Porter claims Coore Rapid Chess title

NATIONAL MASTER RUSSEL Porter was in devastating form, when he brushed aside a tough field to walk away as the first champion of the inaugural Coore Rapid Chess Open at the Campion College Auditorium on Sunday.

The 35 year-old swept aside two of Jamaica's top players, National Masters Geoffrey Byfield and Duane Rowe, on his way to securing 8.5 points and a comfortable win.

Second place went to Equitable Brown who scored 7.5, while third was shared among Brandon Wilson, Warren Elliott and Geoffrey Byfield, who all finished on seven points.

The Rapid was a five-round tournament, played at the fast time limit of 20 minutes per game. Each round consisted of two games, where competitors reversed colours, taking away the advantage of playing first.

The tournament was sponsored by chess enthusiast Anthony Coore, who wanted to add a new and exciting tournament to the Jamaica Chess Federation calendar.