TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ASSOCIATION CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2020

2020 IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS JANUARY 1 NEW YEAR'S DAY 2-5 National Youth Chess Championships 11,12,18,19 National Swiss 25,26 National Qualifier #1 FEBRUARY 1,2 National Qualifier #1 8,9,15,16 National 16 National Prize Giving (P.M.) 24,25 CARNIVAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY MARCH 7, 8, 14, 15 National Qualifier #2 30 SPIRITUAL BAPTIST LIBERATION DAY APRIL 9-14 CARIFTA - Guyana 10 GOOD FRIDAY 12 EASTER SUNDAY 12-16 World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships - Heraklion, Crete, 13 EASTER MONDAY 16,20,23,27,30 47th Knights Open 2020 Heroes Day - Barbados MAY 4,7,11 47th Knights Open Chess Tournament 2020 24 EID 20-30 American Continental, Classical, Rapid and Blitz Championships - Santiago, Chile 30 INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY 28, 29, 30, 31 NATIONAL QUALIFIER #3 JUNE 11 CORPUS CHRISTI 19 LABOUR DAY JULY 4, 5, 11, 12 4th National Qualifier - South 18, 19, 25, 26 National Chess Championships - Female 25-31 Pan American Youth - Brazil 30,31 FIDE Congress - Khanty Mansiysk AUGUST 1 EMANCIPATION DAY 1 National Chess Championships - Female 1-4 FIDE Congress - Khanty Mansiysk 1,2 Pan American Youth - Brazil 5-17 World Chess - 31 INDEPENDENCE DAY 29, 30 National Chess Championships - Absolute CAC Championship - El Salvador SEPTEMBER 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 National Chess Championships - Absolute 3-10 Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships - San Jose, Costa Rica 7-20 World Youth U14, 16, 18 Chess Championship - Mamaia, 24 REPUBLIC DAY Pan American U20 - El Salvador OCTOBER 1,5,8,12,15,19,22,26 28th F.W. de Verteuil Memorial Open Chess Tournament 2020 3 National Blitz 24 National Rapid World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championship - CAC Chess Championships Under 20 - El Salvador NOVEMBER 14 DIVALI 6-16 World Senior Championship - Assisi, 14-17 Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship 2020 - San Paulo, Brazil 21,22,28,29 National Seniors 50+ DECEMBER 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 26 BOXING DAY

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