tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18525065508592507182024-03-14T05:33:20.903-07:00Belize Chess FederationBelize Chess Federationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04718219182807242793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852506550859250718.post-73458071221001655692012-02-02T08:10:00.000-08:002012-02-02T08:10:56.646-08:00Belize Chess Federation Board Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQKbt1XsNKUZDBtwdViTBO1cUxuTlsYIEWzyWsnOKOgKX2Jn5Lfuw5yzg2KxNGa8iUUw39gdgTH0rMUdS79usP9L0DUXOFsIkF2be0TtRIoLby9uQ3Wa11qDSzOk5MdwfLlZnOGOJjgqN/s1600/bcf+meeting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><u><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQKbt1XsNKUZDBtwdViTBO1cUxuTlsYIEWzyWsnOKOgKX2Jn5Lfuw5yzg2KxNGa8iUUw39gdgTH0rMUdS79usP9L0DUXOFsIkF2be0TtRIoLby9uQ3Wa11qDSzOk5MdwfLlZnOGOJjgqN/s320/bcf+meeting.jpg" width="320" /></u></a></div>On January 21st after the BNYCF tournament directors training a B.C.F. board meeting was held.<br />
This was attended by members from 5 of the six districts (Belize District sent apologies).<br />
<br />
Each District association member gave an overview of the positive and varied chess activities in their district over the last 6 months. Everyone is looking forward to holding district level tournament and continue their club activities. There have been some really great chess camps to encourage new, young chess players and one of the key aspects is the growing role of Junior Coaches, those young players who are showing and demonstrating leadership skills. The district associations are finding creative and resourceful ways to overcome the shortage of funds and sponsorship caused by the recession.<br />
<br />
The next meeting will focus on how to hold tournaments or other activities to involve our adult players and our strongest young players in order to boost the skill levels of all our players. That meeting will be on June 2nd.Belize Chess Federationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04718219182807242793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852506550859250718.post-41121391647340378632010-09-08T22:04:00.000-07:002011-04-11T12:42:06.444-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Belize Chess Federation Annual General meeting took place on </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">April 9, 2011 at GPC</span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcAApNZgPlcDoc8CjO547c2J15kX7uDUT1kzEwS9ICEzYBXi8xF-ULbxhkzBYkIEen3IY_fjB1jOJamSPOhJAW1kUY4cQK6weW81G5yps_735pBXeDuxrlQx8Q3xQL9Us-dremnBbTnHJ/s1600/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcAApNZgPlcDoc8CjO547c2J15kX7uDUT1kzEwS9ICEzYBXi8xF-ULbxhkzBYkIEen3IY_fjB1jOJamSPOhJAW1kUY4cQK6weW81G5yps_735pBXeDuxrlQx8Q3xQL9Us-dremnBbTnHJ/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
Report from the President, Brian Chun:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjQzEdBORMMHfKh9wCaBK8TdQXvvAi3OrXidoEVDtEak7L7Fsdeq6xVCpCmj8NXyqOhUgPu3n_tyK7fRw04s2dtPgiEQ4WAfdc_umFOrN8Sa2SvcUOcit93auwyP2BL4-FITZSylPO8ab/s1600/c3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjQzEdBORMMHfKh9wCaBK8TdQXvvAi3OrXidoEVDtEak7L7Fsdeq6xVCpCmj8NXyqOhUgPu3n_tyK7fRw04s2dtPgiEQ4WAfdc_umFOrN8Sa2SvcUOcit93auwyP2BL4-FITZSylPO8ab/s320/c3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Report from the Secretary, David Coombs:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDmMYr99kCOSP5ebiy-uuwyNFdqJLrXoPTTG6Wn1pJIlLO7zYG-5OdsTCcLX-2-bVe1NHIQqfbQ1zRnNgHqxRxP-U-lP5R4GnICRTM5O7EGauOKksBiEwxSfH11A2WOK7-cLzJYNneeJs/s1600/c4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDmMYr99kCOSP5ebiy-uuwyNFdqJLrXoPTTG6Wn1pJIlLO7zYG-5OdsTCcLX-2-bVe1NHIQqfbQ1zRnNgHqxRxP-U-lP5R4GnICRTM5O7EGauOKksBiEwxSfH11A2WOK7-cLzJYNneeJs/s320/c4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Report