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The '''Fiji Chess Federation''' coordinates chess tournaments in [[Fiji]] and is affiliated to [[FIDE]] (World Chess Federation).
The '''Fiji Chess Federation''' coordinates chess tournaments in [[Fiji]] and is affiliated to [[FIDE]] (World Chess Federation).
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==History==
==History==
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Chess has been played in Fiji for a long time, but it was the 1972 World Championship, between [[Bobby Fischer]] and [[Boris Spasky]], that provided the impetus for chess competitions in the country with the formation of the Suva Chess Club. Other chess clubs soon sprang up, like the Fiji School of Medicine Chess Club and the [[University of the South Pacific]] Chess Club. In 1979 it was decided to from the '''Fiji Chess Federation''', to enable participation in international tournaments and to get international support and recognition. The founding members of the Fiji Chess Federation were Dr. [[Champak Rathod]], Dr. [[Virgilio De Asa]], Dr. [[Som Prakash]], [[Nazim Khan]], [[Surjeet Singh (chess player)|Surjeet Singh]], [[Len Raj]] and [[Damodara Naidu]].
Chess has been played in Fiji for a long time, but it was the 1972 World Championship, between [[Bobby Fischer]] and [[Boris Spasky]], that provided the impetus for chess competitions in the country with the formation of the Suva Chess Club. Other chess clubs soon sprang up, like the Fiji School of Medicine Chess Club and the [[University of the South Pacific]] Chess Club. In 1979 it was decided to form the '''Fiji Chess Federation''', to enable participation in international tournaments and to get international support and recognition. The founding members included [[Som Prakash]] and [[Nazim Khan]].


The Fiji Chess Federation obtained sponsorship for regular tournaments and players were given chess rating. In 1986 the Federation sent its first team to the 27th Chess Olympiad in [[Dubai]] with help from the organising committee of the olympiad. The team was made up of [[Surjeet Singh (chess player)|Surjeet Singh]], [[Damodara Naidu]], [[Jaiwant Singh]], Dr. [[Virgilio De Asa]] and Dr. [[Jasvinder Singh (Fiji)|Jasvinder Singh]], with [[Surjeet Singh (chess player)|Surjeet Singh]] as the Captain. Despite it being the first international tournament for all the players, the team performed credibly with one of its members, Jasvinder Singh, obtaining international rating.
The Fiji Chess Federation obtained sponsorship for regular tournaments and players were given chess rating. In 1986 the Federation sent its first team to the 27th Chess Olympiad in [[Dubai]] with help from the organising committee of the olympiad, and one of its members, Jasvinder Singh, obtaining international rating.


The [[1987 Fijian coups d'état|military coup]] of 1987, put restrictions on chess games on Sundays and by the end of the year the president and treasurer had resigned due to work commitments. The leadership of the Federation passed onto Surjeet Singh, who was elected president. Despite the hard times that Fiji was going through at this time, Singh went on to reorganise the Fiji Chess Federation with the establishment of a number of new chess clubs. Some of these were the [[Lautoka]] Chess Club, [[Nausori]] Chess Club and a number of school chess clubs. Chess lessons were provided free of charge and efforts were made to promote chess through the media.
The [[1987 Fijian coups d'état|military coup]] of 1987 put restrictions on chess games on Sundays and by the end of the year the president and treasurer had resigned due to work commitments. The leadership of the Federation passed onto Surjeet Singh who reorganised it with the establishment of a number of new chess clubs. These included the [[Lautoka]] Chess Club and [[Nausori]] Chess Club.


The Federation organised fund raising activities to send a team to the 28th Chess Olympiad. In 1988, the Federation using its own funds and with some member contributions, sent a team to the 28th Chess Olympiad in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. The team was made up of [[Surjeet Singh (chess player)|Surjeet Singh]] as Captain, [[Jaiwant Singh]], [[Bal Krishna (Fiji)|Bal Krishna]], [[Rakesh Kumar]] and [[Satendra Deo]].
The Federation organised fund raising activities to send a team to the 28th Chess Olympiad in 1988 in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. It was captained by Surjeet Singh.


