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2025 National Blitz Chess Championship Format: 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move increment
Minimum Number of Rounds: 9
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For Presidential ticket submission before the deadline with your line-ups, please refer to https://www.fijichessfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FCF_Constitution_2015.pdf and email any queries only to fijichessfederation@gmail.com

2025 National Blitz Chess Championship Format: 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move increment
Minimum Number of Rounds: 9

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Are we having National School competition like in August 2024. I am from Sigatoka Andhra and my students would like to bring Two team. Please confirm event date and time so we can begin club training and preparing for 2025. If William or Taione could update me else and food for thought if you could organise one tournament in the west between SVC and Sigatoka Andhra plus others. Some start will bring in more interest and talent. Contact me Praneel Sharma 9955500

5 months ago
Fiji Chess Federation

TEAM FIJI WINS 3 MORE, SECURES INTERNATIONAL CHESS TITLE

Team Fiji won against Mauritius, Antigua and Barbuda, and Bahrain in a collective effort that also secured a Women's Candidate Master (WCM) title for the nation at the 45th World Chess Olympiad at Budapest, Hungary under the guidance of the Head of Delegation Candidate Master (CM) Taione Sikivou, Open Captain CM Goru Arvind, and Women's Captain William Robert Raymond Bennion.

Both captains passed an online course hosted by the FIDE - International Chess Federation to earn their respective titles for National Instructor (NI, Open) and Development Instructor (DI, Women), while the Head of Delegation took home a FIDE Instructor (FI) title.

The Women's Team faced Mauritius where Board 1 WCM Gloria Sukhu drew with WCM Chetanah Andhin, Board 2 WCM Cydel Terubea drew with WCM Meritza Acham, Board 3 Tanvi Prasad of Jai Narayan College beat Preetisha Devi Gundadoo, and 17-year-old Makayla Sukhu of Suva Grammar School defeated WCM Aamirah Beekhy.

Fiji Women beat Mauritius 3-1.

Team Fiji was sponsored by FIDE - International Chess Federation, Fiji National Sports Commission, and Vodafone Fiji for their professional attire in the championship that featured the world's greatest chess players from more than 190 countries.

"It was a very challenging Olympiad for all our players," states CM Goru Arvind. "Like all sports at international level, we had tough days and winning days but in the end, our teamwork managed to bring home some respectful results and a WCM title. The biggest thing we learn from sports is to always remain patient, and never give up."

The Fiji Open Team recorded a victory with Board 1 CM Manoj Kumar forcing a resignation from Joshua Solomon, Board 2 CM Rudr Prasad of The University of the South Pacific winning against Bailey Matthew, Board 3 Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific defeating Abner Farquar, and Board 4 Prashil Prakash scoring against Jonathan Solomon.

Fiji Open whitewashed Antigua and Barbuda 4-0.

The Fiji Women's Team reigned supreme with Board 1 Women's FIDE Master (WFM) Kieran Lyons beating Najla Ahmed, Board 2 WCM Cydel Terubea outplaying Maram Almusawi, and Board 3 Tanvi Prasad holding off Hawra Sharaf to a draw.

Fiji Women beat Bahrain 2.5-1.5.

"We are glad to report that Makayla Sukhu managed to achieve 3.5/7 for her WCM title despite being the youngest member of the squad in her Olympiad debut," adds Goru Arvind. "I would like to credit the efforts of their captain, William Bennion for keeping the girls in winning form across the tournament. Other than that, we also had CM Rudr Prasad recording Fiji's second Olympiad draw against a Grandmaster (GM) from Ireland in Round 1."

In other results for the Fiji Women's Team, WCM Tanvi Prasad drew with Gabriella S. Vera Perez of Puerto Rico, WCM Cydel Terubea beat Maissiri Carole Danwe of Cameroon, and Makayla Sukhu drew with Lucrece Wefang of Cameroon to secure her WCM title.

