess Federation | 02.01.2012

Venue: Christar Villas Hotel (99A Hope Road, beside Campion College) Sponsors: INC Limited and Christar Villas Hotel Section and dates: OPEN January 21 and 22, ...

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Shreyas Smith Takes Cameron Open

Claire Clarke | 02.01.2012

It was the perfect end, to a perfect weekend, with a perfect score comprising the scalps of one national master (NM), one candidate master (C...

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UWI Mona to Compete at Pan Am Chess

Zachary Ramsay | 25.12.2011

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus will participate for the second time at the Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championships. This year, th...

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Cameron Open- Venues Announced

The Jamaica Chess Federation | 15.12.2011

The Magnificent Chess Foundation (“MCF”) in association with the Jamaica Chess Federation (“JCF”) Present: The 2011 Freerick Cameron Open. Dates: December 17 & 18, ...

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Myers Takes Inaugural Middlesex Open

Peter Myers | 10.12.2011

National Master Peter Myers took the inaugural staging of the Middlesex Chess Open, which was held on the weekend at the Glenmuir High Sc...

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Announcing- Cameron Open 2011

Zachary Ramsay | 10.12.2011

Dates: Saturday 17th December, 2011 and Sunday 18th December, 2011. Venue: To be announced Format: Six round Sw...

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Jamaica Chess Championships 2012

The Jamaica Chess Federation | 10.12.2011

Preliminary Details on the 2012 Jamaica Chess Championships Format - Twenty-four Player, 9-Round Swiss Tournament Dates - April 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 an...

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WEChess Featured on CVM TV

Zachary Ramsay | 08.12.2011

FIDE Master Warren Elliott and his bold, new company WEChess is featured on CVM Television, with students from Vaz Preparatory Sc...

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New Chess-Mate Column in the Gleaner

Zachary Ramsay | 04.12.2011

All chess players are encouraged to have a look at former Olympian and St. Jago chess pioneer Claire Grant's new chess column, Chess-Mate, that ...

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Middlesex Open Set for November 26-27

Peter Myers | 20.11.2011

The Clarendon and St. Catherine Chess Associations In Association with the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) Present: The 2011 Middlesex Chess Open (Formerly the Clarendon Open) ...

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POSTPONED: Awards Ceremony

Zachary Ramsay | 20.11.2011

The event has been POSTPONED until further notice. Jamaica Chess Federation Awards Ceremony 2010 is to be held Saturday December 3, 2011, at the Spanish Co...

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Davy Takes UMADA Challengers Cup

Zachary Ramsay | 18.11.2011

44th National Chess Champion of Jamaica Damion Davy captured the 2011 UMADA  Chess "Challengers" Cup, when he finished on an outstanding and ...

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GM Maurice Ashley in Jamaica for Magnificent Chess Launch

The Jamaica Chess Federation | 11.11.2011

On Thursday afternoon (November 10) celebrated international Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley (the first black man to achieve the coveted title) arrived in Jamaica on ...

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WEChess vs Ecuador

Zachary Ramsay | 26.10.2011

WECHESS and it's junior contingent will play the first of an ongoing series of online matches vs an ECUADOR junior contingent Thursday October 27, 20...

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Logo Competition- JCF

Zachary Ramsay | 26.10.2011

The Jamaica Chess federation will be hosting a logo competition. The selected winner will be used as the new official logo for the Jamaica C...

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Mellace Captures Jamaica Open

Zachary Ramsay | 21.10.2011

National Master Andrew Mellace captured the 2011 Jamaica Chess Open, when he finished on an impressive 5 points from 6 games. The t...

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JCF Arbiter Course

The Jamaica Chess Federation | 01.10.2011

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...

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Wilkinson To Sit On World Chess "Court"

Ian Wilkinson | 01.10.2011

Attorney-at-law Ian Wilkinson, the President of the Jamaica Chess Federation, Chairman of the Magnificent Chess Foundation and the President of the Jamaican ...

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Davy Takes Harold Chan Open

Stuart James | 23.09.2011

Recently crowned National Chess Champion Damion Davy continued his authoritative local dominance when he finished on a commanding unbeaten score of 5.5 points out of...