Bahamas Scholastic Individual 2017
CM Nathan Smith captures Bahamas Scholastic Individual 2017
The Bahamas Scholastic Individual Chess Tournament was held on Saturday, February 18th, 2017 at T.G. Glover Primary School. The event which was hosted by the Bahamas Chess Federation fueled a fierce competition between 23 of the Bahamas’ top young minds. The match of the day was between CM Nathan Smith and WCM Polina Karelina. The intense match saw Polina with a time advantage, while Nathan had a material advantage. Going down to the wire, Nathan was able to transfer his material advantage in to a win as Polina eventually lost on time. CM Nathan Smith went on to become this year’s Scholastic Individual Champion –winning in five straight rounds. As an added bonus, Smith walked away with a brand new smartphone for 1st place. Due to a four way tie – there was a sudden death playoff for the 2nd and 3rd positions overall. WCM Polina Karelina took the 2nd position, while Trinity Pinder and Kelsie Thomas tied for 3rd position.
The participants, some new to chess, hailed from 11 of our local schools including Anatol Rodgers School, Chrisitan Heritage School, Garvin Tynes Primary, Grace Christian School of Excellence, H.O. Nash Junior High School, Tambearly School, Queens College, S. C. Mcpherson School, St. Andrews School, T.A. Thompson School and The Community learning Center. Based on the performance seen- we only have great things to come.
Final standings included:
Overall Winners
CM Nathan Smith 1st Place
WCM Polina Karelina 2nd Place
Trinity Pinder 3rd Place
Kelsie Thomas 3rd Place
Top Category Winners
Under 18
Kelsie Thomas
Under 16
WCM Polina Karelina 1st Place
Timothy Williams 2nd Place
Ezekiel Attenborough 3rd Place
Under 14
Trinity Pinder 1st Place
Maverick D’Arville 2nd Place
Joel Gustave 3rd Place
Under 12
CM Nathan Smith 1st Place
Adam Clarke 2nd Place
Saruj Nair 3rd Place
The participants, some new to chess, hailed from 11 of our local schools including Anatol Rodgers School, Chrisitan Heritage School, Garvin Tynes Primary, Grace Christian School of Excellence, H.O. Nash Junior High School, Tambearly School, Queens College, S. C. Mcpherson School, St. Andrews School, T.A. Thompson School and The Community learning Center. Based on the performance seen- we only have great things to come.
Final standings included:
Overall Winners
CM Nathan Smith 1st Place
WCM Polina Karelina 2nd Place
Trinity Pinder 3rd Place
Kelsie Thomas 3rd Place
Top Category Winners
Under 18
Kelsie Thomas
Under 16
WCM Polina Karelina 1st Place
Timothy Williams 2nd Place
Ezekiel Attenborough 3rd Place
Under 14
Trinity Pinder 1st Place
Maverick D’Arville 2nd Place
Joel Gustave 3rd Place
Under 12
CM Nathan Smith 1st Place
Adam Clarke 2nd Place
Saruj Nair 3rd Place
WCM Polina Karelina 2nd Place Overall with BCF President Valentine Cox
BCF President Valentine Cox with 3rd Place winners Trinity Pinder (Center) & Kelsie Thomas
VP of BCF Edmund Deal awards Chess Books to young players
Chess Coach Dr. David Sands with Tambearly Squad players Maverick & Brosnan D'Arville
Mr. D'Arville and Tamberley's Chess Coach Dr. David Sands
Family outing for chess relatives
Family outing for chess relatives
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