CARIBBEAN CHESS CARNIVAL

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE CARIBBEAN CHESS CARNIVAL

The Board of Directors of the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation extends an invitation to all Chess players and Federations to participate in the 7th edition of our international tournament.

The website is for promoting the Caribbean Chess Carnival. An objective of the website is to make available, for viewing online as well as for download, chess games played during the festival. The site also publishes a selection of the games played in previous festivals. For this, the games are uploaded to the site in PGN format. The PGN viewer integrated with the web site will facilitate the online viewing. The user can also view reports of the games, download bulletins, view pairings and results for each round.The user can view information regarding registration, prizes, tournament details,regulations, accommodation, organizers, contact info etc. Users can also view the details of past tournaments.The website also provides news, stories and interviews related to the Chess Carnival. There will be a photo gallery attached to the website.

Come and combine chess with a vacation, Enjoy chess in the sun! http://www.trinoutdoors.com/index.htm

Scenes from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Welcome to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It also shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the southeast. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 smaller islands. Trin...

NEWS/STORIES/INTERVIEWS

Harper shines in 2009 Heroes Day event

See Guardian article at: http://guardian.co.tt/sports/other-sports/2009/05/06/harper-shines-heroes-day-event

Trinidad and Tobago’s FM Ryan Harper topped the group of regional Fide Masters taking part in the International Title Tournament held in Barbados last week. The former T&T national chess champion finished the nine round contest on five points, taking sixth place among the ...(read more)

CARIBBEAN CHESS CARNIVAL 2009

The Caribbean Chess Carnival 2009, a nine-round Swiss event, will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad during the period Tuesday 4th August (first game) to Sunday 9th August (final game).

Cuban Master Retains Title As Chess Carnival Comes to a Close

The Banquet hall of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club was bustling with activity on Sunday 10^th August as the Caribbean Chess Carnival came to a vibrant conclusion. The five-day tournament was truly a Carnival in every sense of the word, with participants from different countries and cultures competing in different divisions, all in the hopes of walking away victorious.

In his address during the closing ceremony, Chief Executive Officer of C ...(read more)