SITTU Barbados Open Chess Championships 2025: Guyana’s rising chess stars to do battle in Barbados

National Junior Chess Champion Ricardo Narine has been selected by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) to compete in the SITTU Barbados Open Chess Championships 2025, being held during the period February 20-24, in the Grand Salle of the Tom Adams Financial Centre in Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados.
Narine, who has an ELO rating of 1714 and is competing in the Group B category of the tournament, is a two-time National Junior Chess Champion who has consistently proven his skill and resilience over the chess board in winning many rapid competitions over the years.
The GCF is confident he would acquit himself well and earn ELO rating points.
Joining him are the Under-16 National Chess Champion, Candidate Master Sachin Pitamber, and the irrepressible Alex Ubaldo- Singh, who both have taken up the challenge of playing in the competition to earn valuable experience and rating points.
Pitamber, who has an ELO rating of 1779, will join Narine in campaigning in Group B, where they both would be facing off against players with FIDE ratings of between 1700 and 2099.
As the youngest member of the trio, Ubaldo-Singh, who will be celebrating his 13th birthday over the action-packed weekend, will be fearlessly campaigning in Group C (1400-1699) to prove that age is just a number for strategic brilliance. He has an ELO rating of 1462.
While Narine and Pitamber have already felt the heat of international competition, Ubaldo-Singh will be making his debut on the global stage.
These talented players are challenging their opponents in one of the most heavily competitive chess tournaments, and a pool of US$5000 in cash prizes is up for grabs in each category.
The GCF is confident these young, avid chess players would emerge as better players from the experience to be gained in playing in this tournament.