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OFFICIAL LIST OF QUALIFIERS FOR THE JAMAICA NATIONAL ABSOLUTE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020

 

October 6, 2019: Updated after Frederick Cameron Open 2019 & estimating January 2020 FIDE Ratings List

No.	Absolute Nationals 2020	Name	Gms/Pts	FIDE
1	Defending Champion	Smith Shreyas FM
2	Abs Junior Champ	Curriah Malik CM
3	Top position in Grand Prix	Glaves Raheem FM	163.71
4	Next high finish in Grand Prix	Christie Joshua FM	144.00
5	Next high finish in Grand Prix	Hinds Nathan CM	102.00
6	Next high finish in Grand Prix	Brown Akeem CM	91.20
7	Highest FIDE w/18 games	Matthews Shane IM	28	2205
8	Highest FIDE w/18 games	Lorne Ras Malaku FM	26	2127
9	Highest FIDE w/18 games	Byfield Geoffrey NM	42	2006
10	Highest FIDE w/18 games	James Stuart CM	28	2006
11	Highest FIDE w/18 games	Miller Rachel CM	36+	1991*
12	Council Discretion

 

OFFICIAL LIST OF QUALIFIERS
FOR THE JAMAICA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020
(January 31st, February 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, & 16th 2020 (DATES TO BE CONFIRMED) , Kingston, Jamaica)
(FROM THE JCF ADULT PROTOCOL PUBLISHED APRIL 29,2017)

1. The following persons will qualify to play in the Championship which will be a twelve-player round-robin:

a. The defending Jamaica Absolute Champion;

b. The Top position in the Grand Prix series of events (hereafter “the Grand Prix”) held in the year preceding the year of the Championship;

c. The second place finisher in the Grand Prix;

d. The third place finisher in the Grand Prix;

e. The fourth place finisher in the Grand Prix;

f. The reigning Jamaica Absolute Junior Champion;

g. The five (5) Jamaican players with the highest World Chess Federation (hereafter “FIDE”) ratings, not being any of the above-mentioned players PROVIDED HOWEVER that these five players must have played a minimum of eighteen (18) FIDE-rated games, whether locally or internationally, during the twelve month-period ending the 31st December of the year preceding the year of the Championship AND have a minimum FIDE rating of 1800.

h. A player to be selected at the discretion of the Council of the JCF.

(Note: this is an Unofficial list for information only. The Official places will be ratified by the JCF Council upon a review of the criteria and the final results, data and ratings as at Dec 31st, 2019.)

(Oct 6, 2019 )