2008 JCF AGM set for Alhambra Inn this Saturday

Date Posted;

Ian Wilkinson President JCF

The 40th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Chess Federation, will be held at 1.00 p.m. this Saturday, June 14th, 2008 at the Alhambra Inn, 1 Tucker Avenue, Kingston 6 (off Mountain View Avenue - across from the traffic lights by the National Stadium where Arthur Wint Drive intersects with Mountain View Avenue).


Matters to be dealt with include the Election of the Nomination Committee for the 2008/2010.

The awards ceremony for 2007 will follow the AGM at approximately 3 p.m. and will recognise the winners of tournaments and other top performers during 2007.

One of the most anticipated awards will be Player of the Year, as three players, top junior National Master Brandon Wilson, National Master Jomo Pitterson and FIDE Master Warren Elliott are the main contenders.

Special Guest will be Michael Hylton QC, former Solicitor General of Jamaica.



Dress: Elegantly Casual


Everyone is invited to attend.

Below are some of the winners for 2007, Special Award Categories and Sponsors to be recognized:






Tournament Winner




1.New Year’s Open- Mikhail Solomon

2.New Year’s Amateur-Samuel Lamont

3.National Junior Championships- Onaje LaMont

4.National Girls Championships -Annesha Smith

5.Lasco Chess League -King Assasins : NM Jomo Pitterson, Onaje LaMont, Mikhail Solomon, Daren Wisdom, Walter Williams and Paul Brooks.

6.National High Schools Championships- Glenmuir – Walter Williams, Lucien Rowe, Onaje La Mont and Mikhail Gillespie

7.Robert Wheeler Open-NM Brandon Wilson

8.Robert Wheeler Amateur-Brandon Badal

9.Masters KO-NM Jomo Pitterson

10.Independence Open-NM Equitable Brown

11.Independence Amateur-Annesha Smith

12.Harold Chan Open-NM Geoffrey Byfield

13.Harold Chan Amateur-Andre Rowe

14.All-age National Championships
U18 Phillip Pryce
U18 - Girls Krishna Gray

15.National Championships-Warren Elliott

16.National Women’s Championships-WFM Deborah Richards

17.President’s Invitational-Alain Morais

18.Jamaica Open-NM Duane Rowe

19.Jamaica Open Amateur-Margoe Williams

20.Clarendon Open-Brandon Wilson

21.Clarendon Amateur-Douglas Johnson

22.Frederick Cameron Open-NM Jomo Pitterson

23.Frederick Cameron Amateur-Kareem Wright

24.National Blitz Championships-FM Warren Elliott

n addition to the foregoing, Special Awards will given as follows:

- Most Active Player
- Most Improved Player
- Gold Certificate of Merit
- Silver Certificate of Merit
- Special Certificate of Merit
- NM Certificate
- Super NM Certificate
- Analyst of the Year
- Journalist of the Year
- International Representatives
- Player of the Year

SPonsors to be recognised include:



1. Lasco Distributors Limited

2. RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited

3.Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

4.Axis Jamaica Limited

5. Jamaica Moneymarket Brokers Limited

6.General Accident Insurance Company Limited

7.Scotia Dehring Bunting & Golding Limited

8.Pulse Investment Limited

9. Sports Development Foundation