Jamaica can now boast the fact that we are now officially the first English speaking country to walk home with the coveted honor of being the Champion Country at the now concluded CAC youth chess Festival in Trinidad and Tobago.
The players have made the nation immensely proud, playing valiantly through nine grueling rounds to secure the title. Whilst all players contributed to this accomplishment, the following players did exceptionally well in the Championships and finished in the top five:
U8 Female: Jaya-Rene Richards placed 3rd with 4.5/9.
U8 Absolute: Anthony Lyn placed 3rd with 6/9. Anthony has now been awarded the title of Candidate Master CM (youngest Jamaican ever). Kishan Clarke came 4th with 5.5/9.
U10 female: Johmoi Blake finished 5th with .5.5/9.
U10 Absolute: David Thomas finished first 8/9. It should be noted that he physically won all nine rounds but lost a point through an appeal. David has now been awarded the tittle f Candidate Master CM. Mikhail Bond Finished 4th with 6/9.
U12 Female: Adani Clarke finished 2nd with 7.5/9. She has been awarded the title of Candidate Master CM. (Youngest female Jamaican ever).
U12Absolute: Leighton Barrett finished 2nd with 7.5/9. Leighton has now been awarded the title of Candidate Master CM. Angelus Mcdonald finished 4th with 6.5/9.
U16: Rachel Miller finished 1st in the u16 Female section and 2nd in the Absolute section as both sections were merged. Rachel has now been awarded the tittle of Candidate Master CM.
In Total, Jamaica has managed to obtain 5 new international titles.
Apart from these top 5 finishers above, most of our players finished in the top 10 in their respective sections. Some missed out of the top honors by half of a point.
Other members of the team includes:
U8: Aidan Rampair 6th
(U10 F): Kennedy Brown 9th
U14: Joshua Christie 6th, Akeem Brown 8th, Jhustice Mcdonald 11th, Jaleel Thorpe 15th, Jordan Mckoy 20th
U16: Michael Christie 6th, Athan Belinfante 9th
U18: Alistair Walker 11th
EDITOR'S NOTE: courtesy of Jamaica Chess Federation
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