Team BVI returned to the Territory on the 25th of August, following a strong showing at the inaugural Caribbean Chess Cup in Aruba.
Competing in their first international over-the-board tournament, Anferny Raheem Hodge and Dimitri Fungfook faced each other in the final round, drawing their match to conclude the nine-round event.
Hodge finished in fourth place among 21 competitors after scoring 5.5 points from nine games, improving from his starting rank of 14th. He also received the medal for Best Under-16 Male atthe tournament. Fungfook finished in ninth place with 4.5 points, improving from his starting rank of 13th.
The tournament was an important step in Team BVI’s preparation for the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The national delegation departs the British Virgin Islands on 11September to represent the Territory in one of the world’s leading international chess events.
Participation in the Caribbean Chess Cup has been made possible through support from FIDE Americas, the regional governing body for chess in the Americas, and the Georges-Rhymer Institute for Public Policy, in honour of former Deputy Governor and a founding member of the BVI Chess Federation, Elton Georges, OBE.
The BVI Chess Federation encourages the public to follow BVI Chess on Facebook at /bvichess for team updates, tournament news, and ways to support Team BVI as it represents the Territory internationally.
Competing in their first international over-the-board tournament, Anferny Raheem Hodge and Dimitri Fungfook faced each other in the final round, drawing their match to conclude the nine-round event.
Hodge finished in fourth place among 21 competitors after scoring 5.5 points from nine games, improving from his starting rank of 14th. He also received the medal for Best Under-16 Male atthe tournament. Fungfook finished in ninth place with 4.5 points, improving from his starting rank of 13th.
The tournament was an important step in Team BVI’s preparation for the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The national delegation departs the British Virgin Islands on 11September to represent the Territory in one of the world’s leading international chess events.
Participation in the Caribbean Chess Cup has been made possible through support from FIDE Americas, the regional governing body for chess in the Americas, and the Georges-Rhymer Institute for Public Policy, in honour of former Deputy Governor and a founding member of the BVI Chess Federation, Elton Georges, OBE.
The BVI Chess Federation encourages the public to follow BVI Chess on Facebook at /bvichess for team updates, tournament news, and ways to support Team BVI as it represents the Territory internationally.
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