{"id":304915,"date":"2023-07-05T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T17:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=304915"},"modified":"2023-07-05T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T00:31:09","slug":"nigel-francis-retains-big-w-national-chess-championship-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/nigel-francis-retains-big-w-national-chess-championship-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Francis retains Big W National Chess Championship title"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_304916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304916\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-304916\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Top-3-winners-02Jul23-642x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top three winners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The DCF held the finals of the 2023 Big W National Chess Tournament over the weekend of June 30th to July 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>After 7 rounds of round-robin games the tournament ended with last year\u2019s champion retaining his title. Following are the top 3 winners:<\/p>\n<p>1st place \u2013 Nigel K. Francis &#8211; 5 wins out of 7<br \/>\n2nd place \u2013 Larry Thomas &#8211; 4.5 wins out of 7<br \/>\n3rd place \u2013 Romel Laudat \u2013 4.5 wins out of 7<\/p>\n<p>(The tie-breaking procedures according to tournament rules were used to determine the 2nd and 3rd placements.)<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the winners who will receive trophies and cash prizes made possible by our sponsors: Big W, Big Edge Financial Express, and the Dominica State College. We applaud all participants in the tournament, as the hosting of such competitions forms part of the Federation\u2019s mandate to showcase and improve chess on the island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The DCF held the finals of the 2023 Big W National Chess Tournament over the weekend of June 30th to July 2nd. After 7 rounds of round-robin games the tournament ended with last year\u2019s champion retaining his title. 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