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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Liguanea Chess Club turns heads</SPAN>
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Saturday, January 13, 2007
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Ten-year-old Tewana Mallace and the Liguanea Chess Club turned a few heads with their recent achievements at two international tournaments over the last few months.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Rollington Town Primary student, Mallace, won the nine-and-under title at the Miami International Winter Championship, and was second at the Miami International Scholastic Junior Orange Bowl Tournament.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Club president Geoffrey Byfield noted that when they started to enter the championships eight years ago, they were a very under-rated third world team.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, when the team travels to these tournaments nowadays, there is high expectations of them, and he said they have proven why their ratings have consistently improved.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The team copped the Under-12 title at the Junior Bowl Championship and finished fourth in the Under-19 section, while at the Miami International they placed second in the Under-12 and Under-19 categories.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=351 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Geoffrey Byfield (right) and members of the Liguanea Chess club show off their trophies and awards from their recent exploits at the Miami Winter Championships and the Junior Orange Bowl Tournament. (Inset) Tawana Mallace poses with his first and second place trophies won at the Miami International Winter Championships and at the Miami International Scholastic Junior Orange Bowl Tournament, respectively. (Photos: Bryan Cummings) </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Other members who did well were Marq-Brandon Pitter, who finished seventh at both tournaments, Taj Buckley and Damani Reid, who were ninth in the Under-12, at the Miami and Junior Orange Bowl tournaments, respectively.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Meanwhile, Merl Grove's Shantel Reid, who took eighth spot at both competitions, became the first Jamaican female to win awards at these championships.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Byfield noted that the team was severely weakened for the Junior Bowl championship contested from January 3-5.
This was because after the Miami International some of the players had to return home, while others, including Mallace, had to move up into higher age groups.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, the coach was convinced that the team still did themselves and their country proud.<P class=StoryText align=justify>He was especially proud of Mallace, whom he says has a great future in the game. "He was the best Jamaican performer at the tournaments, and I have heard him being described as the best in his age group in the English-speaking Caribbean," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The soft-spoken Mallace, who won six and drew one game to win at the Miami International and drew two and lost one at the Junior Bowl Championship, said most of the games were easy for him and it is only because he lost concentration why he lost the one game.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, he said he intended to represent his country and be a grand-master of chess in the future.
Byfield added that the club has have produced other outstanding players in the p
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Saturday, January 13, 2007
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=190 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Ten-year-old Tewana Mallace and the Liguanea Chess Club turned a few heads with their recent achievements at two international tournaments over the last few months.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Rollington Town Primary student, Mallace, won the nine-and-under title at the Miami International Winter Championship, and was second at the Miami International Scholastic Junior Orange Bowl Tournament.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Club president Geoffrey Byfield noted that when they started to enter the championships eight years ago, they were a very under-rated third world team.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, when the team travels to these tournaments nowadays, there is high expectations of them, and he said they have proven why their ratings have consistently improved.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The team copped the Under-12 title at the Junior Bowl Championship and finished fourth in the Under-19 section, while at the Miami International they placed second in the Under-12 and Under-19 categories.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=351 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Geoffrey Byfield (right) and members of the Liguanea Chess club show off their trophies and awards from their recent exploits at the Miami Winter Championships and the Junior Orange Bowl Tournament. (Inset) Tawana Mallace poses with his first and second place trophies won at the Miami International Winter Championships and at the Miami International Scholastic Junior Orange Bowl Tournament, respectively. (Photos: Bryan Cummings) </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Other members who did well were Marq-Brandon Pitter, who finished seventh at both tournaments, Taj Buckley and Damani Reid, who were ninth in the Under-12, at the Miami and Junior Orange Bowl tournaments, respectively.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Meanwhile, Merl Grove's Shantel Reid, who took eighth spot at both competitions, became the first Jamaican female to win awards at these championships.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Byfield noted that the team was severely weakened for the Junior Bowl championship contested from January 3-5.This was because after the Miami International some of the players had to return home, while others, including Mallace, had to move up into higher age groups.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, the coach was convinced that the team still did themselves and their country proud.<P class=StoryText align=justify>He was especially proud of Mallace, whom he says has a great future in the game. "He was the best Jamaican performer at the tournaments, and I have heard him being described as the best in his age group in the English-speaking Caribbean," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The soft-spoken Mallace, who won six and drew one game to win at the Miami International and drew two and lost one at the Junior Bowl Championship, said most of the games were easy for him and it is only because he lost concentration why he lost the one game.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, he said he intended to represent his country and be a grand-master of chess in the future.
Byfield added that the club has have produced other outstanding players in the p