The Bahamas scoring well in FIDE youth tournament

After six rounds of competition in the FIDE (International Chess Federation) Online World Under 10-18 Rapid Championships, each player of The Bahamas’ four-member team has scored. The Americas phase of the competition began on Tuesday evening and wrapped up yesterday evening.

The Bahamas is represented by Aidan Mart (Open U16), Avian Pride (Open U14), Max White (Open U10) and Chika Pride (Girls U10). The tournament is unique as only one player can register per category from each country.

Other countries participating in the tournament include the United States of America, Haiti, Guyana, Canada, Argentina, Peru, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Barbados, Mexico, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

Mart has a FIDE rating of 1,262 with a performance rating of 1,531. He has two points after six rounds of play.

After a difficult first round on Tuesday, Mart was able to secure his first win against Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night. He took down Amir Mahadeo and won to score his first point of the tournament in the third round. He also got a win in the fifth round against Antigua and Barbuda’s Joshua Solomon.

Avian Pride, who has a FIDE rating of 1,208, has two points. The 13-year-old forced resignation in round five against Haiti’s Fritz Francois Jean after 86 moves. That was his first victory of the tournament. Pride received a bye in round four.

In the Open U10, White started off the first round with a tactical win against Paraguay’s Alejandro Ivan Torales on Tuesday night. It was a huge win for the unranked White who went up against the ranked Torales.

Chika Pride picked up a win in the fifth round. Like White, she entered the tournament unranked.

According to Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) President Elton Joseph, this tournament is one of the toughest chess tournaments in the world for young players. It is usually dominated by China, the USA and Europe.

“The players are doing well in the tournament. No one has zero points. I have watched some of the games and for some of them, they seemed nervous at first. As the tournament goes on they will gain more experience and knowledge. We expect to see some more wins in tonight’s (last night) round,” Joseph said.

The Bahamas is a young nation in the chess world especially when compared to countries in Europe and Asia who have played chess for centuries. The BCF will be looking to implement the game of chess in the schools and even facilitate more clubs around the country.

The quartet returned to action last night, but no results were available up to press time.

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