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BCF Receives Overwhelming Response to Caribbean Chess Sub Zonal 2010 |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 07:12 |
The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) is preparing for a large turnout of participants in the upcoming Caribbean Chess Sub Zonal scheduled to be held in Nassau, Bahamas from June 25 to July 1 this year. Already the total entries of 34 players for this year's tournament have almost tripled the number of the 2008 entries of 12 players.
From the list of 15 regional countries invited, 11 have responded and submitted registration information. The 10 countries are Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. Not only is the response to the tournament impressive, the playing strength of the registered players will provide the participants with ample opportunity to earn a FIDE title. Among the registered players are 1 Woman Grandmaster, 3 International Masters, 7 Fide Masters and 2 Candidate Masters.
Below is a list of the players along with their FIDE ID Numbers and Ratings:
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No.
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NAME
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TITLE
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FED
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POSITION
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FIDE NO.
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FIDE RATING
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1
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Lopez, Jasel
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ARU
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Official Player
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15900045
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2080
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2
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Lopez, Juste
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c
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ARU
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Additional Player
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15900150
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2028
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3
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Croes, Octavio
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ARU
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Additional Player
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1007220
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1950
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4
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Lyansky, Yan
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BAH
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Official Player
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10400290
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1808
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5
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Gibson, Ken
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BAH
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Official Player
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10400028
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1911
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6
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Ferguson, Joseph
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BAH
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Additional Player
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10400109
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1735
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7
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Whyms, Chappel
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BAH
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Additional Player
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10400125
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1658
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8
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Joseph, Elton
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BAH
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Additional Player
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10400036
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1821
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9
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Small, Byron
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BAH
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Additional Player
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10400044
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1784
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10
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Evans, Milton
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BAH
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Additional Player
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10400192
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1630
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11
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Castilho, Martyn
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BAR
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Official Player
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11100400
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2199
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12
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Corbin, Philip
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f
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BAR
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Official Player
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11100036
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2164
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13
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Howell, Shamel
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BAR
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Additional Player
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11100559
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2078
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14
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Warner, Delisle
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f
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BAR
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Additional Player
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11100109
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2216
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15
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Faulks, Nicholas
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c
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BER
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Official Player
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88000103
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2106
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16
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Fernandez, Francis
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DOM
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Official Player
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6400698
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2313
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17
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Mazara, Adan
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DOM
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Official Player
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6400248
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2274
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18
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Macias, Bryan
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f
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ECU
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Official Player
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3603296
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2338
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19
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Mieles, Daniel
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m
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ECU
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Official Player
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3600467
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2422
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20
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Santos, Alberto
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m
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ECU
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Official Player
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3601234
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2361
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21
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Guerra, Lennin
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ECU
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Additional Player
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3601382
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2351
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22
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Brown, Equitable
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JAM
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Official Player
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7400322
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2169
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23
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Elliot, Warren
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f
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JAM
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Additional Player
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7400179
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2264
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24
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Pitterson, Jomo
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f
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JAM
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Additional Player
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7400110
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2241
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25
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Matthews, Shane
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JAM
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Additional Player
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7400012
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2203
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26
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Rowe, Duane
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JAM
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Additional Player
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7400268
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2222
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27
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Holness, Mark
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JAM
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Additional Player
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7400233
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1997
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28
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Harper, Ryan
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f
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TRI
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Official Player
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7700156
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2262
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29
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Joseph, Marcus
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TRI
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Official Player
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7700393
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2166
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30
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Cabralis, Keron
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TRI
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Additional Player
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7700440
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2116
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31
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Machin-Riviera, Mark
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PUR
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Official Player
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3101126
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2212
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32
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Berrios-Echevarria, Gabriel
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f
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PUR
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Official Player
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3100928
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2187
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33
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Alvarez, Johann
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m
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VEN
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Official Player
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3900649
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2414
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34
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Sanchez Castillo, Sarai
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wgm
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VEN
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Official Player
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3900754
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2263
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A list of past tournament winners are as follows:
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Year
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Name and Country of Winner
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Venue of Tournament
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2008
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GM Eduardo Iturrizaga - Venezuela
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Merida, Venezuela
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2006
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IM Winston Boado - Venezuela
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San Juan de los Marros, Venezuela
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2004
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FM Alberto Santos Flores - Ecuador
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Guayaquil, Ecuador
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2001
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IM Jose Sequera - Venezuela
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Merida, Venezuela
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The Caribbean Chess Sub Zonal 2010 is being made possible by the financial contribution of its sponsors Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture; Ministry of Tourism; The British Colonial Hilton Hotel and GM Dave Norwood and its partners The Bank of The Bahamas and BTC (Bahamas Telecommunication Company).
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