The 2015 Puerto Rico Men’s Chess Championship took place from October 9th through October 18th, in Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Bayamon. The event was a 9-round Swiss open tournament with the time control 90’ + 30”. The 15-year-old WIM Danitza Vazquez Maccarini emerged a convincing winner with 8/9 points, leaving the nearest follower […]
Visually disabled girl wins National Championship of Puerto Rico
YOUNG VISUALLY DISABLED WOMAN BECAME THE NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPION IN PUERTO RICO Natasha Morales Santos, is the National Chess Champion of Puerto Rico (Foto by CyberNews) (CyberNews) – Young woman Natasha Morales Santo has just made history when she became the Champion of the Puerto Rico National Women Chess Championship 2014, this Championship was celebrated […]
Narciso Rabell Mendez Memorial in Puerto Rico
Narciso Rabell Mendez In Memoriam Open was held on 17-20th January at the Biblioteca Pública, San Sebastián de Las Vegas del Pepino, in Puerto Rico. The event was organized by the San Sebastian Chess Club in two sections – Open and U2000. The Open was a 7-round Swiss with 21 participants. The three Grandmasters in […]
Webster U GMs Hoyos and Corrales win Narciso Rabell Mendez In Memoriam Open
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Interview with WIM Danitza Vazquez
This interview is addressed to someone very talented, hardworking, intelligent, disciplined, joyful and spontaneous, is a girl of only thirteen years of age, Danitza Vazquez Maccarini is the youngest Woman International Master in the world, has a norm of Woman Grand Master, which makes history not only for chess in Puerto Rico, but also for […]
Copa Centroamericana y del Caribe
The Chess Federation of Puerto Rico and the autonomous municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico, are holding the 1st Center America and Caribbean Chess Cup from December 12 to December 16, 2012. The tournament is open for players of the Center America and Caribbean Chess Federations affiliated to the International Federation of Chess (FIDE). The Organization […]