For the Fiji Open Team, additional results were recorded where Yash Krishen Maharaj drew with Max Baron Nitzborn of Namibia, CM Rudr Prasad drew with Khaled Abdellahi Abdellahi of Mauritania in a classic opposite colored bishops match, and CM Manoj Kumar drew with Nicola D'manico of San Marino and CM Moulaye Ibrahim Hemam of Mauritania.

Yash Krishen Maharaj recorded one of the fastest Open Category wins of the Olympiad in a whopping 9 moves against Abner Farquar of Antigua and Barbuda!

Members of Team Fiji safely returned to their homes after a 45-hour journey that tread from Budapest, Hungary to China and Japan before landing at Nadi International Airport.

Details about the next upcoming tournament will be released by mid-October 2024.

(Photos: Team Fiji reps at Budapest, Hungary)
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TEAM FIJI WINS 3 MORE, SECURES INTERNATIONAL CHESS TITLE

Team Fiji won against Mauritius, Antigua and Barbuda, and Bahrain in a collective effort that also secured a Womens Candidate Master (WCM) title for the nation at the 45th World Chess Olympiad at Budapest, Hungary under the guidance of the Head of Delegation Candidate Master (CM) Taione Sikivou, Open Captain CM Goru Arvind, and Womens Captain William Robert Raymond Bennion. 

Both captains passed an online course hosted by the FIDE - International Chess Federation to earn their respective titles for National Instructor (NI, Open) and Development Instructor (DI, Women), while the Head of Delegation took home a FIDE Instructor (FI) title.

The Womens Team faced Mauritius where Board 1 WCM Gloria Sukhu drew with WCM Chetanah Andhin, Board 2 WCM Cydel Terubea drew with WCM Meritza Acham, Board 3 Tanvi Prasad of Jai Narayan College beat Preetisha Devi Gundadoo, and 17-year-old Makayla Sukhu of Suva Grammar School defeated WCM Aamirah Beekhy.

Fiji Women beat Mauritius 3-1.

Team Fiji was sponsored by FIDE - International Chess Federation, Fiji National Sports Commission, and Vodafone Fiji for their professional attire in the championship that featured the worlds greatest chess players from more than 190 countries.

It was a very challenging Olympiad for all our players, states CM Goru Arvind. Like all sports at international level, we had tough days and winning days but in the end, our teamwork managed to bring home some respectful results and a WCM title. The biggest thing we learn from sports is to always remain patient, and never give up.

The Fiji Open Team recorded a victory with Board 1 CM Manoj Kumar forcing a resignation from Joshua Solomon, Board 2 CM Rudr Prasad of The University of the South Pacific winning against Bailey Matthew, Board 3 Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific defeating Abner Farquar, and Board 4 Prashil Prakash scoring against Jonathan Solomon.

Fiji Open whitewashed Antigua and Barbuda 4-0.

The Fiji Womens Team reigned supreme with Board 1 Womens FIDE Master (WFM) Kieran Lyons beating Najla Ahmed, Board 2 WCM Cydel Terubea outplaying Maram Almusawi, and Board 3 Tanvi Prasad holding off Hawra Sharaf to a draw.

Fiji Women beat Bahrain 2.5-1.5.

We are glad to report that Makayla Sukhu managed to achieve 3.5/7 for her WCM title despite being the youngest member of the squad in her Olympiad debut, adds Goru Arvind. I would like to credit the efforts of their captain, William Bennion for keeping the girls in winning form across the tournament. Other than that, we also had CM Rudr Prasad recording Fijis second Olympiad draw against a Grandmaster (GM) from Ireland in Round 1. 

In other results for the Fiji Womens Team, WCM Tanvi Prasad drew with Gabriella S. Vera Perez of Puerto Rico, WCM Cydel Terubea beat Maissiri Carole Danwe of Cameroon, and Makayla Sukhu drew with Lucrece Wefang of Cameroon to secure her WCM title. 

