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BCF and FIDE Rating List January, 2010 Published
The 2009 Bahamas National Chess Champion, Yan Lyansky leads
the January 2010 ratings list of active players.
Lyansky, a College Professor, entered the BCF rating list with a
USCF Standard Rating of 1868.
After an excellent result in the Bahamas Nationals, Lyansky
gained 46 rating points and performed well enough to earn a World Chess
Federation (FIDE) rating.
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SMALL and JOSEPH
dominate Blitz Championship 2009
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The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) Blitz Championship
was held on Sunday December 27, 2009.
It is traditional that the BCF host its Open Blitz Tournament on
the last Sunday of each year.
This year, the Blitz Championship was divided into two sections,
Open and Reserve. The Open
Section was a 10 round ........
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Chess in Central
Abaco
Representatives
of The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) visited Central Abaco on
Saturday 12th December, 2009.
BCF President Kean Smith along with four others of the
BCF visited Abaco in an effort to encourage the strengthening of
organized chess on the island and to assess the interest and support...
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The Bahamas continue to progress
in The World of Chess
Since 2006, The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) Chess
Nationals has been rated by The World Chess Federation (FIDE).
In January, 2007, the BCF had for the first time, chess players
listed on FIDE rating list. Following a successful programme launched to
encourage its members to earn a FIDE rating, there are now thirteen (13)
players who have earned a FIDE rating and twelve (12) of them remain
active.
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Welcome to the BCF Website
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Welcome to the Bahamas
Chess Federation website, Our hope is that you will find here all the
information you are looking for about our present and past activities.
I wish this will also give
you an incentive to join us in the development of Chess in the Bahamas, as a
player, a sponsor or a supporter.
Thank you for visiting and
see you soon in one of our events,
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TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR'S COURSE
Interested Members of
the Bahamas Chess Federation are hereby informed that the Bahamas Chess
Federation is planning a Tournament Directors’ Course to be held this year.
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