BVI Chess Federation
Nature's little secret has a chess team.
Schools chess, FIDE training for arbiters and teachers, and the players who carry the BVI flag at the Olympiad.
- 8
- Secondary schools in the inter-school league
- 7
- Active FIDE-rated players
- 1st
- Olympiad match win, 2024
Coming up
Upcoming tournaments
Enter online and pay by bank transfer. Upload the receipt and the organiser confirms your place.
What we do
Chess for every Virgin Islander
TournamentsSanctioned championships, opens, rapid and blitz, run to FIDE rules all year.Ratings & selectionThe FIDE and national rating lists, and selection for the national teams.Schools chessSchool teams, coaching for teachers and the national schools championship.TrainingSquad training for national players and a path for gifted juniors.ArbitersArbiter courses and seminars, on the path to FIDE arbiter titles.ClubsRegistered clubs and schools in every island, and help to start a new one.
Latest news
From the federation
Schools · 14 Dec 2025Elmore Stoutt High School win the Inter-Secondary School TournamentThe tournament at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex ended on 13 December 2025.Training · 20 Oct 2025FIDE courses for arbiters and teachersAn online arbiter seminar and a free virtual course for educators, with international accreditation.International · 19 Apr 2025Four players represent the BVI at the Subzonal 2.3.3Simon Potter and Jordan Hinds in the Absolute, Alexis Ganigan and Tiandra Scatliffe in the Women's.Top rated
British Virgin Islands on the FIDE list
The highest-rated active players on the official FIDE list.
- 01Maurice LettsomeFIDE 27000931781
- 02Shamoy JosephFIDE 27001401662
- 03Raheem HodgeFIDE 27002801583
- 04Dimitri FungfookFIDE 27001581531
- 05Jhon SamuelFIDE 27000691530
- 06Alexis GaniganFIDE 27001661513
Across the Virgin Islands
A board in every island
Clubs, schools and players in every island. Find one near you.
- Tortola
- Virgin Gorda
- Anegada
- Jost Van Dyke
Join the federation
Members play sanctioned events, are eligible for national selection and get federation news first.
Apply nowAdultUS$40per year
StudentUS$15per year
School or clubUS$100per year
Play for British Virgin Islands.
Enter a tournament, get a rating and work toward selection for the national team.