Barbadian Chess Championship
The Barbadian Chess Championship has been organized by the Barbados Chess Federation since 1983. Previously it was organized by the Barbados Chess Club.[1] A separate national championship for women was first held in 1981.[2]
Open championship winners
Year Champion[1] 1924 Sidney Inniss 1925 Sidney Inniss 1926 Sidney Inniss 1927 Charles Gilkes 1928 W. Stoute 1929 Charles Gilkes 1930 Sidney Inniss 1931 Sidney Inniss 1932 Charles Gilkes 1933 Charles Gilkes 1934 Charles Gilkes 1935 H. Walton 1936 Charles Gilkes 1937 H. Walton 1938 Charles Gilkes 1939 H. Walton 1940 H. Walton 1941 Charles Gilkes 1942 H. Walton 1943 H. Walton 1944 Charles Gilkes 1945 H. Walton 1946 H. Walton 1947 H. Walton 1948 Charles Gilkes 1949 C. Beasley 1950 Charles Gilkes 1967 George Trotman, Charles Gilkes 1976 Philip Corbin 1977 T. Morton, Philip Corbin 1978 Ronald Moseley 1979 Philip Corbin 1980 Philip Corbin 1981 David Dawson 1982 Peter Dawson 1983 Ron Buckmire 1984 Ron Buckmire 1985 Ron Buckmire 1986 Kevin Denny[3] 1987 Philip Corbin[4] 1988 Kevin Denny[3] 1990 Philip Corbin[4] 1991 Kevin Denny[3] 1992 Kevin Denny[3] 1993 Kevin Denny[3] 1994 Kevin Denny[3] 1995 Kevin Denny[3] 1996 Kevin Denny[3] 1997 Philip Corbin[4] 1998 Kevin Denny[3] 1999 Kevin Denny[3] 2000 Kevin Denny[3] 2001 Kevin Denny[3] 2002 Ricardo Szmetan[5] 2003 Delisle Warner[6] 2004 Kevin Denny[7] 2005 Delisle Warner[8] 2006 Terry Farley[9] 2007 Delisle Warner[10] 2008 Kevin Denny[11] 2009 Martyn Del Castilho[12] 2010 Martyn Del Castilho 2011 Martyn Del Castilho[13] 2012 Martyn Del Castilho[13] 2013 Orlando Husbands[14] 2014 Yu Tien Poon[15] 2015 Yu Tien Poon[15] 2016 Martyn Del Castilho[16] 2017 Martyn Del Castilho[17]
Women's championship winners
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Year Champion 1981 Margaret Prince[1] 1982 Margaret Prince[1] 1983 Margaret Prince[1] 1992 Margaret Prince[2] 1997 Margaret Prince[2] 2002 Rashida Corbin[18] 2003 Rashida Corbin[19] 2004 Teresa Howell[20] 2005 Rosamund Holder[8] 2006 Corrine Howard[21] 2007 Corrine Howard[21] 2008 Rashida Corbin[11] 2011 Sheena Ramsay[22] 2012 Katrina Blackman[23] 2013 Donna Murray[24] 2014 Katrina Blackman[23] 2015 Gabriela Cumberbatch[25] 2016 Katrina Blackman[26]
References
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- ^ "2004 Barbados National Championship". 8 May 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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- ^ a b "2008 Barbados National Championships". 9 October 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Del Castilho national chess champion". The Daily Nation (Barbados). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Del Castilho retains chess title". Barbados Today. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "HUSBANDS IS NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPION". FIDE America. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Poon still chess champ". Nation News. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Gill, Haydn (14 September 2017). "del Castilho still chess champion". Nation News. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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- ^ "The Ladies National Chess Championship – 2003". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Ladies National Championship is underway at Sagicor Sports Club". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Women's Chess in Barbados". 26 September 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Hurdle, Natanga Smith (15 July 2012). "Sheena's will to win". Nation News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b Gill, Haydn (26 November 2016). "Blackman retakes chess title". Nation News. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Women start well at Chess Olympiad". Barbados Today. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "CUMBERBATCH IS NEW CHESS QUEEN". FIDE America. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "2016 BARBADOS LADIES CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL REPORT". FIDE America. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2017.