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2021 HAROLD CHAN CHESS OPEN

Jamaica will host its annual "Harold Chan Chess" Open in honor of one of the Jamaica Chess Federation’s legendary players, and one of the first ever National Chess masters,

The Tournament, formerly called the Summer Open, was renamed in 2003 in honour of the Guyanese-born, now deceased, medical practitioner who, along with the late National Master Robert Wheeler and the late Thomas Figeroa, became Jamaica’s first-ever National Masters in 1975.

Doctor Chan, whose favourite chess player was Grand Master Alexander Alekhine, also won the Jamaica National Chess Championship titles from 1972-74, and 1978-79

this years edition of the tournament will be hosted online and will commence on October 9th 2021, and will be held over six rounds.