January

February

March

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Wed. 1

New Year's Day

Sat. 1

1-3

IA FM John Powell
Memorial Open

JCF
HQ

Wed. 5

Ash Wednesday

Sat. 4

Free Day

Sun. 2

4-6

IA FM John Powell
Memorial Open

JCF
HQ

Sat. 8

1-3

National Age-Group
Chess Championships
(U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18)

TBA

Sun 5

Free Day

Sat. 8

1-2

National Junior Absolute &
Female Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sun. 9

4-6

National Age-Group
Chess Championships
(U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18)

TBA

Sat. 11

Free Day

Sun. 9

3-4

National Junior Absolute &
Female Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sat. 22

1-3

Manchester Open

Belair

Sun 12

Free Day

Fri. 14

National Junior Absolute &
Female Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sun. 23

4-6

Manchester Open

Belair

Sat. 18

JCF Extra Ordinary
General Meeting 2:30pm

Zoom

Sat. 15

6-7

National Junior Absolute &
Female Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Wed. 26

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

TBA

RJR Sportsman/Woman
National Annual Awards

TBA

Sun. 16

8-9

National Junior Absolute &
Female Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Fri. 28

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

Thu 23

1-3

Hope Anderson
National High School
Championship for Girls

JCF
HQ

Sat. 29

3-4

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

Fri. 24

4-6

Hope Anderson
National High School
Championship for Girls

JCF
HQ

Sat. 22

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 29

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 25

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 22

1-3

National Intercollegiate
Chess Championships Finals

UTECH

Sun. 30

5-6

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

Sat. 25
Sun. 26

1-6

National Intercollegiate
Chess Championships Prelims

UTECH

Sun. 23

4-6

National Intercollegiate
Chess Championships Finals

UTECH

TBA

CARICOM Classic
Chess Tournament

TBA

Fri. 31

1-4

National High School Playoffs

St. Jago

Thu. 27
Fri. 28

1-6

National High School Finals

Calabar

April

May

June

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Wed. 2

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

Sat. 3

1-14

NM Thomas Figueroa
National Blitz Championship

JCF
HQ

Sat. 7

1-6

Trelawny PCA Rapid

William
Knibb

Fri. 4

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

Sun. 4

1-9

CM Neil Fairclough National
Rapid Chess Championship

JCF
HQ

Sat. 14

1-2

National Absolute & Women's
Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sat 5

9-10

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

TBA

Central America & Caribbean
Women's Championship

TBA

Sun. 15

3-4

National Absolute & Women's
Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sun. 6

President's Invitational

JCF
HQ

Sat. 17

1-3

IA CM Robert Wheeler
Memorial Open 2025

JCF
HQ

Wed. 18

National Absolute & Women's
Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sat. 12

1-3

National School Inter Grade
Chess Championships
Grades 1 to 13

TBA

Sun. 18

4-6

IA CM Robert Wheeler
Memorial Open 2025

JCF
HQ

Fri. 20

National Absolute & Women's
Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sun. 13

4-6

National School Inter Grade
Chess Championships
Grades 1 to 13

TBA

Fri. 23

Labour Day

Sun. 22

7-8

National Absolute & Women's
Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Fri. 18

Good Friday

Sat. 24

1-3

St. James Open

TBA

Fri. 27

National Absolute & Women's
Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Mon. 21

Easter Monday

Sun. 25

4-6

St. James Open

TBA

Sat. 28

10-11

National Absolute & Women's
Chess Championships

JCF
HQ

Sat. 26

1-3

St. Catherine Open

St. Cath.
High

Sat. 31

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 28

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 26

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

TBA

PAN AM U20 Championship

TBA

Sun. 27

4-6

St. Catherine Open

St. Cath.
High

July

August

September

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

TBA

PAN AM Youth Festival

TBA

Fri. 1

Emancipation Day

Sat. 13

1-3

NM Dr. Harold Chan Open

JCF
HQ

Sat. 5

1-2

IM Jomo Pitterson Masters KO
Games 1&2 (rnd of 16)

JCF
HQ

Wed. 6

Indeependence Day

Sun. 14

4-6

NM Dr. Harold Chan Open

JCF
HQ

Sun. 6

3-4

IM Jomo Pitterson Masters KO
Games 1&2 (Qfinals)

JCF
HQ

Sat. 20

1-6

St. Elizabeth Rapid

STETHS

Sat. 12

5-6

IM Jomo Pitterson Masters KO
Games 3&4 (Qfinals)

JCF
HQ

Sat. 16

1-9

National Junior Blitz

JCF
HQ

Sun. 21

Sun. 13

7-8

IM Jomo Pitterson Masters KO
Games 1&2 (Semifinals)

JCF
HQ

Sat. 23

1-7

National Junior Rapid

JCF
HQ

Sat. 27

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 19

1-7

St. Ann/St. Mary Rapid

Steer Town
High

Sat. 23

1-3

William Roper Memorial
Jamaica Seniors Championship:
Veterans (50-64 yo) & Seniors (65+)

JCF
HQ

Sun. 20

9-10

International Chess Day
IM Jomo Pitterson Masters KO
Games 3&4 (Semifinals)

JCF
HQ

Sun. 24

4-6

William Roper Memorial
Jamaica Seniors Championship:
Veterans (50-64 yo) & Seniors (65+)

JCF
HQ

Sat. 26

11-12

IM Jomo Pitterson Masters KO
Games 1&2 (Finals)

JCF
HQ

Sat. 30

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 26

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 30

7-9

William Roper Memorial
Jamaica Seniors Championship:
Veterans (50-64 yo) & Seniors (65+)

JCF
HQ

Sun. 27

13-14

IM Jomo Pitterson Masters KO
Games 3&4 (Finals)

JCF
HQ

Sun. 31

10-12

William Roper Memorial
Jamaica Seniors Championship:
Veterans (50-64 yo) & Seniors (65+)

JCF
HQ

October

November

December

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Date

Rnd

Event

Venue

Sat. 4

1-6

Hanover Rapid

Green
Island

TBA

CAC U20 Championship

TBA

Sat. 6

1-6

WIM Deborah Richards-Porter
Women's Chess Festival

JCF
HQ

Sat. 18

1-2

Jamaica International Open

TBA

Sat. 1

1-6

Westmoreland Rapid

Mannings

Sat. 13

1-3

Frederick Cameron Open

JCF
HQ

Sun. 19

3-4

Jamaica International Open

TBA

Sun. 14

4-6

Frederick Cameron Open

JCF
HQ

Mon. 20

5-6

Jamaica International Open
(Heroes Day)

TBA

Thu-Fri
13-14

1-6

National High School Prelims
Eastern Zones

TBA

14th
22nd

CAC Youth Championships

Puerto
Rico

Sat 25

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Sat. 15

1-3

Clarendon Open

Glenmuir
High

Sat. 20

Free Day

Sun. 16

4-6

Clarendon Open

Glenmuir
High

Sat. 20

JCF NEC Meeting

Zoom

Thu-Fri
20-21

1-6

National High School Prelims
Western Zones

TBA

Thu. 25

Christmas Day

Thu-Fri
20-21

1-6

National High School Prelims
Kingston & St. Andrew Zones

TBA

Fri. 26

Boxing Day

Thu-Fri
27-28

1-6

National High School Prelims
Middlesex Zones

TBA

Sat. 29

1-9

Annual Enos Grant
Open Blitz Championship

JCF
HQ

Sat. 29

JCF Annual General Meeting

JCF
HQ