BAJAN SUN
Bajan Sun Magazine
JULY 2014
BARBADOS CHESS
FEDERATION (BCF)
Who are we? What we do? Our Plans?
including: the World Chess Olympiad in Norway in August 2014,
and the expansion of Schools programme (Chess In Schools) CAC
juniors in Colombia in October 2014.
In addition to these events, BCF will be involved in the United
Insurance Prize-Giving Ceremony, Barbados Open Junior, Pan
American Youth Festival, Junior Nationals U 20, 2nd Qualifier,
CAC Youth Festival, 2014 Barbados National Championship,
Umada Cup, United Insurance Tertiary Championship, World
Championship Schools Individual, Michael Forde Memorial, 2014
National Rapid Championship, Junior Nationals U16 & U18, 2014
Barbados Open Junior Chess Championship and the Barbados U8,
U10, and U 12 Chess Championship.
Founded in 1981, the Barbados Chess Federation (BCF) has been in
existence for over 30 years. Despite a seemingly short period, Chess
has been played in Barbados since the days of settlement - record of
National Championships in 1919. Later in 2001, the BCF went a step
further to become incorporated as the governing body for Chess in
Barbados.
Today, the BCF is lead by President Rohan Waithe, who has
spearheaded the operations of the BCF since January 2009. Under
his leadership, the BCF hosted a range of events including the
Heroes Day International tournament. BCF also recently won CAC
Juniors Pan Am Scholastic and placed 2nd in the Sub Zonal. For the
balance of 2014, BCF aims to be involved in quite a number of
activities and events locally, regionally and internationally
Beyond these activities, the BCF also possesses a passion for the
community. As such, the Federation has created an environment
where Chess amateurs and novices can learn to play and participate
in Chess Demos. This event is held annually in Bridgetown,
Barbados and also within various communities. In the past BCF also
featured an exhibition at Coverley, Barbados; as part of their
‘Community Give Back’ drive. Lastly, BCF in their efforts to
infiltrate the academic arena spearheads an extensive school
programme for students at the primary school level through to
tertiary level education.
Learn more about the Barbados Chess Federation (BCF) at http://
www.olympic.org.bb/?page_id=565
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