For the Fiji Open Team, additional results were recorded where Yash Krishen Maharaj drew with Max Baron Nitzborn of Namibia, CM Rudr Prasad drew with Khaled Abdellahi Abdellahi of Mauritania in a classic opposite colored bishops match, and CM Manoj Kumar drew with Nicola Dmanico of San Marino and CM Moulaye Ibrahim Hemam of Mauritania.

Yash Krishen Maharaj recorded one of the fastest Open Category wins of the Olympiad in a whopping 9 moves against Abner Farquar of Antigua and Barbuda!

Members of Team Fiji safely returned to their homes after a 45-hour journey that tread from Budapest, Hungary to China and Japan before landing at Nadi International Airport.

Details about the next upcoming tournament will be released by mid-October 2024.

(Photos: Team Fiji reps at Budapest, Hungary)Image attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment

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Congratulations team Fiji welcome home

Congratulations team outstanding performance

congratulations, welcome home

Congratulations team Fiji 🇫🇯 👏

5 months ago
Fiji Chess Federation

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5 months ago
Fiji Chess Federation

Stev Bonhage Photography gave an excellent interview to FIDE - International Chess Federation with many insights into the art of chess and photography mixed into sports.

Members of Team Fiji also had a couple of clicks by him at Budapest, Hungary, and we will feature them soon enough!
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5 months ago
Fiji Chess Federation

TEAM FIJI CHECKMATES PALAU, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Team Fiji rallied itself to beat more countries at the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, this week.

The Fiji Open Team defused a strong challenge from Palau where Board 1 Candidate Master (CM) Manoj Kumar held off John Ranel Morazo to a clinical draw, Board 2 CM Rudr Prasad outplayed Junior Santiago Tan, Board 3 CM Ronald Terubea defeated Angelo Salvadora, and Board 4 Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific beat Junior Manuel Mahor.

Fiji Open won against Palau with 3.5 - 0.5.

"Full credit goes to our athletes who are working very hard to put Fiji on the scoreboard," states Open Captain CM Goru Arvind. "We were fortunate to receive 16 hours of online training from Grandmaster (GM) Samy Shoker of Egypt a few days before embarking on our 45-hour journey to Budapest, as part of an initiative by the FIDE Trainers' Commission."

The Fiji Women's Team also managed to record a win, where Board 1 Women's FIDE Master (WFM) Kieran Lyons beat Taqesyah Marcos, Board 2 Women's Candidate Master (WCM) Gloria Sukhu drew with Dainthely Pourier, Board 3 Tanvi Prasad of Jai Narayan College won against Liana Pieter, and Board 4 Makayla Sukhu of Suva Grammar School defeated Cianna Paris Hodge.

The Fiji Women's Team outplayed the Netherlands Antilles with 3.5 - 0.5.

"Sport psychology is a key factor in tournaments of this level," adds Goru Arvind. "As National reps, we are teaming up to share skills and ideas to strengthen each other and address weaknesses in play as much as possible. The beauty of chess is that it can never be completely mastered, and every game teaches us something new."

In other results, CM Ronald Terubea forced a draw against Shaief Chashawa of Suriname, and WFM Kieran Lyons registered a hard-fought draw with Women's International Master (WIM) Gabriella Johnson of Trinidad & Tobago.

Team Fiji is donning jackets and uniforms sponsored by Vodafone Fiji at the Olympiad.

(Photos: Members of Fiji's National Chess Team in Hungary)
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TEAM FIJI CHECKMATES PALAU, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Team Fiji rallied itself to beat more countries at the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, this week. 

The Fiji Open Team defused a strong challenge from Palau where Board 1 Candidate Master (CM) Manoj Kumar held off John Ranel Morazo to a clinical draw, Board 2 CM Rudr Prasad outplayed Junior Santiago Tan, Board 3 CM Ronald Terubea defeated Angelo Salvadora, and Board 4 Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific beat Junior Manuel Mahor.