from the Treasurer, David Martinez:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z2d9N3mzxQmngeHJwv76bCkexUJtlCW_rTFnqcvSsGRqs5esjP0BgXU03G72fGIOL_ILsu-Lh74koZ7VByC-TasXuKuneb7ihw3NCwmxHituK2QoFY05E6heuFvHbPAI_1igBHoZGr7x/s1600/c5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z2d9N3mzxQmngeHJwv76bCkexUJtlCW_rTFnqcvSsGRqs5esjP0BgXU03G72fGIOL_ILsu-Lh74koZ7VByC-TasXuKuneb7ihw3NCwmxHituK2QoFY05E6heuFvHbPAI_1igBHoZGr7x/s320/c5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> At the Annual General Meeting of the Belize Chess Federation, members from every district, the BNYCF and the Seniors Chess Association discussed a range of issues that will continue the development of chess in Belize. All the associations will work together to promote and develop chess for all ages but with an emphasis on working with youth using chess as an educational tool. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch_cWnc3LXdNqUW08zVfYlMyBQN6k1LDzYtS4kG59q8al_2nyak5FbxobisE34Qz2q4R9znhpRsNcILuEVxSupoWQ-4zqOVdZr5l9hrBsRcB4jqVPchqK9sNpq7VlVLUxZm0civSTigeP/s1600/c1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><br />
At the time of the BCF meeting, invitational tournament for the best players from all the districts took place on the second floor of the George Price Building.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRmJDTw1KRVwKpxbTlGnqcdfrbiZal8H6tCyfLCfTvhWIrYRrAA6JURoH4BSlMbwT1dAmoKy8-M6n3GYR39EAgMD2iXPDdOMG2Rd3ZAAqMdISWmIZFeg_lkYxXz6CaGGXRenfxyRSoCg_/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRmJDTw1KRVwKpxbTlGnqcdfrbiZal8H6tCyfLCfTvhWIrYRrAA6JURoH4BSlMbwT1dAmoKy8-M6n3GYR39EAgMD2iXPDdOMG2Rd3ZAAqMdISWmIZFeg_lkYxXz6CaGGXRenfxyRSoCg_/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Award ceremony took place in front of the BCF members:</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8HIHP4uWDltkmwC748IG_8AX6rQaG7YPRb1ZgQTRPwiU9kPkqC6w76ko7B7nZJ2s92-ablVHePes8rdeqiii2rh5PoC5czcGZ1DBgq3uLbE-PqsC1bhhfcIb5QfsTcGpD2GgDP3FrukX/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8HIHP4uWDltkmwC748IG_8AX6rQaG7YPRb1ZgQTRPwiU9kPkqC6w76ko7B7nZJ2s92-ablVHePes8rdeqiii2rh5PoC5czcGZ1DBgq3uLbE-PqsC1bhhfcIb5QfsTcGpD2GgDP3FrukX/s320/3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>1st place: Steve Flowers, Belize district, 2nd place: Hilberto Chock, Toledo, 3rd place: shared by Edgar Martinez and Vincent Hulse, Cayo district.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch_cWnc3LXdNqUW08zVfYlMyBQN6k1LDzYtS4kG59q8al_2nyak5FbxobisE34Qz2q4R9znhpRsNcILuEVxSupoWQ-4zqOVdZr5l9hrBsRcB4jqVPchqK9sNpq7VlVLUxZm0civSTigeP/s1600/c1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oxDob6BBpl-6afmVx7Pty_LrX5aME9wDRyu7hJ7rsx6JoFX0dGEjykUppnr4oIR9ToFJNuF5wyYFIMqBV8GXc1dVu4N8QHtWe3Zj4un2hjrGxxVDvrEIY5yNdXrA4gEzjvi_AJhHKPNk/s1600/c2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oxDob6BBpl-6afmVx7Pty_LrX5aME9wDRyu7hJ7rsx6JoFX0dGEjykUppnr4oIR9ToFJNuF5wyYFIMqBV8GXc1dVu4N8QHtWe3Zj4un2hjrGxxVDvrEIY5yNdXrA4gEzjvi_AJhHKPNk/s320/c2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meeting was adjourned at 1:30 pm after the new Executive Board was elected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from left to right:</span></i> David Martinez, Treasurer, David Coombs, Secretary, Ian Anderson, President, Brian Chun, 1st Vice President, Humberto Juarez, 2nd Vice President. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch_cWnc3LXdNqUW08zVfYlMyBQN6k1LDzYtS4kG59q8al_2nyak5FbxobisE34Qz2q4R9znhpRsNcILuEVxSupoWQ-4zqOVdZr5l9hrBsRcB4jqVPchqK9sNpq7VlVLUxZm0civSTigeP/s1600/c1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch_cWnc3LXdNqUW08zVfYlMyBQN6k1LDzYtS4kG59q8al_2nyak5FbxobisE34Qz2q4R9znhpRsNcILuEVxSupoWQ-4zqOVdZr5l9hrBsRcB4jqVPchqK9sNpq7VlVLUxZm0civSTigeP/s400/c1.JPG" width="400" /></a>.</div><br />
