Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championships are the annual individual National Chess championships of Trinidad and Tobago. Although chess was being played in Trinidad and Tobago from 1922 or earlier,[1] the first men's tournament took place in 1937.
Christo Cave is the player with the most wins to his credit, having won 13 titles.[2] However, several other players have managed to pull off multiple wins: Ryan Harper has 7 titles, George E. C. Stanford has 6, Frederick Edward Brassington has 5, Fred Sabga has 4, and Carl Brown and Shawn Tavares each have 3 titles.
NOTE: The table below lists only the years when tournaments took place. There were no chess tournaments in Trinidad and Tobago in 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1960, 1962, and 1963.
| Year | National Men's Champion |
|---|---|
| 1937 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1939 | Dr. Aldwyn G. Francois |
| 1942 | Ralph Bersodi Jr |
| 1944 | Dr. R. O. Young |
| 1945 | Dr. Maxwell G. Sturm [3] |
| 1946 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1947 | Dr. Maxwell G. Sturm |
| 1948 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1949 | Rene Pratt, H.A. Mc Shine, George E. C. Stanford |
| 1950 | Rene Pratt |
| 1951 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1952 | Tournament Unfinished |
| 1953 | Carl Brown |
| 1954 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1955 | Eric Callender |
| 1956 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1957 | Eric Callender |
| 1958 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1959 | Carl Brown |
| 1961 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1964 | Arnold Ramon-Fortune |
| 1965 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1966 | Fred Sabga |
| 1967 | Carl Brown |
| 1968 | Arnold Ramon-Fortune |
| 1969 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1970, 1971, 1972 | Fred Sabga |
| 1973 | Arthur Rudy Mohipp [4] |
| 1974 | Arthur Rudy Mohipp |
| 1975 | John Raphael |
| 1976 | Arthur Morris |
| 1977 | Kwame Payne |
| 1978 | Cecil Lee |
| 1979 | Arthur Morris |
| 1980 | Courtney Lee |
| 1981 | Edward Duchesne |
| 1982 | Shawn Tavares |
| 1983 | Franklyn Pierre |
| 1984 | Cecil Lee |
| 1985 | Yogendranath Ramsingh |
| 1986, 1987 | Shawn Tavares |
| 1988 | Yogendranath Ramsingh |
| 1989 | Edward Duchesne |
| 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | Christo Cave |
| 1994 | Anderson Gordon |
| 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 | Christo Cave |
| 2002 | Ryan Harper[5] |
| 2003, 2004 | Christo Cave |
| 2005, 2006, 2007 | Ryan Harper |
| 2008 | Ravishen Singh [6] |
| 2009 | Marcus Joseph |
| 2010, 2011 | Ryan Harper |
| 2012 | Frank Yee [7] |
| 2013 | Ryan Harper |
| 2014 | Vishnu Singh[8] |
| 2015 | Kevin Cupid[9] |
References
- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2005-07-20). "Chess: Where are the records? The game that lost its history". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ↑ Unknown, Reporter (2006-10-26). "Chess: New India Champs Crowned". The Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
- ↑ Unknown, Writer (2013-05-01). "Chess: Dr Maxwell Sturm". The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation.
- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2012-05-28). "Chess: Ancient Set for Arrival Day". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2011-11-03). "Chess: Chess king Harper’s elusive dream". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ↑ Unknown, Writer (2013-05-01). "Chess: Ravishen Singh receives his trophy from Coreen Cabralis, Secretary T&TCA". The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation.
- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2012-11-14). "Chess: Frank Yee wins national title at last". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ↑ Unknown, Reporter (2014-11-20). "Chess: Vishnu Singh is Champ". The Trinidad Express.
- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2015-11-05). "Chess: Cupid wins TT Chess Crown". The Trinidad Guardian.
External links
- Official Website of the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association
- Trinidad & Tobago at the Chess Olympics
- Chess Drum Report on Trinidad & Tobago Chess Players
- Chess Drum Report on Trinidad & Tobago Chess Players
- FIDE on Cecil Lee
- Official Website of the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation
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