Fiji Open won against Palau with 3.5 - 0.5.

Full credit goes to our athletes who are working very hard to put Fiji on the scoreboard, states Open Captain CM Goru Arvind. We were fortunate to receive 16 hours of online training from Grandmaster (GM) Samy Shoker of Egypt a few days before embarking on our 45-hour journey to Budapest, as part of an initiative by the FIDE Trainers Commission. 

The Fiji Womens Team also managed to record a win, where Board 1 Womens FIDE Master (WFM) Kieran Lyons beat Taqesyah Marcos, Board 2 Womens Candidate Master (WCM) Gloria Sukhu drew with Dainthely Pourier, Board 3 Tanvi Prasad of Jai Narayan College won against Liana Pieter, and Board 4 Makayla Sukhu of Suva Grammar School defeated Cianna Paris Hodge.

The Fiji Womens Team outplayed the Netherlands Antilles with 3.5 - 0.5.

Sport psychology is a key factor in tournaments of this level, adds Goru Arvind. As National reps, we are teaming up to share skills and ideas to strengthen each other and address weaknesses in play as much as possible. The beauty of chess is that it can never be completely mastered, and every game teaches us something new.

In other results, CM Ronald Terubea forced a draw against Shaief Chashawa of Suriname, and WFM Kieran Lyons registered a hard-fought draw with Womens International Master (WIM) Gabriella Johnson of Trinidad & Tobago.

Team Fiji is donning jackets and uniforms sponsored by Vodafone Fiji at the Olympiad.

(Photos: Members of Fijis National Chess Team in Hungary)Image attachmentImage attachment

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Go fiji 🇫🇯 go.....vinaka.....

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Kudos 👏 💐 team Fiji 🇫🇯 👏 🙌 👌 👍 💙 🇫🇯

Best wishes Team 🇫🇯 God bless 😇❤️

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Go Viti awesome indeed guys

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5 months ago
Fiji Chess Federation

Meet Fiji's all-time greatest chess player, Candidate Master (CM) Manoj Kumar at the 45th World Chess Olympiad on Board 1 for Team Fiji Open.

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It would be so good to have small intros about each player,and include the females too and their achievements....

@ Letila😃😃

5 months ago
Fiji Chess Federation

FIJI WHITEWASH DJIBOUTI, GRENADA IN CHESS OLYMPIAD

Team Fiji opened their scoreboard in the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, with a complete whitewash of their opponents from Djibouti and Grenada.

The Fiji Women's Team, captained by Development Instructor (DI) William Robert Raymond Bennion had Board 1 Women's FIDE Master (WFM) Kieran Lyons outplaying Mohamoud Elmi Johara, Board 2 Women's Candidate Master (WCM) Gloria Sukhu defeating Mohamde Ibrahim Moun, Board 3 WCM Cydel Terubea winning her match, and WCM Tanvi Prasad of Jai Narayan College prevailing against Ismail Hassan Sagual.

Fiji Women crushed Djibouti 4 - 0.

"It is a fine start for Team Fiji at Budapest," states Open Captain Goru Arvind. "A number of us felt jet lagged at the beginning of the Olympiad due to a -10 hour flip in comparison to Fiji, but hats off to our athletes for finding form early into the tournament that features almost 190 countries."

The Fiji Open Team displayed a clinical performance against their rivals, whereby Board 1 Candidate Master (CM) Manoj Kumar doused a strong challenge by Gilbert Renniel, Board 2 CM Rudr Prasad beat Gennard Roberts, Board 3 CM Ronald Terubea forced a resignation from Vladimir Mendez, and Board 4 Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific defeated Thomas Tyler.

Fiji Open whitewashed Grenada 4 - 0.

"Olympiads are always a challenging experience for athletes where a good chunk of our mornings are spent to analyze chess openings to match their board opponents," adds Goru Arvind. "The average match we have been playing is about 4 hours per round, and to see every famous chess player we can think of in person is amazing."

