Bermuda Chess Association
Pink sand.Sharp tactics.
The Bermuda Championship, the new women's title and weekly club nights, run by the Bermuda Chess Association.
Coming up
Upcoming tournaments
Enter online and pay by bank transfer. Upload the receipt and the organiser confirms your place.
39Active FIDE-rated players
6/6Yasmin Flanagan's perfect score
2025First women's championship
9Parishes
Top rated
Bermuda on the FIDE list
The highest-rated active players on the official FIDE list.
- 01Richard BlackFIDE 8800081FM2144
- 02Zuzana KovacovaFIDE 14901510WFM2005
- 03Moses MufandaedzaFIDE 88003671972
- 04Serguei GontcharovFIDE 8800871CM1941
- 05Mark FlanaganFIDE 8800880CM1934
- 06Christian GuanzonFIDE 88019081919
Reigning champions
Dimitri Gontcharov2025 · Bermuda Champion
Yasmin Flanagan2025 · Women's Champion
Champions Across Bermuda
A board in every parish
Clubs, schools and players in every parish. Find one near you.
- Sandys
- Southampton
- Warwick
- Paget
- Pembroke
- Devonshire
- Smith's
- Hamilton
- St George's
What we do
Chess for every Bermudian
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 parish, and help to start a new one.
Membership
Join the federation
Members play sanctioned events, are eligible for national selection and get federation news first.
Apply nowWith thanks toBermuda Olympic AssociationFIDEBermuda National Library