Some of our successes:

2025

January

 National Youth & Junior Chess Championships 2025! 

Our young warriors have delivered *outstanding performances* at the *National Youth Chess Championships 2025* and the *National Junior (Under 20) Chess Championships*! Their hard work, dedication, and passion for chess continue to make us proud.

### 🌟 *National Youth Chess Championships 2025 – Top Performers:*
🥇 *Yuri Hosein* – *Under 12 Absolute Champion* -St. Andrews Private School
🥇 *Ilyas Hosein* – *Under 8 Absolute Champion*-*St. Andrew's Private School *
🥇 *Breanna Joseph* – *Joint 1st Under 10 Female Champion* (2nd on tie-break) – Montrose Government Primary School
🥈 *Ty Humphrey* – *2nd Place Under 10 Absolute*
🥉 *Jaydon Bowyer* – *3rd Place Under 10 Absolute* – St. Monica’s Preparatory School
🥈 *Adaya Johnson* – *2nd Place Under 14 Female* – St. Joseph’s Convent, POS
🏅 *Spencer George* – *4th Place Under 12 Absolute* – St. Monica’s Preparatory School

### 🌟 *National Junior (Under 20) Chess Championships – Top Performers:*
🎖️ *Saqiv Williams* – *Joint 4th Place (5th on tie-break) with 5/7 points*
🥉 *Adaya Johnson* – *3rd Place Under 20 Female* with 5/7 points
🏅 *Breanna Joseph* – *4th Place Under 20 Female* with 4/7 points

👏 *A huge congratulations to all our young warriors!* Their dedication, resilience, and love for chess continue to inspire us. The future of chess is bright, and we can't wait to see what’s next for these incredible players!

February

SITTU Barbados Open Chess Championship

"Coach Khafra" achieved an impressive 2nd place finish in the Group B (Elo 1700-2099) category.

May

National Qualifiers


FM Marcus Joseph wins the first national qualifiers with a stunning score of 7/7

June

National Primary School Individual Chess Championship

 

This was the largest of its kind in history, with a staggering 158 participants from 35 schools

At this event, our very own ACM Ty Humphrey was crowned the Primary School Champion, and Breanna Joseph was the top female player in the event.

Mind Warriors Academy fielded 5 schools in this event with the following results:

  • St Monica's Preparatory School successfully defended its title, even improving on its previous winning score by 1/2 point.

  • St Andrew's Private School cemented itself as a force to be reckoned with in Primary School chess. The school improved from 5th to tied for second, with the tiebreak placing them at 3rd.

  • The University School also had its best showing yet in this event, finishing in 6th place.

  • We also had 2 first-time participants: The Giuseppi Preparatory School and Lucia's Private School... both having noteworthy debuts, finishing tied for 12th place.

Jumbo Chess Invitational Primary School Team Tournament

Mind Warriors Academy is thrilled to report that 3 of its schools fielded 7 teams in the Jumbo Chess Invitational Team tournament held at The Valpark Plaza on 14 June 2025.

  A total of 38 teams competed in the event, and Mind Warriors Academy left a powerful mark, claiming all four of the top positions. The team results are summarized below:  

 

 

🏆 Final Team Standings & Highlights

School & Team Rank Match Points Key Performances
St. Monica’s Team A 1st 10 Dominant performance and strong overall team cohesion
St. Andrew’s Team A 2nd 10 Excellent performance. Narrowly edged out for top spot via tie-breaks.
St. Monica’s Team B 3rd 10 Secured the podium with remarkable consistency—Levi Henry achieved a perfect 6 / 6 on board 3.
St. Andrew’s Team B 4th 10 Solid showing, just missing the top three; 6/ 6 from Ilyas Hosein on board 2.
St. Andrew’s Team C 15th 6 Consistent performances; Sienna Mike led with 4.5 / 6, notable board 4 results.
University School Team A 13th 7 Mid-table finish; standout performer Josh Roopchandsingh earned 4 / 6.
University School Team B   26th 5 First-time competitors. Good potential for the future.