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Singh resigned as president in 1989. [[Dr. Virgilio De Asa|Virgilio De Asa]] was elected President from 1990 - 1994, and was succeeded by professor [[Prof David Jenkins|David Jenkins]] of the [[University of the South Pacific]].De Asa was re-elected in 1996 and continued until his retirement in 2014.
Fiji Chess Federation's history took another turn when at the end of 1989, [[Surjeet Singh (chess player)|Surjeet Singh]] resigned as President to reside overseas. Other members, like [[Dr. Sanmogam Goundar]] stepped in and the Federation has continued to function smoothly with teams being sent to most of the Chess Olympiads.

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[[Dr. Virgilio De Asa]] was elected President from 1990 - 1994. In 1995, [[Prof David Jenkins]] of the [[University of the South Pacific]] was elected President in a very closely contested election. [[Dr De Asa]] was re-elected in 1996 and has maintained his presidentship unopposed ever since.


==Recent events==
==Recent events==
[[Image:Asheesh Gautam - Mallorca Chess Olympiad 2004.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Asheesh Gautam at Mallorca Chess Olympiad, 2004]]
[[Image:Asheesh Gautam - Mallorca Chess Olympiad 2004.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Asheesh Gautam at Mallorca Chess Olympiad, 2004]]
In 2006, the Fiji Chess Team took part in its 7th Olympiad, the [[37th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. There were some outstanding performances by the Fiji players. Round 1 saw [[Asheesh Gautam]] win his game against International Master (I.M.) [[Danner Georg]], in a wonderful display of tactical chess. [[Calvin Prasad]], a former national champion, obtained international rating<ref>{{cite news|title = Chess Player card|url=http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml?event=11400072}}</ref>
In 2006, the Fiji Chess Team took part in its 7th Olympiad, the [[37th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. [[Calvin Prasad]], a former national champion, obtained international rating<ref>{{cite news|title = Chess Player card|url=http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml?event=11400072}}</ref>
and earned a Candidate Masters title. Fiji Chess Federation General Secretary [[Jashint Maharaj]] was awarded his FIDE Arbiter's title in April 2006. [[Keiran Lyons]], who played on board two for the Fiji Women's team at the [[36th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Spain]], was awarded the Women's FIDE Master title in January 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title = Prasad is Fiji's first CM|url=http://www.fijichess.com/default2.asp?active_page_id=113}}</ref>
and earned a Candidate Masters title. Fiji Chess Federation General Secretary [[Dr. Jashint Maharaj]] was awarded his FIDE Arbiter's title in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=11400226&title=FA&pb=24 |title=80th FIDE Congress 2009, 11-18 October 2009, Halkidiki, GRE.}}</ref> [[Kieran Lyons]], who played on board one for the Fiji Women's team at the [[36th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Spain]], was awarded the Women's FIDE Master title in January 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prasad is Fiji's first CM |url=http://www.fijichess.com/default2.asp?active_page_id=113 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927184622/http://www.fijichess.com/default2.asp?active_page_id=113 |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>


2006 - 2008 have seen a series of high profile awards being issued to players of the Fiji Chess Federation.
2006 - 2014 have seen a series of high-profile awards being issued to players of the Fiji Chess Federation.


Fiji Chess was also part of 2016 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku. Open team members Calvin Prasad, Manoj Kumar, Taione Sikivou, Noel Adricula and Goru Arvind. Women's Team members Gloria Sukhu, [[Hilda Vukikomoala]], Cydel Terubea, Tanvi Radha Prasad and Sugandha Goswami.
==Office Bearers==
* President - [[IO. Dr. Virgilio De Asa]]
* Vice President - [[Calvin Prasad]], [Gloria Sukhu]
* General Secretary - [[FA. Krishneel Nair]]
* Assistant Secretary - [[Ms. Aditi Yoshita]]
* Treasurer - [[CM. Manoj Kumar]]
* Webmaster - [[Calvin Prasad]]
* Women's Development Officer - [[Mrs. Gloria Sukhu]]


FCF faced some problems post 42nd Chess Olympiad which saw a change in executives and a new first female President. (https://islandsbusiness.com/news-break/court-unveils-fiji-chess-scandal/). Because of this not many local events were organised and Fiji did not participate in 43rd Chess Olympiad.
Committee Members - [[Dr. Neel Arora]], [[Asheel Singh]], [[Gaurav Raicar]], [[Goru Arvind]]


