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Stay tuned! Interesting things are happening!
The USVI Chess Association has become very active on Chess.com. The U.S. Virgin Islands Chess Association Club on chess.com has 24 members at present. Members now play regularly with each other and we have had two matches with Hawaii, two with a chess club in Minnesota, and are currently engaged in a match with "Promote to King" Club. More matches are in the planning stages.
Our first “international” online tournament took place with a chess club in Scotland. The VI team proudly won 7 ½ to 2 ½ points! Future online tournaments are being set up with Belgium. Denmark, Germany, and Nigeria. Stay tuned for updates or to join.
This beautiful book was written by Sinclair Wilkenson, USVICF president, chess coach, and Olympic team player
Over the years, I realize that much work is required to provide simple and basic chess information to all who were interested. I also saw the need for chess teachers and players to introduce and expose chess to our students and our adult population. Further, I felt that someone in our islands had to initiate the move and present this “game of life” to everyone. It is this emotion and spirit that has motivated me to write this book. The book is divided into differentsections.An effort is made in the first few chapters to describe the game of chess, explain how to position the board, examine the history of each piece, demonstrate the movement of each piece, and provide some practical scenarios and question for each reader. In the second half, a more in-depth analysis of the game is presented. I focused on terms and meanings, information about world chess leaders, pins and forks, stalemates, how to force draws, and scenarios showing how to checkmate an opponent in one or two moves. I hope that the information presented would benefit chess enthusiasts.
February 7, 2025
