The Sagicor Barbados Junior Open has come to an end. As they say all good things must end at some time.

 However, the memories of this wonderful tournament will no doubt stay with us for years to come.

Looking back on this week we can say that the players provided us with excitement and intriguing Chess and for this you must give yourselves a round of applause.

When we arrived here on Monday we had high expectations, especially when we saw that the lineup included many former champions Askari  Elson from Barbados ,and 2 trini’s Sean Perryman and Allan Munro. Of course they were the two strong Jamaicans Allain Morais and Daren Wisdom.

For the first time in the history of this tournament there was a contingent from Suriname they were Avinash Wahi and Roshni Jagroep. We hope that in the years to come we will have many more talented Surinamese junior players in our junior tournaments and that we can visit Suriname soon.

From the start Elson lead the pack, with Areti, Morais and Wisdom hot on his heals in pursuit of  the coveted title. Elson broke away from the pack in round 6 after he defeated fellow countryman Muralidahar Areti in a spine thrilling game. After this he easily cruised home with a draws against Daren Wisdom of Jamaica and fellow Barbadian Olaudah Pryce.

Taking 2^nd and 3^rd place respectively were the reggae boys Darren Wisdom and Alain Morais.

As I conclude on the behalf of the executive of the Barbados chess federation we would sincerely hope that this chess tournament will encourage you to participate in next years event which promises to be bigger and better. 

Terry Farley, Tournament Director