Team Fiji was one of the 153 teams from all over the globe which participated in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 tournament.Fiji’s Online Chess Team got their second all-time World Chess Olympiad hat-trick, registering wins against Seychelles 6 – 0, Laos 6 – 0 and Brunei Darussalam 4.5 – 1.5. Fiji also drew with Nepal 3 – 3 ending their particip[ation in the Olympiad.
==External links==

*[http://www.olimpbase.org/teams/fij_tea.html OlimpBase: the encyclopaedia of chess teams]
== Past Presidents ==
* CM Calvin Prasad (2014 - 2018)
* Dr. Virgilio De Asa (1996 - 2014)
* Dr. David Jenkins (1995)
* Dr. Virgilio De Asa (1990 - 1994)
* Mr. Surjeet Singh (1987 - 1989)
* Dr. Champak Rathod (1979 - 1987)


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 9 September 2024

The Fiji Chess Federation coordinates chess tournaments in Fiji and is affiliated to FIDE (World Chess Federation).

History

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Chess has been played in Fiji for a long time, but it was the 1972 World Championship, between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spasky, that provided the impetus for chess competitions in the country with the formation of the Suva Chess Club. Other chess clubs soon sprang up, like the Fiji School of Medicine Chess Club and the University of the South Pacific Chess Club. In 1979 it was decided to form the Fiji Chess Federation, to enable participation in international tournaments and to get international support and recognition. The founding members included Som Prakash and Nazim Khan.

The Fiji Chess Federation obtained sponsorship for regular tournaments and players were given chess rating. In 1986 the Federation sent its first team to the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai with help from the organising committee of the olympiad, and one of its members, Jasvinder Singh, obtaining international rating.

The military coup of 1987 put restrictions on chess games on Sundays and by the end of the year the president and treasurer had resigned due to work commitments. The leadership of the Federation passed onto Surjeet Singh who reorganised it with the establishment of a number of new chess clubs. These included the Lautoka Chess Club and Nausori Chess Club.

The Federation organised fund raising activities to send a team to the 28th Chess Olympiad in 1988 in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was captained by Surjeet Singh.

Singh resigned as president in 1989. Virgilio De Asa was elected President from 1990 - 1994, and was succeeded by professor David Jenkins of the University of the South Pacific.De Asa was re-elected in 1996 and continued until his retirement in 2014.

Recent events

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Asheesh Gautam at Mallorca Chess Olympiad, 2004

In 2006, the Fiji Chess Team took part in its 7th Olympiad, the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy. Calvin Prasad, a former national champion, obtained international rating[1] and earned a Candidate Masters title. Fiji Chess Federation General Secretary Dr. Jashint Maharaj was awarded his FIDE Arbiter's title in 2009[2] Kieran Lyons, who played on board one for the Fiji Women's team at the 36th Chess Olympiad in Spain, was awarded the Women's FIDE Master title in January 2005.[3]

2006 - 2014 have seen a series of high-profile awards being issued to players of the Fiji Chess Federation.

Fiji Chess was also part of 2016 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku. Open team members Calvin Prasad, Manoj Kumar, Taione Sikivou, Noel Adricula and Goru Arvind. Women's Team members Gloria Sukhu, Hilda Vukikomoala, Cydel Terubea, Tanvi Radha Prasad and Sugandha Goswami.

FCF faced some problems post 42nd Chess Olympiad which saw a change in executives and a new first female President. (https://islandsbusiness.com/news-break/court-unveils-fiji-chess-scandal/). Because of this not many local events were organised and Fiji did not participate in 43rd Chess Olympiad.

Team Fiji was one of the 153 teams from all over the globe which participated in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 tournament.Fiji’s Online Chess Team got their second all-time World Chess Olympiad hat-trick, registering wins against Seychelles 6 – 0, Laos 6 – 0 and Brunei Darussalam 4.5 – 1.5. Fiji also drew with Nepal 3 – 3 ending their particip[ation in the Olympiad.

Past Presidents

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  • CM Calvin Prasad (2014 - 2018)
  • Dr. Virgilio De Asa (1996 - 2014)
  • Dr. David Jenkins (1995)
  • Dr. Virgilio De Asa (1990 - 1994)
  • Mr. Surjeet Singh (1987 - 1989)
  • Dr. Champak Rathod (1979 - 1987)

References

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  1. ^ "Chess Player card".
  2. ^ "80th FIDE Congress 2009, 11-18 October 2009, Halkidiki, GRE".
  3. ^ "Prasad is Fiji's first CM". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
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