<br />
<div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Meeting of BCF with FIDE representative</span><br />
<br />
Caves Branch Jungle Lodge: April 4th, 2011 BCF board members met with <i><span id="search">Mr. <i>Allan Herbert, </i></span></i><span id="search"><i>Chairman of the Development Committee of </i><i><i>FIDE. It was a very productive meeting: BCF outlined the current progress of chess in Belize aafter which Mr Herbert expressed how impressed he was with the work of the current BCF board and stated that he is looking forward to working with us in the future. He described to us the overall work of FIDE around the world and the ways FIDE provides assistance to the developign chess federation. After the meeting, he talked to the coaches and had a chance to play a little bit of chess. </i></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="search"><i>Below: Kevin Frasure, OW Association, Brian Chun, President of BCF, Allan Herbert, FIDE.</i></span></span><br />
<span id="search"><i><i> </i></i></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuQf0Z-N6NZzzCMWuMV80bni7TxCSqCRFOzbifuJoxS9-l80Z7tTQ50n4aWXaSzdWxclhfRJkJWLmjCLSbb9jtvsHR8IH-DslPRWhdayiBNMEE6n3UBQVe1ZCX0_X4WA19_tRZ9RniTNd/s1600/Ah.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuQf0Z-N6NZzzCMWuMV80bni7TxCSqCRFOzbifuJoxS9-l80Z7tTQ50n4aWXaSzdWxclhfRJkJWLmjCLSbb9jtvsHR8IH-DslPRWhdayiBNMEE6n3UBQVe1ZCX0_X4WA19_tRZ9RniTNd/s320/Ah.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<br />
<b>2009-2010 BCF board members</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJEqe9gptN4aK1-msFO9L5-LrG1owaWBvDwll4AP4QLHJj3graTgfWczR8WMzebzFnNYoWi2FhHSdq8G3VvkjXKta0r098pBQ2UwdU-u40Vt_8akXhIer1MdkPXm6Uh8YaROGePxjG30T/s1600/press+release-+BCF+board.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJEqe9gptN4aK1-msFO9L5-LrG1owaWBvDwll4AP4QLHJj3graTgfWczR8WMzebzFnNYoWi2FhHSdq8G3VvkjXKta0r098pBQ2UwdU-u40Vt_8akXhIer1MdkPXm6Uh8YaROGePxjG30T/s320/press+release-+BCF+board.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><i><div class="MsoNoSpacing">from left to right front row:</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">Humberto Juarez (BCF 2nd Vice President and President of Corozal District Association)</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">David Martinez<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>( BCF Treasurer and President of Belize District Chess Assoc)</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">Brian Chun<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(BCF President and President of Stann Creek Chess Assoc)</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">Jose Teul<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>( President of the Toledo Chess Assoc)</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">back row:</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">David Coombs<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(BCF Secretary and President of West Cayo Chess Assoc)</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">Ian Anderson (BCF First Vice President and board member representing BNYCF).</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">Coy Thompson (Board member representing Orange Walk District)</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;">Ella Anderson Behind the camera ( Board member representing East Cayo Chess Assoc)</div></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 13px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 13px;"><b>To contact BCF: e-mail David Coombs (BCF Secretary) at </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><b>belizechessfederation@hotmail.com</b></span></span></div><br />
</div>Belize Chess Federationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04718219182807242793noreply@blogger.com0