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BCF donates 20 Chess sets to T. G. Glover Primary
On Monday, January 9th, 2012, the newly elected board members of The Bahamas
Chess Federation (BCF) met with Mrs. C. Forbes, Principal of the T. G.
Glover Primary school to discuss ways to introduce chess programs into the
school. This is in keeping with the
Federation’s goal of ....
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The New Providence Open begins on the 21st
of January
Registration is now open
Tournament notice
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New BCF Board Members
After a fierce election in the
Bahamas Chess Federation, we now have new Board members. The newly
elected Executive
board are as follows:
President: NM Byron Small
1st Vice President (Member
Development):
Belinda Wheeler
2nd Vice President (Tournaments):
Andre White
Treasurer (Finance and
Junior Chess):
Ken Gibson
Secretary: Elton Joseph
2012 Tournament Calendar is out
2012
Calendar
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International Grand Master Maurice Ashley
Visits The Bahamas
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Monday the 14 of November the
Bahamas Chess Federation and The Bahamas welcomed with open arms the
International Chess Grand Master Maurice Ashley. With him came an amazing
flow of ideas and much enthusiasm. Full story will be posted on Wednesday.
By time you can visit his website, he has lots of info /apps for new chess
players.
http://www.mauriceashley.com/
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Bahamas Chess Nationals 2011
Round 6 Results
Round 6 of the 40th Bahamas National Chess
Championship ended on Sunday, 13th November, 2011 and the play
continues this coming weekend.
This exciting tournament shows a young Sandeep Gali (12 yrs
old) holding his ...
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Standard Tournament Rating Listing
October 1,
2011
The
following rating list reflects only the Standard Tournament sanctioned
by the BCF since July 1st.
Players with provisional ratings have not played the required
number of rated games (20
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10 year old Polina Major wins
Bahamas Junior Chess Championship 2011
The Bahamas Junior ChessChampionship (BJC )
2011started on August 13th andwas held at the C.W. SawyerPrimary School. The
BJC isthe tournament held onceevery year to crown the best
junior....
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Smith steps down, Small to take over
as Federation President
Kean Smith stepped
down as President of The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) effective June 30,
2011, citing increased personal and professional obligations for the
remainder of the year.
As BCF
President, Smith was instrumental in strengthening ties with the World Chess
Federation (FIDE) and establishing ties with numerous regional federations.
Smith was also successful at building stronger
ties with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of
Tourism.
Under his leadership The Bahamas became the first chess federation in the
English speaking Caribbean to organize and host the Caribbean Chess Sub
Zonal, held in June 2010. Also,
the BCF organized its first FIDE
Trainers Course.
Furthermore, Smith introduced organized chess
play in Grand Bahama and Abaco and most recently the BCF organized a chess
workshop for primary school teachers in Western Grand Bahama.
Though
he is stepping down from the top position, he intends to remain active in
developing chess locally, particularly on the Family Islands.
Smith expresses his gratitude to the
members of the BCF for the opportunity to serve as President since December
2005 and will remain on hand to provide advice when required.
While Smith is
stepping down as President, he leaves the Federation in the capable hands of
the current Vice President and former President Byron Small.
Small, who is no stranger to the Federation’s
leadership team, has served in all positions on the executive board and
recently received his National Instructor (NI) title from FIDE.
Small is one of only three BCF recognized
National Masters (NM) and has pledged to continue to promote the development
of chess throughout the country and internationally.
Small has
expressed his gratitude to Smith for providing such outstanding leadership
to the BCF and is pleased that Smith has led the way in so many initiatives
to promote chess in The Bahamas and abroad.
Small will hold the head office until such time
as a formal election is held (expected to be sometime in early December
2011).
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CHESS WORKSHOP
FOR TEACHERS – MARTIN TOWN, GRAND BAHAMA
The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) hosted its
first chess workshop for Primary School Teachers on May
27 and 28, 2011. There were ten (10) participants from two
Primary Schools namely Holmes Rock and Martin
Town Primary. During the one day workshop conducted by NI Byron Small
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2011 North American Youth Chess Championship
Representatives of The Bahamas Chess Federation participated in
the 2011 NorthAmerican Youth Chess Championship from June 25 –
29 in Tarrytown, New York.Twelve year old,
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Internationally Certified Chess Instructors
The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF)
marked another historic event in its history.Twelve (12) players
were awarded Chess Instructor Titles during the World
ChessFederation (FIDE) meeting of the 2nd
Quarter Presidential Board
2011.
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Welcome to the BCF Website
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Welcome to the Bahamas
Chess Federation website, Our hope is that you will find here all the
information you are looking for about our present and past activities.
I wish this will also give
you an incentive to join us in the development of Chess in the Bahamas, as a
player, a sponsor or a supporter.
Thank you for visiting and
see you soon in one of our events,
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TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR'S COURSE
Interested Members of
the Bahamas Chess Federation are hereby informed that the Bahamas Chess
Federation is planning a Tournament Directors’ Course to be held this year.
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