In other results, WFM Kieran Lyons drew with WFM Adani Clarke of Jamaica, and Makayla Sukhu of Suva Grammar School beat Arielle Mcoy of Jamaica.

For the Fiji Open Team, CM Manoj Kumar recorded a hard fought draw with CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg of Brunei Darussalam, while CM Ronald Terubea scored a win against Ak Abdul Wafie Pg Shahridin of Brunei Darussalam.

Members of Team Fiji are currently hosted at the Radisson Park-Inn Hotel at Budapest, Hungary, with several other competing chess teams like Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Malaysia and Japan.

(Photos: Team Fiji preparation in Budapest, Hungary)
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FIJI WHITEWASH DJIBOUTI, GRENADA IN CHESS OLYMPIAD

Team Fiji opened their scoreboard in the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, with a complete whitewash of their opponents from Djibouti and Grenada.

The Fiji Womens Team, captained by Development Instructor (DI) William Robert Raymond Bennion had Board 1 Womens FIDE Master (WFM) Kieran Lyons outplaying Mohamoud Elmi Johara, Board 2 Womens Candidate Master (WCM) Gloria Sukhu defeating Mohamde Ibrahim Moun, Board 3 WCM Cydel Terubea winning her match, and WCM Tanvi Prasad of Jai Narayan College prevailing against Ismail Hassan Sagual.

Fiji Women crushed Djibouti 4 - 0.

It is a fine start for Team Fiji at Budapest, states Open Captain Goru Arvind. A number of us felt jet lagged at the beginning of the Olympiad due to a -10 hour flip in comparison to Fiji, but hats off to our athletes for finding form early into the tournament that features almost 190 countries.

The Fiji Open Team displayed a clinical performance against their rivals, whereby Board 1 Candidate Master (CM) Manoj Kumar doused a strong challenge by Gilbert Renniel, Board 2 CM Rudr Prasad beat Gennard Roberts, Board 3 CM Ronald Terubea forced a resignation from Vladimir Mendez, and Board 4 Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific defeated Thomas Tyler.

Fiji Open whitewashed Grenada 4 - 0.

Olympiads are always a challenging experience for athletes where a good chunk of our mornings are spent to analyze chess openings to match their board opponents, adds Goru Arvind. The average match we have been playing is about 4 hours per round, and to see every famous chess player we can think of in person is amazing. 

In other results, WFM Kieran Lyons drew with WFM Adani Clarke of Jamaica, and Makayla Sukhu of Suva Grammar School beat Arielle Mcoy of Jamaica.

For the Fiji Open Team, CM Manoj Kumar recorded a hard fought draw with CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg of Brunei Darussalam, while CM Ronald Terubea scored a win against Ak Abdul Wafie Pg Shahridin of Brunei Darussalam. 

Members of Team Fiji are currently hosted at the Radisson Park-Inn Hotel at Budapest, Hungary, with several other competing chess teams like Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Malaysia and Japan. 

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All the best team Fiji

Best.of luck Fiji Team.BIG CONGRATULATIONS.

All the best Team Fiji

Well done. Best of luck for all your games.

Congratulations Team Fiji..💞

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Awesome work team!!

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Well done all the best team Fiji

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Well done Yash Maharaj and all the best Team Fiji 🇫🇯 👏

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5 months ago
Fiji Chess Federation

Meet our National athletes from the 45th World Chess Olympiad at Budapest, Hungary.

Women's Team - WFM Kieran Lyons, WCM Gloria Sukhu, WCM Cydel Kabrina Terubea, WCM Tanvi Prasad of Jai Narayan College, Makayla Sukhu of Suva Grammar School, and Captain William Robert Raymond Bennion.

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My prayers and best wishes Team Fiji. Best wishes in all your endeavors.

All the best team Fiji. God bless 😇❤️

All the best team Fiji

Woohoo let’s go Ladies!!! All the very best 💙

All the best Makayla and the team

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