Topic: chess
Record-breaking numbers at 2026 National Schools Chess Championship
The Cayman Islands Chess Federation hosted a record-breaking number of players for the 2026 National Schools Chess Championship of the Cayman Islands on Friday, 6 March.
Cayman national chess team in Budapest for Olympiad
After competing in the Pan-American Youth Chess Championship in July, the Cayman national chess team again is putting their training to the test at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest.
Cayman player crowned Caribbean chess king
Cayman Islands chess champ Kudakwashe Chinake claimed the Caribbean crown over the Easter weekend.
Visiting grandmaster captures students’ interest in chess
A group of John Gray High School students crowded into the campus’ small library on Friday, just after lunch, to learn about chess from a master – a grandmaster, in fact.
Students master chess for tournament
More than 120 students from eight local schools participated in the inaugural Dart Minds Inspired Interschool Chess Tournament.
Visiting grandmaster supports Cayman’s chess program
Four-time women’s world chess champion, Hou Yifan, will visit the Cayman Islands this week to support the islands’ school chess program.
Compass interview: Grandmaster Nigel Short on his game
Grandmaster Nigel Short visited the Cayman Islands as part of a goodwill mission to boost the Chess in Schools program, and he sat down for a question-and-answer session with the Cayman Compass on Tuesday.
Cayman Chess Club gets help from a Grandmaster
The next generation of Cayman chess players got a boost from a master of the game this week. Nigel Short came to George Town and participated in a pair of fundraisers for the Cayman Chess Club’s Chess in Schools program.
Chess Grandmaster to demonstrate skill
Dust off your rooks and bishops. English chess Grandmaster Nigel Short, who lost to Garry Kasparov in the 1993 World Chess Championships, will visit Cayman and take part in a few different challenges next week.
Krauthammer: Checkmate – To each his own Olympics
While chess’ governing body cannot match the International Olympic Committee for corruption, the World Chess Federation more than makes up for that in weirdness.
