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 8 titles, George E. C. Stanford has 6, Frederick Edward Brassington has 5, Fred Sabga has 4, Carl Brown, and Shawn Tavares each have 3 titles and Joshua Johnson has 2 titles.
There is also an annual National Women's Championship. Aditi Soondarsingh has won a record nine 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] |
| 2016 | Joshua Johnson |
| 2018 | Adrian Winter Atwell |
| 2019 | Isaiah McIntosh |
| 2022 | Ryan Harper |
| 2023 | Isaiah McIntosh |
| 2024 | Joshua Johnson |
| 2025 | Quinn Cabralis |
List of women's champions
edit| Year | National Women's Champion[10] |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 1983 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 1984 | Marylin Geoffroy |
| 1985 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 1986 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 2002 | Desire Derrick |
| 2003 | Desire Derrick |
| 2004 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2005 | Chantal Fitzpatrick |
| 2006 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2007 | Aditi Soondarsingh, Jane Kennedy |
| 2008 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2009 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2010 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2011 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2012 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2013 | Javanna Smith |
| 2014 | Gabriella Johnson, Javanna Smith, Shannon Yearwood[11] |
| 2015 | Aditi Soondarsingh[12] |
| 2016 | Gabriella Johnson |
| 2018 | Gabriella Johnson |
| 2022 | Obdulis Hermoso Rodriguez |
| 2023 | Zara La Fleur |
| 2024 | Ysvett Hermoso Rodriguez |
References
edit- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2005-07-20). "Chess: Where are the records? The game that lost its history". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ↑ "Chess: New India Champs Crowned". The Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2006-10-26.
- ↑ "Chess: Dr Maxwell Sturm". The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation. 2013-05-01.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Chess: Ravishen Singh receives his trophy from Coreen Cabralis, Secretary T&TCA". The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation. 2013-05-01.
- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2012-11-14). "Chess: Frank Yee wins national title at last". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ↑ "Chess: Vishnu Singh is Champ". The Trinidad Express. 2014-11-20.
- ↑ Jacobs, Carl (2015-11-05). "Chess: Cupid wins TT Chess Crown". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ↑ "History of Chess in Trinidad & Tobago". Dibe Church of the Nazarene. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Three-headed women's championship". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Cupid wins T&T chess crown". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-04-27.