CARIFTA 2017
The Bain and Grants town Chess Club (BGT) attended its first international Tournament, thanks to the support of the TIG Foundation, Lindroth Development, BPL, The Bahamas Chess Federation and The Bain and Grants town Urban Renewal. Five(5) kids from the club qualified for and attended the 6th CARIFTA Chess Championship in New Kingston, Jamaica. They were tasked with representing the country in the competition as well as promoting the Bahamas as Ambassadors for the country, which they did admirably.
This was the first time the Bain and Grants Town Chess Club attended any tournament outside the country, a change from their usual attendance at Bahamas Chess Federation Tournaments. They faced stiff competition against 214 strong and extremely experienced players from 6 other countries.
The team of: Trinity Pinder in the Under 16 Female category and Adam Clarke, Davonye Edmond, Ivoine Strachan and Suraj Nair in the Under 12 category quickly dispatched many of their opponents, but got taken down by the experience of the Category Bosses.
All of the kids did well considering it was their first battle on the international stage, and for a few, the first time they traveled out of the country. They all put in a lot of hard work before and during the tournament and they gained valuable experience and skills that can only be attained from international competition. This tournament is a testament that hard work and effort pays off.
The BGT Chess Club which meets on Saturdays at the Bain and Grants Town Urban Renewal Center is open to persons wishing to learn the royal sport of chess; it preferences kids from the Bain and Grants Town community but welcomes anyone else interested in playing chess.
As the club continues to push forward to become the strongest Chess Club in the region, while helping the community, we again would like to thank everyone who made the trip possible including our hard working parents.
This was the first time the Bain and Grants Town Chess Club attended any tournament outside the country, a change from their usual attendance at Bahamas Chess Federation Tournaments. They faced stiff competition against 214 strong and extremely experienced players from 6 other countries.
The team of: Trinity Pinder in the Under 16 Female category and Adam Clarke, Davonye Edmond, Ivoine Strachan and Suraj Nair in the Under 12 category quickly dispatched many of their opponents, but got taken down by the experience of the Category Bosses.
All of the kids did well considering it was their first battle on the international stage, and for a few, the first time they traveled out of the country. They all put in a lot of hard work before and during the tournament and they gained valuable experience and skills that can only be attained from international competition. This tournament is a testament that hard work and effort pays off.
The BGT Chess Club which meets on Saturdays at the Bain and Grants Town Urban Renewal Center is open to persons wishing to learn the royal sport of chess; it preferences kids from the Bain and Grants Town community but welcomes anyone else interested in playing chess.
As the club continues to push forward to become the strongest Chess Club in the region, while helping the community, we again would like to thank everyone who made the trip possible including our hard working parents.